ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

Summary:

ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serving 463 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district, which is ranked 421 out of 610 districts in the state.

ParkwoodUpjohn stands out for its diverse student population, with a higher percentage of African American (25.49%), Hispanic (7.78%), and students identifying as two or more races (12.53%) compared to nearby schools like Winchell Elementary and Greenwood Elementary. Academically, the school's students consistently outperform the district and state averages on M-Step tests, with over 50% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.0% in 2018-2019 to 35.8% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than nearby schools.

Despite these challenges, ParkwoodUpjohn's performance is particularly impressive given that 58.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a higher percentage than the state average. The school's ability to maintain strong academic outcomes across diverse student subgroups, including African American and Hispanic students, suggests that it has effective teaching practices and support systems in place to help students succeed. As the school continues to address the root causes of chronic absenteeism, its consistent academic performance and diverse student population make it a standout in the Kalamazoo Public Schools district.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2321 S Park St
       Kalamazoo, MI  49001-3614


(269) 337-0720

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
530th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,013 Help


Students who attend ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Milwood Magnet School
High:    Loy Norrix High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  463

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.3%
African American:
25.5%
Two or more races:
12.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58.1% Help


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Compare Details ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School ranks better than 64.3% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks 4th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.48. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.3%), African American (25.5%), two or more races (12.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is 16.2, which is the 8th best among 15 elementary schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is $17,013. 10 elementary schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School 530th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Kalamazoo Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Kalamazoo Public Schools 421st of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 22.50 1377th 1545 10.9%
2007 27.07 1354th 1565 13.5%
2008 20.63 1405th 1577 10.9%
2009 31.29 1317th 1589 17.1%
2010 43.00 1185th 1552 23.6%
2011 45.62 1085th 1552 30.1%
2012 53.22 777th 1566 50.4%
2013 64.29 549th 1563 64.9%
2014 61.05 610th 1533 60.2%
2015 67.12 500th 1580 68.4%
2016 73.05 362nd 1548 76.6%
2017 74.99 276th 1466 81.2%
2018 75.21 355th 1448 75.5%
2019 64.68 449th 1408 68.1%
2022 58.36 515th 1344 61.7%
2023 46.32 748th 1470 49.1%
2024 61.48 530th 1486 64.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.26 21st 81 74.1%
2024 57.31 22nd 78 71.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.60 623rd 1397 55.4%
2019 37.02 746th 1134 34.2%
2022 48.42 532nd 1099 51.6%
2023 32.11 919th 1350 31.9%
2024 32.80 954th 1381 30.9%
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Rank History for Female students at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.55 298th 1443 79.3%
2019 61.14 422nd 1171 64.0%
2022 55.69 437th 1106 60.5%
2023 57.16 502nd 1321 62.0%
2024 57.07 513th 1342 61.8%
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Rank History for Male students at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.08 424th 1446 70.7%
2019 57.73 459th 1196 61.6%
2022 56.12 465th 1139 59.2%
2023 29.12 936th 1334 29.8%
2024 56.41 550th 1347 59.2%
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Rank History for African American students at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.19 148th 475 68.8%
2019 49.46 96th 212 54.7%
2024 32.02 228th 348 34.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.90 23rd 222 89.6%
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Rank History for White students at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.34 151st 1253 87.9%
2019 83.45 131st 1128 88.4%
2022 75.60 229th 1102 79.2%
2023 70.79 305th 1198 74.5%
2024 80.01 200th 1204 83.4%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 421 103 5 9 6 n/a n/a 0 544
1989 428 109 6 6 3 n/a n/a 0 552
1990 414 100 4 4 1 n/a n/a 0 523
1991 378 107 4 3 1 n/a n/a 35 528
1992 359 187 6 11 1 n/a n/a 0 564
1993 342 233 4 12 1 n/a n/a 0 592
1994 320 248 7 10 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1995 327 272 5 7 5 n/a n/a 0 616
1996 327 272 5 7 5 n/a n/a 0 616
1997 337 259 2 8 5 n/a n/a 0 611
1998 312 249 3 12 5 n/a n/a 0 581
1999 243 219 1 5 1 n/a n/a 0 469
2000 212 190 2 5 3 n/a n/a 0 412
2001 213 196 5 6 4 n/a n/a 0 424
2002 192 185 5 14 2 n/a n/a 0 398
2003 192 185 5 14 2 n/a n/a 0 398
2004 203 162 6 20 7 n/a n/a 0 398
2005 188 165 5 10 6 n/a n/a 0 374
2006 171 150 9 19 6 n/a n/a 0 355
2007 245 168 12 34 11 n/a n/a 0 470
2008 269 180 12 40 7 n/a n/a 0 508
2009 288 194 48 0 6 n/a n/a 0 536
2010 271 175 11 40 6 n/a n/a 0 503
2011 287 184 10 35 6 0 1 0 523
2012 316 166 8 26 6 0 11 0 533
2013 318 134 5 30 2 0 19 0 508
2014 315 127 5 32 0 0 26 0 505
2015 331 110 3 44 1 0 47 0 536
2016 346 104 3 48 1 0 53 0 555
2017 336 90 1 50 0 0 64 0 541
2018 333 92 1 40 1 1 70 0 538
2019 322 115 1 45 1 1 71 0 556
2020 305 137 1 34 1 1 73 0 552
2021 287 129 0 44 2 2 57 0 521
2022 268 143 1 46 2 2 58 0 520
2023 247 118 1 36 1 2 58 0 463

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 544 n/a n/a n/a
1989 552 n/a n/a 23.7
1990 523 44.0 11.8 23.5
1991 528 n/a n/a n/a
1992 564 n/a n/a 41.8
1993 592 n/a 0.0 43.4
1994 585 30.4 19.2 40.7
1995 616 33.9 18.2 42.5
1996 616 33.9 18.2 42.5
1997 611 32.0 19.1 40.6
1998 581 34.0 17.1 48.9
1999 469 29.0 16.2 48
2000 412 27.6 14.9 57.3
2001 424 25.7 16.5 56.1
2002 398 29.3 13.6 57
2003 398 29.3 13.6 57
2004 398 27.3 14.6 52.8
2005 374 24.6 15.2 55.1
2006 355 25.8 13.8 65.6
2007 470 27.4 17.2 50.4
2008 508 30.9 16.4 56.3
2009 536 32.9 16.3 52.1
2010 503 30.9 16.2 57.9
2011 523 29.7 17.6 56.2
2012 533 30.8 17.3 53.8
2013 508 29.7 17.1 52.6
2014 505 29.8 16.9 50.3
2015 536 31.0 17.2 47.9
2016 555 32.0 17.3 38.7
2017 541 33.0 16.3 41.2
2018 538 31.8 16.9 46.5
2019 556 30.5 18.1 50
2020 552 31.2 17.6 56.3
2021 521 29.9 17.4 52
2022 520 26.9 19.3 55.2
2023 463 28.5 16.2 58.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 544 n/a n/a n/a
1989 552 n/a n/a 23.7
1990 523 44.0 11.8 23.5
1991 528 n/a n/a n/a
1992 564 n/a n/a 41.8
1993 592 n/a 0.0 43.4
1994 585 30.4 19.2 40.7
1995 616 33.9 18.2 42.5
1996 616 33.9 18.2 42.5
1997 611 32.0 19.1 40.6
1998 581 34.0 17.1 48.9
1999 469 29.0 16.2 48
2000 412 27.6 14.9 57.3
2001 424 25.7 16.5 56.1
2002 398 29.3 13.6 57
2003 398 29.3 13.6 57
2004 398 27.3 14.6 52.8
2005 374 24.6 15.2 55.1
2006 355 25.8 13.8 65.6
2007 470 27.4 17.2 50.4
2008 508 30.9 16.4 56.3
2009 536 32.9 16.3 52.1
2010 503 30.9 16.2 57.9
2011 523 29.7 17.6 56.2
2012 533 30.8 17.3 53.8
2013 508 29.7 17.1 52.6
2014 505 29.8 16.9 50.3
2015 536 31.0 17.2 47.9
2016 555 32.0 17.3 38.7
2017 541 33.0 16.3 41.2
2018 538 31.8 16.9 46.5
2019 556 30.5 18.1 50
2020 552 31.2 17.6 56.3
2021 521 29.9 17.4 52
2022 520 26.9 19.3 55.2
2023 463 28.5 16.2 58.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,285 (10.9%) $10,451 (89.1%) $11,736
2020 $1,380 (11.9%) $10,254 (88.1%) $11,635
2021 $1,585 (12.5%) $11,102 (87.5%) $12,687
2022 $3,195 (21.1%) $11,934 (78.9%) $15,130
2023 $2,814 (16.5%) $14,198 (83.5%) $17,013

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 449th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 748th of 1470 Elementary schools
 19%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School)50.644.3
 6.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kalamazoo Public Schools)36.631.1
 5.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School)49.445.6
 3.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Kalamazoo Public Schools)37.528.9
 8.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School)52.848
 4.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kalamazoo Public Schools)37.935.3
 2.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School)54.739.8
 14.9%
   4th Grade Math (Kalamazoo Public Schools)33.127.7
 5.4%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School)55.441.1
 14.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kalamazoo Public Schools)37.534.1
 3.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)46.243.9
 2.3%
5th Grade Math (ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School)43.417.8
 25.6%
   5th Grade Math (Kalamazoo Public Schools)27.318.8
 8.5%
   5th Grade Math (Michigan)34.831.5
 3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School)28.916.4
 12.5%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Kalamazoo Public Schools)14.214.4
 0.2%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)17.418.6
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students556463
 16.7%
African American115118
 2.6%
American Indian11
Asian11
Hispanic4536
 20%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White322247
 23.3%
Two or More Races7158
 18.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50%58.1%
 8.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School

ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School ranks 530th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School are 53% White, 25% African American, 13% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 463 students attended ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School.

Students who attend ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milwood Magnet School
High : Loy Norrix High School


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