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KingWestwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County. The school has 591 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
KingWestwood Elementary School enrolls 591 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 25% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 325 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 148 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
277 of the school's 591 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
KingWestwood Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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.
KingWestwood 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 591 students, KingWestwood 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: Suburb - Midsize
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