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Milwood Elementary School

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Milwood Elementary School ranks 1058 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1058^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Milwood Elementary School in Kalamazoo, MI, serves 362 students in Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district. While the school has historically ranked in the bottom 30% of Michigan elementary schools, it is showing meaningful signs of progress that make it worth a closer look for families.

The most encouraging news is that Milwood is on an upward trajectory. In the most recent school year, its state ranking jumped from the 18th percentile to the 29th percentile—a significant improvement that stands out among nearby schools. For context, Washington Writers Academy (7th percentile) and Lincoln International Studies School (4th percentile) remain near the bottom, while Milwood is climbing. The school's 3rd graders are particularly strong, outperforming the district average in both English Language Arts (42.1% vs. 34.9%) and Math (43.9% vs. 33.8%), nearly matching state averages. However, there is a notable "3rd grade cliff"—proficiency drops sharply in 4th and 5th grades, with 5th-grade Math proficiency at just 11.8% compared to the district's 23.3%. This suggests the upper elementary grades may need additional support or different instructional strategies.

Milwood also invests heavily in its students, spending $20,879 per pupil—more than higher-performing peers like Winchell Elementary ($14,819) and Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary ($18,225)—with a favorable student-teacher ratio of 16.4. Chronic absenteeism, while improving (down from 43.3% to 33.4%), remains a challenge. The school also shows notable strength with its Hispanic students, ranking in the 41st percentile statewide for that group. For parents, Milwood represents a school with real momentum, strong early-grade instruction, and significant resources—but one where upper-grade performance and attendance remain key areas to watch.

362

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,879

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

96.1%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

3400 Lovers Ln
Kalamazoo, MI 49001-4806

(269) 337-0660

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

Students who attend Milwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Milwood Magnet School
High:	Loy Norrix High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.3%

African American:

34.0%

Two or more races:

16.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Science scores 19 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

1,058^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools

407^th of 625Kalamazoo Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	1058 of 1492	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	1227 of 1488	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1163 of 1486	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1188 of 1470	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1159 of 1344	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1247 of 1408	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1168 of 1448	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	1220 of 1466	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	1239 of 1548	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	1209 of 1580	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	1329 of 1533	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	1269 of 1563	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	1328 of 1566	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.5	1258 of 1552	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	1348 of 1552	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.2	1457 of 1589	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.3	1452 of 1577	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.1	1512 of 1565	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	1468 of 1545	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	48.9	200 of 475	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	1013 of 1343	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	1165 of 1338	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1159 of 1342	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1200 of 1321	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1009 of 1106	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1027 of 1171	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1095 of 1443	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	132 of 225	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	157 of 209	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	144 of 201	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	173 of 222	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	1142 of 1352	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	1180 of 1346	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1242 of 1381	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1121 of 1350	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	979 of 1099	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1034 of 1134	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1179 of 1397	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	1048 of 1372	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	1220 of 1366	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1093 of 1347	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1056 of 1334	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1023 of 1139	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1163 of 1196	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1162 of 1446	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	63 of 104	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	66 of 78	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	55 of 81	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	52 of 81	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	24.5	351 of 403	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	701 of 1199	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	867 of 1206	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	861 of 1204	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	899 of 1198	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	837 of 1102	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	923 of 1128	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	987 of 1253	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2009	22.1	741 of 847	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.9	786 of 839	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2018)58th percentile+39 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2018)13th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

Math24%-14 vs state

Science21%-19 vs state

Social Studies15%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Milwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Lovers Ln	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0660	362	22	16.4	70.4%	135 (37.3%)	123 (34.0%)	38 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (16.9%)	26.7	1058^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.1%		16.8	1227^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.5%	169			42.1	28.0	29.4			43.9	22.7	11.8			21.2		15.3		96.1%	0%	$20,879	$3,586	$17,293
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3501 Moreland St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0560	93	9	9.8	61.3%	36 (38.7%)	32 (34.4%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (18.3%)								(n/a)			44.4					55.6									92.3%	7.7%	$20,950	$2,292	$18,657
Washington Writers Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1919 Portage St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0770	260	18	14.7	94.2%	37 (14.2%)	159 (61.2%)	18 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.8%)	9	1392^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.7%		9.5	1366^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.2%	26			10.2	7.7	25.0			8.2	1359.3	13.6			11.4		6.8		90%	2.5%	$17,836	$2,741	$15,095
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2321 S Park St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0720	427	27	15.7	50.1%	228 (53.4%)	109 (25.5%)	22 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.0%)	72.6	374^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.9%		58	595^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.0%	221			51.9	47.7	64.8			53.7	37.2	39.4			57.7		52.1		88.9%	6.9%	$18,225	$2,164	$16,061
Paramount Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3624 S Westnedge Ave	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Paramount Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 553-6400	373	25	15.1	95.2%	65 (17.4%)	182 (48.8%)	35 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (24.4%)	22.8	1124^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.7%		13.4	1293^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	13.1%	169	47.1	334.1	29.3	22.0	34.6	21.2	38.5	26.8	19.5	15.4	15.2	23.1	30.8	1776.4	15.4	35.3	76.4%	12.7%	$19,207	$1,331	$17,876
Edison Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	831 Lake St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0550	376	28	13.4	96.3%	59 (15.7%)	233 (62.0%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.8%)	16.4	1249^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.3%		16.5	1237^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.9%	12			32.0	17.0	14.8			35.3	20.8	4.8			11.3		1465.8		84.7%	4.2%	$18,695	$2,537	$16,158
El Sol Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	604 W Vine St	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0230	368	22	17.0	57.1%	161 (43.8%)	22 (6.0%)	129 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.0%)	40.5	853^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.8%		38.4	888^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.3%	35			30.5	42.6	40.4			16.9	33.3	17.0			46.8		34.0		94%	3%	$18,255	$2,318	$15,937
Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3215 Oakland Dr	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0790	501	26	19.3	78.8%	120 (24.0%)	248 (49.5%)	40 (8.0%)	9 (1.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.4%)	23.1	1119^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.6	1187^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.2%	68			15.9	17.9	31.6			20.7	8.5	27.6			33.7		20.4		90.4%	1.4%	$16,930	$2,410	$14,520
Winchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2316 Winchell Ave	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0780	465	25	18.6	42.4%	257 (55.3%)	90 (19.4%)	23 (4.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	84 (18.1%)	74.4	346^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.8%		86.9	175^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.2%	171			48.2	66.3	62.2			48.2	54.7	35.4			54.9		37.8		95.8%	2.8%	$14,819	$1,822	$12,997
Lincoln International Studies School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	912 N Burdick St	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0640	306	25	12.0	81.0%	71 (23.2%)	162 (52.9%)	14 (4.6%)	14 (4.6%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	7.2	1431^st of 1492 public elementary schools	4.1%		7.1	1422^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	4.4%	9			7.0	14.0	8.8			7.0	19.2	10.3			6.9		1465.3		88.5%	3.8%	$21,545	$2,678	$18,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Milwood Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Milwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Milwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milwood Magnet School
High : Loy Norrix High School

What is the racial makeup of Milwood Elementary School?

Students at Milwood Elementary School are 37% White, 34% African American, 17% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

What district is Milwood Elementary School in?

Kalamazoo Public Schools

Is Milwood Elementary School a good school?

Milwood Elementary School ranks 1058^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Milwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Milwood Elementary School.

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2021–22 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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