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Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Woods Lake Elementary: A Magnet Center for the Arts is a pre-K through 5th grade school in Kalamazoo, MI, serving 501 students within the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, where nearly 79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

While the school’s arts-focused identity is unique, its academic results tell a more complex story. Overall, Woods Lake ranks in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools, and its test scores lag well behind nearby options. For example, Winchell Elementary, just 0.65 miles away, ranks in the 77th percentile—more than double Woods Lake’s performance in most subjects. Even Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary and Angling Road Elementary in the Portage Public Schools district significantly outperform Woods Lake. However, there are bright spots: 5th-grade science proficiency (33.7%) nearly matches the district average, and 5th-grade reading shows a notable “bounce” (31.6% proficient) compared to 3rd and 4th grade, where proficiency hovers around 16-18%. This suggests that interventions in the upper grades may be gaining traction.

One of the most encouraging trends is attendance. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from a staggering 62.4% in 2022-2023 to 39.2% in 2024-2025—a 23-point improvement that outpaces the district’s overall progress. That said, the rate remains well above the state average (27.9%), and the school still faces significant challenges. Woods Lake spends $16,930 per student—more than higher-performing neighbors like Winchell ($14,819)—yet outcomes remain low, particularly for its largest student group. For parents weighing options, the arts focus and recent attendance gains are real positives, but the academic gaps compared to nearby schools are important to consider carefully.

501

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,930

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

3215 Oakland Dr
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-2825

(269) 337-0790

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

Students who attend Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts usually attend:

Middle:	Milwood Magnet School
High:	Loy Norrix High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.5%

White:

24.0%

Two or more races:

15.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

1,119^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	1119 of 1492	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	1187 of 1488	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1201 of 1486	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1090 of 1470	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	978 of 1344	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	984 of 1408	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1114 of 1448	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	1142 of 1466	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	1223 of 1548	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.3	1170 of 1580	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.8	1365 of 1533	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	1333 of 1563	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.0	1373 of 1566	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.2	1405 of 1552	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	1486 of 1552	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.8	1509 of 1589	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.6	1491 of 1577	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	1559 of 1565	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.7	1538 of 1545	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	220 of 388	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	249 of 369	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	253 of 348	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	197 of 321	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	89 of 158	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	121 of 212	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	259 of 475	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	127 of 188	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	214 of 270	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	1145 of 1343	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	1232 of 1338	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1190 of 1342	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1063 of 1321	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	830 of 1106	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	919 of 1171	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1043 of 1443	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	153 of 209	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	130 of 201	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	40 of 86	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	15 of 86	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	74 of 222	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	961 of 1352	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	1205 of 1346	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1230 of 1381	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1039 of 1350	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	772 of 1099	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	704 of 1134	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	975 of 1397	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	1076 of 1372	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	1077 of 1366	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1166 of 1347	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1068 of 1334	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1010 of 1139	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	921 of 1196	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1126 of 1446	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	32 of 104	69.2%	★★★★☆
2025	15.6	87 of 93	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	66.1	18 of 81	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	12.9	79 of 81	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	38.2	146 of 225	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	624 of 1199	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.9	522 of 1206	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	573 of 1204	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	649 of 1198	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	429 of 1102	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	551 of 1128	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	792 of 1253	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)69th percentile+44 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science34%-6 vs state

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

Social Studies20%-7 vs state

Math19%-19 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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		$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		$14,819	$1,822	$12,997
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	$19,207	$1,331	$17,876
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		$18,225	$2,164	$16,061
Angling Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 Angling Rd	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Portage Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 323-6000	360	25	14.6	28.9%	243 (67.5%)	26 (7.2%)	35 (9.7%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	57.5	590^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.5%		61.8	540^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.7%	50			41.0	55.4	44.6			42.6	52.3	24.6			46.2		27.7		$15,805	$1,016	$14,790
Arcadia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	932 Boswell Ln	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0530	355	24	14.7	79.4%	118 (33.2%)	151 (42.5%)	19 (5.4%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	57 (16.1%)	28.3	1028^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.1%		21.3	1136^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.7%	108			30.6	41.9	27.3			26.0	28.4	12.7			21.8		1469.9		$17,837	$2,520	$15,317
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		$18,255	$2,318	$15,937
Oakland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6325 Oakland Dr	Portage	49024	Kalamazoo County	Oakland Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 324-8951	149	11	13.8	36.9%	85 (57.0%)	21 (14.1%)	18 (12.1%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.4%)	49.4	704^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.8%		48.7	741^st of 1488 public elementary schools	50.2%	37			36.8	50.0	31.3			47.4	30.0	25.0			56.3		25.0		$12,231	$809	$11,422
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		$17,836	$2,741	$15,095
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		$20,879	$3,586	$17,293

Frequently Asked Questions about Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts

What schools do graduates of Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts attend?

Students who attend Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milwood Magnet School
High : Loy Norrix High School

Is Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts a good school?

Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts ranks 1119^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts?

Students at Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts are 50% African American, 24% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts in?

Kalamazoo Public Schools

How many students attend Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts.

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