📍 175 Hunt St, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, 49048
STEM Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County. The school has 260 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Comstock Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
STEM Academy enrolls 260 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 13% Two or more races and 8.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 179 | 69% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 8.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
96 of the school's 260 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 90 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
STEM Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 20, state house district 63.
STEM Academy is one of 5 schools in Comstock Public Schools, based in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. The district serves 1,871 students district-wide and employs 110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 260 students, STEM Academy is smaller than the district average of about 374 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize