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Woodward Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Woodward Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serving 233 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.

Despite the school's high per-student spending, Woodward Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Michigan, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates and a high-poverty student population, with 87.98% to 94.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared to nearby schools like KingWestwood Elementary, Winchell Elementary, and Northglade Montessori School, Woodward Elementary's performance is significantly lower, with its students ranking in the bottom 25% of Michigan elementary schools.

The combination of high poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low academic achievement at Woodward Elementary suggests that the school faces significant challenges related to student and family support, resource allocation, and effective instructional practices. Addressing these complex issues will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach by the school, district, and community to improve outcomes for the students at Woodward Elementary.

242

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,618

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

606 Stuart Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49007-3207

(269) 337-0810

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

Students who attend Woodward Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.4%

Two or more races:

19.4%

White:

12.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2011 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg34%

Michigan avg42%

1,372^nd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	9.1	1372 of 1488	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1367 of 1486	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1379 of 1448	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	1344 of 1466	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.4	1314 of 1548	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	1399 of 1580	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	1514 of 1533	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	1493 of 1563	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	1456 of 1566	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	1458 of 1552	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.8	1517 of 1552	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.9	1549 of 1589	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.6	1565 of 1577	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	1480 of 1565	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.7	1374 of 1545	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	23.0	283 of 348	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	421 of 475	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	9.6	1247 of 1342	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1389 of 1443	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1249 of 1346	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	1325 of 1381	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1312 of 1397	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1163 of 1366	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1309 of 1446	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)19th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2024)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math15%-26 vs state

English Language Arts14%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	9.1	1372^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.8%		8.8	1367^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.0%	5	13.9	11.1	17.5	19.4	11.1				$21,618	$4,718	$16,900
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%)	7.1	1422^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	4.4%		4.6	1474^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.8%	52		12.5	9.4	13.6	16.9		5.4		$20,868	$4,379	$16,489
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
Northglade Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1914 Cobb Ave	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0700	271	14	19.2	46.1%	139 (51.3%)	77 (28.4%)	7 (2.6%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.4%)	82.1	243^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.7%		77.1	299^th of 1486 public elementary schools	79.9%	56	56.8	51.3	78.3	50.0	41.0	63.0	69.6	56.5	$18,168	$4,577	$13,592
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%)	69.2	421^st of 1488 public elementary schools	71.7%		64.9	483^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	67.5%	62	45.4	55.4	57.6	45.4	47.9	41.0	52.0	41.0	$15,571	$3,614	$11,957
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%)	16.5	1237^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.9%		14	1259^th of 1486 public elementary schools	15.3%	22	29.1	12.5	23.0	32.7	5.4	11.3	24.2	11.3	$19,208	$4,733	$14,474
Indian Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3546 Grand Prairie Rd	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0590	169	13	12.8	46.7%	90 (53.3%)	50 (29.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (15.4%)								(n/a)	54.8			54.8					$17,056	$3,454	$13,602
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodward Elementary

What district is Woodward Elementary in?

Kalamazoo Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Woodward Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodward Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Woodward Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Woodward Elementary.

Is Woodward Elementary a good school?

Woodward Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Woodward Elementary?

Students at Woodward Elementary are 62% African American, 19% Two or more races, 12% White, 5% Hispanic.

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