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Alamo Elementary School

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Alamo Elementary School ranks 337 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Alamo Elementary School in Kalamazoo, MI, is a K-5 school within the Otsego Public Schools district, serving 287 students in a mid-sized, community-focused setting.

Alamo stands out as a high-achieving school, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top quarter of elementary schools statewide. In the most recent school year, it ranked in the 77th percentile, far outpacing nearby schools like Cooper Elementary (46th percentile) and Dix Street Elementary (34th percentile). Its test scores tell a similar story: 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency is 66%, compared to the state average of 38.2%, and 3rd-grade math proficiency is 68% versus the state's 42.9%. Even in 5th-grade math, where scores dip to 40.4%, Alamo still beats the state average of 32.2%. Perhaps most impressive is the school's effectiveness with students from low socio-economic backgrounds—it ranks in the 96th percentile statewide for this group, earning a 5-star rating. This is a notable strength, especially when compared to schools with higher free/reduced lunch populations that don't achieve the same results.

Alamo also stands out for its efficiency. It spends the least per student ($10,846) among all comparable schools, yet achieves better or comparable results than schools spending $15,000 or more, such as KingWestwood Elementary and Northglade Montessori. However, there are a few trends worth watching. Math proficiency declines as students progress from 3rd to 5th grade, and chronic absenteeism has risen from 5.5% in 2018-2019 to 16.2% recently, though it remains below the state average of 27.9%. While Alamo's overall ranking dipped slightly this year, its long-term record of strong academics and cost-effective programming makes it a compelling choice for families seeking a high-performing school in the area.

287

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,846

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8184 N 6th St
Kalamazoo, MI 49009-8808

(269) 694-7603

District: Otsego Public Schools

Students who attend Alamo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Otsego Middle School
High:	Otsego High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (53% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Michigan elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg41%

Michigan avg38%

337^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Otsego Public Schools

199^th of 625Otsego 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	337 of 1492	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	239 of 1488	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	315 of 1486	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	237 of 1470	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	270 of 1344	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	297 of 1153	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	293 of 1408	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	278 of 1448	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	86.5	117 of 1466	92.0%	★★★★★
2016	82.6	209 of 1548	86.5%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	247 of 1580	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	85.3	151 of 1533	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	61.7	599 of 1563	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.7	482 of 1566	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.7	660 of 1552	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	78.1	211 of 1552	86.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	323 of 1589	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.2	426 of 1577	73.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.4	233 of 1565	85.1%	★★★★☆
2006	72.5	357 of 1545	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	424 of 1343	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.4	282 of 1338	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	270 of 1342	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	142 of 1321	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	77 of 1106	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	71.0	194 of 902	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	432 of 1171	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.1	187 of 1443	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	181 of 1352	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	90.3	53 of 1346	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	72.9	264 of 1381	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	35 of 1350	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	70.3	224 of 1099	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	94.1	19 of 1134	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	140 of 1397	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	303 of 1372	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.4	198 of 1366	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	369 of 1347	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	265 of 1334	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	483 of 1139	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	242 of 915	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	253 of 1196	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	359 of 1446	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	366 of 1199	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.7	282 of 1206	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	365 of 1204	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	242 of 1198	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	310 of 1102	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	300 of 1005	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	275 of 1128	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	360 of 1253	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)69th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+23 vs state

Math54%+16 vs state

Science46%+6 vs state

Social Studies23%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Alamo Elementary School	Public	K-5	8184 N 6th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 694-7603	287	17	16.6	29.6%	262 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	75	337^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.4%		82.3	239^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.9%	98	66.0	62.0	63.5	68.0	54.0	40.4	46.2	23.1	$10,846	$17	$10,829
Cooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7559 N 14th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 349-2674	288	17	16.9	22.9%	263 (91.3%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	42.9	812^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.6%		54.7	651^st of 1488 public elementary schools	56.3%	161	40.0	34.1	42.3	45.0	40.9	30.8	32.7	13.5	$13,666	$575	$13,091
Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 School Dr	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 685-5835	410	27	15.0	53.9%	344 (83.9%)	7 (1.7%)	35 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	30.2	1000^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.0%		33.4	964^th of 1488 public elementary schools	35.2%	36	24.6	25.7	43.8	18.3	14.9	28.1	34.9	25.4	$16,349	$1,360	$14,989
Washington Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	538 Washington St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 694-7800	448	26	17.4	48.0%	396 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	58.7	577^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.3%		63.7	511^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.7%	66	48.7	46.3	50.0	60.5	34.2	23.1	47.4	29.5	$11,657	$368	$11,289
Dix Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Dix St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 694-7703	357	24	14.6	50.1%	293 (82.1%)	6 (1.7%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.5%)	31.3	983^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	34.1%		53.7	665^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.3%	318	25.5	38.5	35.4	25.5	42.3	12.5	31.3	14.6	$11,526	$396	$11,130
Gilkey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	707 S Woodhams St	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 685-2424	439	24	18.2	32.3%	385 (87.7%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	59.4	566^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.1%		55.8	635^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.3%	69	52.9	52.0	47.8	45.7	42.7	33.3	43.5	23.2	$13,126	$619	$12,507
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)	55.9			55.9					$18,848	$2,320	$16,529
Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency West CampusECSE	Public	PK, KG-1	4606 Croyden Ave	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency	No	No	No	No	(269) 250-9678	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Parchment Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	600 Edison St	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1300	178	14	12.7	65.7%	113 (63.5%)	26 (14.6%)	14 (7.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.5%)								(n/a)	8.9			15.6					$16,924	$2,362	$14,562

Frequently Asked Questions about Alamo Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Alamo Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Otsego Middle School
High : Otsego High School

What district is Alamo Elementary School in?

Otsego Public Schools

Is Alamo Elementary School a good school?

Alamo Elementary School ranks 337^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Alamo Elementary School?

Students at Alamo Elementary School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Alamo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Alamo Elementary School.

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