📍 1919 Portage St, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, 49001
Washington Writers Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County. The school has 235 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 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington Writers Academy enrolls 235 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 16% White and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 143 | 61% |
| White | 37 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 7.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
222 of the school's 235 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 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.
Washington Writers Academy 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.
Washington Writers Academy 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 235 students, Washington Writers Academy is smaller 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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