King-Westwood Elementary School

1100 Nichols Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 | (269) 337-0610

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 510

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 510 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 638th out of 1,745 elementary schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Judy D'arcangelis
Fax: (269) 337-1624
Website: www.kalamazoo.k12.mi.us

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Kalamazoo Public School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $10,460
Graduation Rate: 57.8%
Dropout Rate: 8.0%
Students Per Teacher: 16.6
Enrolled Students: 12,367

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 510
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 28.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.2

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 280 (54.9%)
Females: 230 (45.1%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 36 (7.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 197 (38.6%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 233 (45.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

King-Westwood Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	5	1.0%
Black	173	33.9%
Asian	18	3.5%
Hispanic	38	7.5%
White	276	54.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	74	14.5%
1st Grade	73	14.3%
2nd Grade	66	12.9%
3rd Grade	66	12.9%
4th Grade	116	22.7%
5th Grade	115	22.5%

Source: MI Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that King-Westwood Elementary School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on MEAP state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies
Writing

MEAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	100.0%	93.2%	95.3%
2009	98.5%	92.4%	94.8%
2008	92.9%	81.2%	91.3%

Reading Test
2010	94.2%	82.0%	86.8%
2009	92.2%	86.5%	89.8%
2008	88.6%	78.4%	86.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	87.1%	72.9%	83.2%

Writing Test
2008	64.3%	43.6%	61.1%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	96.0%	84.3%	91.5%
2009	93.8%	83.1%	92.3%
2008	86.1%	69.0%	87.9%

Reading Test
2010	92.8%	75.2%	84.1%
2009	88.5%	70.6%	84.1%
2008	80.9%	66.8%	82.8%

Writing Test
2010	53.6%	35.7%	47.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	38.3%	25.3%	44.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	71.3%	57.2%	76.6%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	81.6%	67.5%	79.9%
2009	80.0%	61.4%	79.5%
2008	71.1%	54.3%	76.8%

Reading Test
2010	84.2%	73.0%	85.1%
2009	89.0%	72.4%	85.2%
2008	76.3%	64.1%	81.5%

Science Test
2010	75.4%	58.8%	78.1%
2009	77.2%	59.0%	81.0%
2008	70.2%	57.8%	83.1%

English Language Arts Test
2008	71.9%	59.0%	78.2%

Writing Test
2008	53.5%	40.8%	63.4%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2008	75.5%	67.3%	79.5%

Math Test
2008	81.8%	68.0%	79.9%

Reading Test
2008	78.2%	70.0%	80.5%

Social Studies Test
2008	65.5%	50.5%	73.6%

Writing Test
2008	70.0%	60.9%	75.7%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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