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Paramount Charter Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

3624 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 · (269) 553-6400

Kalamazoo’s School Grade C better than 30% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
373
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Paramount Charter Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 47.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3624 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten69
Grade 147
Grade 244
Grade 348
Grade 436
Grade 541
Grade 628
Grade 732
Grade 828
Enrollment over time
447’20
459’21
379’22
370’23
373’24

Down 16.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 49%Two or more races 24%White 17%Hispanic 9%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Paramount Charter Academy from Kalamazoo families.

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’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.