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Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Woods Lake Elementary A Magnet Center For The Arts is a public magnet elementary school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serving 512 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, which is ranked 416 out of 613 districts in the state.

While Woods Lake Elementary is a magnet school focused on the arts, its academic performance lags behind both the district and state averages. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 50.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state. Its M-Step test scores in English Language Arts and Math for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were all below 40% proficiency in the 2024-2025 school year, while the district and state averages were much higher. Interestingly, the school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively well, but African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students struggling.

Despite the school's magnet status and relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $12,151 to $16,870 over the past few years, its academic outcomes do not reflect this investment. When compared to nearby schools, such as Winchell Elementary, which is less than a mile away, Woods Lake Elementary is underperforming. Addressing the school's challenges, including high chronic absenteeism and the achievement gap between student subgroups, will require a comprehensive approach to improve educational outcomes and support the diverse needs of its student population.

501

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,870

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Recently slipping — 30th percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg32%

Michigan avg39%

1,187^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

416^th of 613Kalamazoo 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
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
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
2018	29.6	214 of 270	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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)

White (2025)57th percentile+36 vs school

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

African American (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-17 vs state

Science23%-17 vs state

Social Studies21%-8 vs state

Math16%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)				M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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%)	18.6	1187^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.2%		18	1201^st of 1486 public elementary schools	19.2%	14			12.8	26.1	36.1			12.5	15.6	19.3		22.9		21.3		$16,870	$3,865	$13,006
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%)	86.9	175^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.2%		79.6	254^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.9%	79			62.8	57.7	68.3			61.6	55.1	51.2		68.3		62.2		$14,115	$2,723	$11,392
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%)	13.4	1293^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	13.1%		19.2	1172^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	21.1%	121	34.8	13.0	20.5	19.4	16.2	30.4	29.2	11.4	12.9	16.2	13.0	10.8	13.6		21.7	$18,302	$2,477	$15,825
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%)	58	595^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.0%		61.5	530^th of 1486 public elementary schools	64.3%	65			39.3	62.2	48.6			44.0	40.5	24.3		44.3		40.0		$17,148	$3,525	$13,623
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%)	61.8	540^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.7%		71.2	386^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.0%	154			45.5	53.4	52.5			50.0	36.2	34.4		42.6		40.3		$15,202	$1,016	$14,186
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%)	21.3	1136^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.7%		26.7	1074^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.7%	62			23.0	34.7	24.6			30.3	23.1	15.8		16.1		17.5		$16,440	$3,731	$12,708
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%)	38.4	888^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.3%		39.5	856^th of 1486 public elementary schools	42.4%	32			34.5	44.7	52.3			36.2	29.2	16.4		33.3		17.9		$17,492	$4,172	$13,319
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%)	48.7	741^st of 1488 public elementary schools	50.2%		50.2	693^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	53.4%	48			50.0	56.3	38.1			40.9	37.5			33.3		19.1		$10,428	$1,037	$9,390
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%)	9.5	1366^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.2%		9.1	1363^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	8.3%	3			9.8	22.0	10.8				19.5			8.1				$19,237	$4,229	$15,008
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%)	16.8	1227^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.5%		20.1	1163^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	21.7%	64			23.5	25.0	21.3			23.5	10.0	20.0		21.5		15.2		$19,350	$4,339	$15,011

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

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.

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.

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

Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

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

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

Kalamazoo Public Schools

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