Arcadia Elementary School
932 Boswell Ln
Kalamazoo MI, 49006, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 269-337-0530
Ranking: 
(1,729 out of 2,213, bottom 22%)*
(1,729 out of 2,213, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Kalamazoo Public School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 376 | 322 | 307 | 280 | 287 | 336 | 348 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 18.4% | 60 | 18.6% | 56 | 18.2% | 50 | 17.9% | 52 | 18.1% | 43 | 12.8% | 47 | 13.5% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 20.2% | 56 | 17.4% | 67 | 21.8% | 53 | 18.9% | 48 | 16.7% | 49 | 14.6% | 49 | 14.1% |
| Grade 2: | 58 | 15.4% | 63 | 19.6% | 52 | 16.9% | 49 | 17.5% | 39 | 13.6% | 50 | 14.9% | 48 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 17.8% | 52 | 16.1% | 48 | 15.6% | 35 | 12.5% | 47 | 16.4% | 40 | 11.9% | 45 | 12.9% |
| Grade 4: | 52 | 13.8% | 47 | 14.6% | 42 | 13.7% | 44 | 15.7% | 42 | 14.6% | 46 | 13.7% | 43 | 12.4% |
| Grade 5: | 54 | 14.4% | 44 | 13.7% | 42 | 13.7% | 49 | 17.5% | 44 | 15.3% | 38 | 11.3% | 52 | 14.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 15 | 5.2% | 20 | 6.0% | 17 | 4.9% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 191 | 50.8% | 171 | 53.1% | 165 | 53.7% | 144 | 51.4% | 146 | 50.9% | 171 | 50.9% | 187 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 185 | 49.2% | 151 | 46.9% | 142 | 46.3% | 136 | 48.6% | 133 | 46.3% | 157 | 46.7% | 157 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 15 | 4.0% | 12 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.6% | 13 | 4.6% | 14 | 4.9% | 43 | 12.8% | 17 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 8.2% | 28 | 8.7% | 27 | 8.8% | 23 | 8.2% | 18 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 8.9% |
| Black: | 144 | 38.3% | 142 | 44.1% | 124 | 40.4% | 113 | 40.4% | 121 | 42.2% | 133 | 39.6% | 146 | 42.0% |
| White: | 159 | 42.3% | 127 | 39.4% | 139 | 45.3% | 127 | 45.4% | 132 | 46.0% | 157 | 46.7% | 153 | 44.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 6.6% | 13 | 4.0% | 5 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 261 | 69.4% | 232 | 72.0% | 214 | 69.7% | 204 | 72.9% | 198 | 69.0% | 218 | 64.9% | 225 | 64.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 5.3% | 14 | 4.3% | 12 | 3.9% | 16 | 5.7% | 23 | 8.0% | 29 | 8.6% | 31 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.00 | 14.41 | 14.24 | 13.31 | 15.22 | 15.80 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 77.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 71.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 76.1% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 81.2% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 92.4% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.2% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 26.9% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 30.5% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 77.3% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 72.7% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 76.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 78.4% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86.5% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 49.3% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 57.5% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 36.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 35.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 40.7% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 43.6% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 62.3% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 69.8% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 65.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 69% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83.1% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 84.3% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.1% | 26.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 33.9% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 64.6% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 70.8% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 71.2% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 66.8% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.6% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.2% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 54.6% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 54.9% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 36.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 28.9% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 24.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 25.3% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 35.7% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 34.8% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 38.9% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 54.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 55.7% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 59.4% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 54.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 61.4% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 27.3% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 31.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 60.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 69.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 72.4% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 73% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 56.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 54.1% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 55.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 58.9% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 62.3% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 57.8% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 59% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 58.8% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.9% | 8.2% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 8.4% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 45.3% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 36.8% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 43% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 40.8% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 47% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 50.1% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 55.3% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 68% | 79.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 67.2% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 69.9% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 65.4% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 70% | 80.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 58.2% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 57.8% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.9% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 60.9% | 75.7% |
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* Arcadia Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.