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Milwood Magnet School

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Milwood Magnet School ranks 589 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

589^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Milwood Magnet School is a public middle school in Kalamazoo, MI, serving 731 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district.

Milwood has faced significant academic challenges in recent years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science consistently falling below both district and state averages. For example, 6th-grade ELA proficiency sits at 24.2%, compared to 32% for the district and 37.5% statewide. The school has earned a 1 or 2-star rating over the past decade, though there is a silver lining: its state ranking has climbed from the 16th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 34th percentile in 2025-2026, marking its highest position in recent years. This improvement suggests recent efforts may be gaining traction. One notable bright spot is 8th-grade ELA on the PSAT, where 53% of students were proficient in 2024-2025—nearly matching the district average of 54.1% and showing significant year-over-year growth.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, affecting 39.1% of students in 2024-2025—well above the state average of 27.9% and nearly double the rate at nearby Vicksburg Middle School (15.6%) and Portage West Middle School (18.7%). Interestingly, despite its "magnet" designation, Milwood underperforms Linden Grove Middle School, a non-magnet school in the same district that ranks in the 44th percentile. The school also spends more per student ($17,235) than higher-performing schools like Portage Central Middle School ($12,080) and Gull Lake Middle School ($12,612), suggesting that financial resources alone aren't driving outcomes. With 66% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, Milwood serves a high-poverty population, and addressing attendance while building on recent gains will be key to future progress.

731

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,235

Per pupil spending ?

66.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2916 Konkle St
Kalamazoo, MI 49001-4558

(269) 337-0670

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

Students who attend Milwood Magnet School usually attend:

High:

Loy Norrix High School

Feeder schools for Milwood Magnet School:

Elementary:	Greenwood Elementary School
	Milwood Elementary School
	ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School
	Washington Writers Academy
	More...
	Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.3%

African American:

29.7%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Michigan)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg33%

Michigan avg41%

589^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	589 of 896	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	562 of 890	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	677 of 897	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	648 of 883	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	654 of 776	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	678 of 792	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	697 of 838	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	714 of 821	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	702 of 894	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.0	682 of 919	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.2	808 of 921	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.3	766 of 919	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.8	740 of 900	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	756 of 858	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.3	807 of 851	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.7	820 of 847	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.5	817 of 839	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.8	784 of 823	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.2	775 of 806	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	318 of 337	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	240 of 338	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	281 of 300	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	282 of 310	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	162 of 182	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	191 of 196	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	279 of 366	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	20.5	144 of 154	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	560 of 789	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	535 of 789	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	619 of 771	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	632 of 770	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	584 of 657	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	612 of 658	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	647 of 794	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	231 of 260	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	217 of 265	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	242 of 257	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	243 of 246	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	127 of 138	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	114 of 137	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	227 of 266	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	33.6	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	691 of 834	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	618 of 832	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	743 of 836	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	728 of 825	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	652 of 691	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	629 of 672	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	675 of 815	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	571 of 813	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	551 of 798	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	650 of 786	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	592 of 776	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	612 of 658	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	566 of 639	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	636 of 797	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	178 of 195	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	157 of 190	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	157 of 176	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	137 of 163	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	65 of 65	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	49 of 51	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	137 of 156	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	216 of 687	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	237 of 696	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	309 of 701	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	245 of 688	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	335 of 638	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	319 of 624	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	387 of 678	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)69th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2018)26th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)9th percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)6th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies38%-12 vs state

Science30%-10 vs state

English Language Arts29%-9 vs state

Math21%-12 vs state

Mathematics18%-15 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)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Milwood Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2916 Konkle St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 337-0670	731	38	19.3	66.1%	287 (39.3%)	217 (29.7%)	114 (15.6%)	17 (2.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	84 (11.5%)	31.4	589^th of 896 public middle schools	34.3%		34.6	562^nd of 890 public middle schools	36.9%	27	44.7	18.2	24.2	33.9	20.4	21.5	29.6	38.2	$17,235	$1,490	$15,745
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	922 W Maple St	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 337-0730	889	46	19.3	60.4%	350 (39.4%)	278 (31.3%)	138 (15.5%)	7 (0.8%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (11.9%)	44.8	467^th of 896 public middle schools	47.9%		46	459^th of 890 public middle schools	48.4%	8	51.5	28.5	34.0	38.0	23.7	28.7	37.0	42.9	$15,841	$1,481	$14,360
Portage North Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 W Milham Ave	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5700	609	38	16.1	33.8%	371 (60.9%)	69 (11.3%)	62 (10.2%)	34 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (12.0%)	62.9	270^th of 896 public middle schools	69.9%		58.2	316^th of 890 public middle schools	64.5%	46	74.6	37.3	39.5	34.5	36.3	32.0	47.6	52.9	$15,738	$727	$15,012
Hillside Middle School	Public	6-8	1941 Alamo Ave	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-0570	476	28	17.3	60.1%	173 (36.3%)	209 (43.9%)	20 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (14.7%)	41.3	504^th of 896 public middle schools	43.8%		30	601^st of 890 public middle schools	32.5%	97	53.3	24.1	35.1	24.7	25.8	25.3	38.7	46.0	$18,808	$1,549	$17,259
Comstock Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 N 26th St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Comstock Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 250-8600	276	17	15.9	66.3%	134 (48.6%)	73 (26.4%)	29 (10.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.8%)	18.1	726^th of 896 public middle schools	19.0%		12.9	781^st of 890 public middle schools	12.2%	55	47.9	9.9	6.6	16.7	1555.5	6.4	29.6	34.8	$28,682	$2,449	$26,233
Parchment Middle School	Public	6-8	307 N Riverview Dr	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 488-1200	352	21	16.9	49.7%	237 (67.3%)	41 (11.6%)	25 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.6%)	29.3	618^th of 896 public middle schools	31.0%		29.1	608^th of 890 public middle schools	31.7%	10	59.3	17.6	29.4	26.4	9.2	13.9	28.0	37.7	$16,225	$1,889	$14,337
Linden Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	4241 Arboretum Pkwy	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 337-1740	727	38	18.9	62.7%	232 (31.9%)	305 (42.0%)	73 (10.0%)	14 (1.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (13.1%)	41.4	502^nd of 896 public middle schools	44.0%		46.2	456^th of 890 public middle schools	48.8%	46	55.2	22.5	35.6	35.2	19.8	25.3	38.8	38.4	$17,064	$1,503	$15,562
Portage Central Middle School	Public	6-8	8305 S Westnedge Ave	Portage	49002	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5600	719	41	17.3	18.9%	532 (74.0%)	30 (4.2%)	55 (7.6%)	37 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.0%)	86.1	100^th of 896 public middle schools	88.8%		82.5	117^th of 890 public middle schools	86.9%	17	80.6	51.6	59.3	51.2	50.2	47.1	52.4	71.0	$12,080	$570	$11,510
Portage West Middle School	Public	6-8	7145 Moors Bridge Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-5800	717	39	18.3	17.4%	465 (64.9%)	49 (6.8%)	62 (8.6%)	79 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.5%)	88.7	79^th of 896 public middle schools	91.2%		87.5	90^th of 890 public middle schools	89.9%	11	83.5	57.6	56.5	63.0	54.3	48.7	51.7	68.5	$13,214	$571	$12,643
Gull Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	9550 M 89	Richland	49083	Kalamazoo County	Gull Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 548-3605	717	42	17.1	33.6%	579 (80.8%)	26 (3.6%)	48 (6.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.4%)	76.1	167^th of 896 public middle schools	81.4%		77.5	154^th of 890 public middle schools	82.7%	13	78.1	36.2	50.2	47.3	43.8	36.3	53.3	65.6	$12,612	$323	$12,289

Frequently Asked Questions about Milwood Magnet School

What district is Milwood Magnet School in?

Kalamazoo Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Milwood Magnet School?

Students at Milwood Magnet School are 39% White, 30% African American, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Milwood Magnet School a good school?

Milwood Magnet School ranks 589^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Milwood Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Milwood Magnet School.

What high school do graduates of Milwood Magnet School attend?

Students who attend Milwood Magnet School usually go on to attend Loy Norrix High School

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