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KingWestwood Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1100 Nichols Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 · (269) 337-0610 · Part of Kalamazoo Public School District

Kalamazoo Township’s School Grade C better than 32% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
531
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about KingWestwood Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Kalamazoo Township kids: Hillside Middle School

On the path

Where Kalamazoo Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5KingWestwood Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Hillside Middle Schoolin Kalamazoo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency75%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1100 Nichols Rd, Kalamazoo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 181
Grade 276
Grade 397
Grade 4122
Grade 597
Enrollment over time
572’20
570’21
591’22
564’23
531’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Black 24%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about KingWestwood Elementary School from Kalamazoo Township families.

Other schools in Kalamazoo Public School District

The district →
Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kalamazoo
501 students19:1
Winchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kalamazoo
465 students19:1
Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kalamazoo
449 students18:1
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kalamazoo
427 students16:1
Edison Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kalamazoo
376 students13:1
Milwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kalamazoo
362 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Kalamazoo Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.