Summary:
Woods Lake Elementary A Magnet Center For The Arts is a public magnet elementary school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serving 566 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, which is ranked 421 out of 610 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Woods Lake Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of African American (42.76%) and Hispanic (13.6%) students compared to the state average. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.2% in 2020-2021 to 62.4% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Academically, Woods Lake Elementary's performance, as measured by M-Step test scores, is consistently lower than the Kalamazoo Public Schools district and the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 16.9% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 31.3% in the district and 39.6% statewide. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (86.04% in 2022-2023) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
When compared to other nearby schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, Woods Lake Elementary generally performs worse academically. For instance, Winchell Elementary, which is only 0.65 miles away, consistently outperforms Woods Lake Elementary in M-Step test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. Within Woods Lake Elementary, there are also significant performance gaps between different student subgroups, with the school's White students ranking 573 out of 1,204 Michigan elementary schools, while its African American students ranked 253 out of 348 and its Hispanic students ranked 130 out of 201. Despite the school's magnet status and relatively high per-student spending of $14,791 in 2022-2023, it appears to be struggling to provide a quality education to its diverse student population.
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