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Phoenix Alternative High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

1411 Oakland Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 · (269) 337-0760 · Part of Kalamazoo Public School District

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

Directions
Students
219
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Phoenix Alternative High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 45% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1411 Oakland Dr, Kalamazoo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 934
Grade 1074
Grade 1166
Grade 1245
Enrollment over time
151’20
164’21
219’22
179’23
219’24

Up 45% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%White 25%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 10%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Phoenix Alternative High School from Kalamazoo families.

Other schools in Kalamazoo Public School District

The district →
KingWestwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kalamazoo
A+
531 students20:1
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

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.