📍 516 N Orient St, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, 49004
Parchment Central Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County. The school has 292 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Parchment School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parchment Central Elem School enrolls 292 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 14% Two or more races and 8.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 207 | 71% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 8.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 292 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Parchment Central Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 66.
Parchment Central Elem School is one of 6 schools in Parchment School District, based in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. The district serves 1,567 students district-wide and employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 292 students, Parchment Central Elem School is close to the district average of about 261 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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