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ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School enrolls 463 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 25% Black or African American and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 247 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 7.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
269 of the school's 463 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 20, state house district 60.
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is one of 31 schools in Kalamazoo Public Schools, based in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. The district serves 12,273 students district-wide and employs 670 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 463 students, ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 396 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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