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Parchment North Elementary School

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Parchment North Elementary School ranks 941 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

941^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Parchment North Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 4-5 in the Parchment School District in Kalamazoo, Michigan. With 244 students, the school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and is ranked 941 out of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools.

Academically, Parchment North Elementary School's performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.6% of 4th graders and 49.5% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 42.4% and 44.4%, respectively. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 24.0% to 40.2% over the past few years. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 54.13% to 60.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Parchment North Elementary School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Parchment School District schools, such as Parchment Northwood Elementary and Parchment Central Elementary, it outperforms some of the nearby Kalamazoo Public Schools, such as Woodward Elementary and Lincoln International Studies School, which have even lower academic proficiency rates. The school has also seen a steady increase in per-student spending, from $12,350 in 2020-2021 to $16,400 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the district is investing resources into the school, but the academic outcomes have not yet shown significant improvement.

208

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,400

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5535 Keyes Dr
Kalamazoo, MI 49004-1581

(269) 488-1400

District: Parchment School District

Students who attend Parchment North Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Parchment Middle School
High:	Parchment High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.9%

African American:

13.5%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

!Math scores 17 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg38%

941^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

436^th of 613Parchment School District 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	34.7	941 of 1488	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	918 of 1486	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	923 of 1470	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	899 of 1344	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	889 of 1153	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1087 of 1408	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	820 of 1448	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	935 of 1466	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.8	684 of 1548	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.7	586 of 1580	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.8	682 of 1533	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.7	852 of 1563	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.0	691 of 1566	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	33.5	1255 of 1552	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.1	1209 of 1552	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	54.3	943 of 1589	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.9	687 of 1577	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.5	1215 of 1565	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.5	1115 of 1545	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	67.2	60 of 348	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	119 of 321	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.9	440 of 475	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	930 of 1338	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	978 of 1342	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	918 of 1321	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	662 of 1106	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	741 of 902	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	991 of 1171	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	926 of 1443	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	47.6	103 of 222	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	724 of 1346	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	804 of 1381	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	832 of 1350	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	809 of 1099	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	597 of 749	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	787 of 1134	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	777 of 1397	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	922 of 1366	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	867 of 1347	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	923 of 1334	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	937 of 1139	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	785 of 915	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	983 of 1196	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	654 of 1446	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	53 of 78	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	54 of 81	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	58 of 81	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	54.6	146 of 403	63.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	898 of 1206	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	883 of 1204	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	909 of 1198	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	868 of 1102	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	835 of 1005	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	973 of 1128	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.9	624 of 1253	50.2%	★★★☆☆

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)83rd percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2018)64th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2018)54th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science40%~ state avg

English Language Arts36%-8 vs state

Social Studies26%-4 vs state

Math19%-17 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
Parchment North Elementary School	Public	4-5	5535 Keyes Dr	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1400	208	14	14.8	53.8%	137 (65.9%)	28 (13.5%)	16 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.0%)	34.7	941^st of 1488 public elementary schools	36.8%		36.1	918^th of 1486 public elementary schools	38.2%	23		21.6	49.5		13.7	24.3	39.8	26.2	$16,400	$1,582	$14,819
Parchment Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	516 N Orient St	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1000	289	16	18.0	62.3%	191 (66.1%)	34 (11.8%)	14 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.3%)								(n/a)	18.2			32.5					$16,146	$1,590	$14,556
Spring Valley Center for Exploration	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3530 Mount Olivet Rd	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0750	263	20	12.8	84.0%	45 (17.1%)	132 (50.2%)	23 (8.7%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (21.7%)	8.2	1393^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	6.4%		7.5	1401^st of 1486 public elementary schools	5.7%	8	12.8	19.0	22.4	8.3	9.5	7.8	7.8	5.9	$21,560	$4,367	$17,193
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)	7.5			12.5					$16,203	$1,693	$14,511
Northeastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2433 Gertrude St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0690	195	15	13.3	93.8%	27 (13.8%)	130 (66.7%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.4%)	19.7	1166^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.6%		8.1	1385^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.8%	219	21.4	21.1	33.3	17.9	15.8	25.0	29.2	16.7	$19,117	$3,841	$15,276
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
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
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
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
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%)	54.7	651^st of 1488 public elementary schools	56.3%		49.8	697^th of 1486 public elementary schools	53.1%	46	46.2	34.0	63.8	48.7	24.0	48.9	40.4	27.7	$13,742	$945	$12,797

Frequently Asked Questions about Parchment North Elementary School

What district is Parchment North Elementary School in?

Parchment School District

How many students attend Parchment North Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended Parchment North Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Parchment North Elementary School?

Students at Parchment North Elementary School are 66% White, 13% African American, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Parchment North Elementary School a good school?

Parchment North Elementary School ranks 941^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Parchment North Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Parchment North Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parchment Middle School
High : Parchment High School

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