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Winchell Elementary School

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Winchell Elementary School ranks 346 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Winchell Elementary School in Kalamazoo, MI, is a public school serving 465 students in grades PK through 5, and it stands out as a high-achieving bright spot within the Kalamazoo Public Schools district.

For parents, the most important takeaway is that Winchell consistently delivers strong academic results that far exceed both its district and state averages. In recent testing, 4th-grade ELA proficiency reached 66.3%, compared to just 36.7% for the district and 41.3% for the state—a pattern repeated across math, science, and all grade levels. This performance places Winchell in the top quarter of Michigan elementary schools, a remarkable feat given that its home district ranks in the bottom 35% statewide. The contrast with nearby schools is striking: Edison Academy and Washington Writers Academy rank in the bottom 16th and 7th percentiles respectively, while Woods Lake Elementary sits at the 25th percentile. Only Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School and King-Westwood Elementary School come close to matching Winchell's achievement levels.

Winchell also manages its resources wisely, spending $14,819 per student—significantly less than lower-performing peers like Woodward Elementary ($21,518) or Edison Academy ($18,695)—while achieving far better outcomes. Chronic absenteeism, while a concern at 19.5%, is less than half the district average of 39.1%, indicating stronger family engagement. However, parents should note that the most recent school year showed a dip in rankings from the 88th to 77th percentile, with proficiency drops of 10-15 points in several subjects. This could be a one-year anomaly or an early trend worth monitoring. Overall, Winchell offers an education comparable to schools in the higher-performing Portage Public Schools district, making it an excellent choice for families seeking academic rigor within Kalamazoo.

465

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,819

Per pupil spending ?

42.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2316 Winchell Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-2204

(269) 337-0780

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

Students who attend Winchell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
High:	Loy Norrix High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

African American:

19.4%

Two or more races:

18.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (51% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kalamazoo Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

346^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	74.4	346 of 1492	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	86.9	175 of 1488	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	254 of 1486	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	244 of 1470	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	203 of 1344	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	124 of 1408	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	209 of 1448	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	88.5	88 of 1466	94.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.2	113 of 1548	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	91.2	84 of 1580	94.7%	★★★★★
2014	89.4	82 of 1533	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	86.7	134 of 1563	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	225 of 1566	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	72.6	417 of 1552	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	280 of 1552	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	69.7	522 of 1589	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.3	733 of 1577	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.3	711 of 1565	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.7	588 of 1545	61.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	106 of 388	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	38.8	200 of 369	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	129 of 348	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	130 of 321	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	24 of 212	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	107 of 475	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	453 of 1343	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.1	238 of 1338	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	233 of 1342	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	320 of 1321	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	168 of 1106	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	96 of 1171	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	151 of 1443	89.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	771 of 1352	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.3	448 of 1346	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.4	961 of 1381	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	895 of 1350	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	432 of 1099	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	277 of 1134	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	504 of 1397	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	265 of 1372	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	88.6	121 of 1366	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	71.8	329 of 1347	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	213 of 1334	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	221 of 1139	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	117 of 1196	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	77.5	290 of 1446	79.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	36 of 104	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.0	49 of 93	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	56 of 78	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	57 of 81	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	102 of 1199	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	34 of 1206	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	43 of 1204	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	30 of 1198	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	14 of 1102	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	58 of 1128	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	75 of 1253	94.0%	★★★★★

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)91st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+18 vs state

Science55%+15 vs state

Math46%+8 vs state

Social Studies38%+10 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Woodward Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	606 Stuart Ave	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0810	242	19	12.4	92.6%	30 (12.4%)	151 (62.4%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (19.4%)	14.6	1285^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.9%		9.1	1372^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.8%	87			21.2	21.1	20.5			25.0	21.1	7.7			17.9		7.7		$21,518	$2,998	$18,520
KingWestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Nichols Rd	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0610	531	26	20.3	40.9%	303 (57.1%)	127 (23.9%)	20 (3.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (14.1%)	77.7	295^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.2%		69.2	421^st of 1488 public elementary schools	71.7%	126			61.3	52.8	65.9			62.5	47.2	42.1			53.2		41.3		$15,600	$2,025	$13,576
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Winchell Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Winchell Elementary School?

Students at Winchell Elementary School are 55% White, 19% African American, 18% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Winchell Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts
High : Loy Norrix High School

What district is Winchell Elementary School in?

Kalamazoo Public Schools

Is Winchell Elementary School a good school?

Winchell Elementary School ranks 346^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Winchell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Winchell Elementary School.

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