Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School
2321 South Park St
Kalamazoo MI, 49001, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 269-337-0720
Ranking: 
(1,720 out of 2,213, bottom 22%)*
(1,720 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: | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 505 | 508 | 533 | 523 | 503 | 536 | 508 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 70 | 13.9% | 82 | 16.1% | 85 | 15.9% | 98 | 18.7% | 93 | 18.5% | 97 | 18.1% | 94 | 18.5% |
| Grade 1: | 98 | 19.4% | 86 | 16.9% | 96 | 18.0% | 93 | 17.8% | 96 | 19.1% | 90 | 16.8% | 76 | 15.0% |
| Grade 2: | 85 | 16.8% | 82 | 16.1% | 88 | 16.5% | 96 | 18.4% | 94 | 18.7% | 76 | 14.2% | 70 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 16.8% | 86 | 16.9% | 99 | 18.6% | 85 | 16.3% | 77 | 15.3% | 74 | 13.8% | 67 | 13.2% |
| Grade 4: | 80 | 15.8% | 86 | 16.9% | 86 | 16.1% | 83 | 15.9% | 68 | 13.5% | 66 | 12.3% | 73 | 14.4% |
| Grade 5: | 87 | 17.2% | 86 | 16.9% | 79 | 14.8% | 68 | 13.0% | 75 | 14.9% | 76 | 14.2% | 62 | 12.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 238 | 47.1% | 245 | 48.2% | 274 | 51.4% | 280 | 53.5% | 253 | 50.3% | 257 | 47.9% | 250 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 267 | 52.9% | 263 | 51.8% | 259 | 48.6% | 243 | 46.5% | 242 | 48.1% | 271 | 50.6% | 254 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.2% | 48 | 9.0% | 12 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 32 | 6.3% | 30 | 5.9% | 26 | 4.9% | 35 | 6.7% | 40 | 8.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 7.9% |
| Black: | 127 | 25.1% | 134 | 26.4% | 166 | 31.1% | 184 | 35.2% | 175 | 34.8% | 194 | 36.2% | 180 | 35.4% |
| White: | 315 | 62.4% | 318 | 62.6% | 316 | 59.3% | 287 | 54.9% | 271 | 53.9% | 288 | 53.7% | 269 | 53.0% |
| 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: | 26 | 5.1% | 19 | 3.7% | 11 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 224 | 44.4% | 237 | 46.7% | 259 | 48.6% | 272 | 52.0% | 257 | 51.1% | 251 | 46.8% | 250 | 49.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.9% | 30 | 5.9% | 28 | 5.3% | 22 | 4.2% | 34 | 6.8% | 28 | 5.2% | 36 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.95 | 17.10 | 17.31 | 17.61 | 16.28 | 16.30 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 77.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 71.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.1% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81.2% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 92.4% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 93.2% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 26.9% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 30.5% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 77.3% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 72.7% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 76.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 78.4% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 86.5% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 82% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 49.3% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 57.5% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 36.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 35.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 40.7% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 43.6% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 62.3% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 69.8% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 69% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 83.1% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84.3% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 26.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 33.9% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.6% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.8% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 71.2% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 66.8% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 70.6% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75.2% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 54.6% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 54.9% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 36.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 28.9% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 24.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 25.3% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 35.7% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 34.8% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 38.9% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 54.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 55.7% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 59.4% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 54.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 61.4% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 67.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 27.3% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 31.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 60.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 69.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 64.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 72.4% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 73% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 56.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 54.1% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 55.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 58.9% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 62.3% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 57.8% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 59% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 58.8% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.1% | 8.2% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 8.4% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 45.3% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 36.8% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 40.8% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 47% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 50.1% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 55.3% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 68% | 79.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 67.2% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 69.9% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 65.4% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 70% | 80.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.2% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 57.8% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 55.9% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 60.9% | 75.7% |
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* Parkwood-Upjohn 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.