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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 8.9% of Kalamazoo County's student body in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 3,030 Hispanic students enrolled in Kalamazoo County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Kalamazoo County welcomed 34,099 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 8.9% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 84 schools in Kalamazoo County, Loy Norrix High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 335 students.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Kalamazoo County in 2022-23 School Year

White [59.8%]African American [18.5%]Multiracial [10%]Hispanic [8.9%]Ethnicities < 5% [2.8%]

Enrollment Demographics in Kalamazoo County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Loy Norrix High School18.91,771
Elementary Sol Elementary School56.4351
Kalamazoo Central High School10.21,612
Milwood Magnet School20.2742
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts14.9860
Portage Northern High School8.61,252
Portage Central High School6.11,420
Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts13.6566
Comstock Elementary School13577
Linden Grove Middle School9.5705
Milwood Elementary School15.2376
Gull Lake High School6.7850
Moorsbridge Elementary School8.9608
Portage West Middle School7.7679
12th Street Elementary School8.4574
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School7.2655
Portage Central Middle School6.2740
Amberly Elementary School8.7526
Lake Center Elementary School8.1529
Portage North Middle School7.4552
Comstock High School9.8378
Gull Lake Middle School5.4691
Paramount Charter Academy9.5379
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School7.8463
Hillside Middle School6.6512
Comstock Middle School10.9302
Vicksburg Middle School5.7582
Angling Road Elementary School8.9370
Phoenix Alternative High School15.1219
Prairie Ridge Elementary School6.8470
Winchell Elementary School6.6483
Central Elementary School6.9448
Sunset Lake Elementary School6.2485
Climax-Scotts High School10.9274
Arcadia Elementary School7.9354
Parchment High School6.5434
Spring Valley Center for Exploration9.6281
Richland Elementary School6.2433
Edison Environmental Science Academy9.4287
King-Westwood Elementary School4.4591
Woodland Elementary School6.9376
Haverhill Elementary School6.6379
Parchment Middle School6.7329
Comstock Compass High School7.8270
Vicksburg High School2.9728
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy14143
Parchment Northwood Elementary School10.6179
Lincoln International Studies School8.4226
Portage Community High School13.8138
Washington Writers Academy7.7235
WoodsEdge Learning Center8.2220
Parchment North Elementary School7242
Galesburg-Augusta Middle School6284
Schoolcraft High School3.4499
Galesburg-Augusta High School4.9348
Parchment Central Elementary School5.5292
Oakland Academy9.8163
Northeastern Elementary School7.5212
Kellogg Elementary School5.8276
Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program8.2183
Galesburg-Augusta Primary School4.3327
Climax-Scotts Elementary School6232
STEM Academy4.6260
Tobey Elementary School3370
Alamo Elementary School3.5285
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program9.1110
Woodward School for Technology and Research4.4206
Parchment Innovation Center9.199
Greenwood Elementary School8.9101
Indian Prairie Elementary School3.4204
Northglade Montessori School2.2273
Schoolcraft Middle School2.5237
Cooper Elementary School2.3259
Indian Lake Elementary School1.8285
Schoolcraft Elementary School1.2335
Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy10.837
Vicksburg Pathways High School2.2138
Forest Academy4.566
Youth Center School4.743
Gull Lake Gateway Academy333
Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education254
Valley Center School032
Transition Services031
Youth Advancement Academy029

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Comstock Compass High SchoolComstock Middle SchoolPortage Central Middle School12th Street Elementary SchoolLake Center Elementary SchoolClimax-Scotts Elementary SchoolTobey Elementary SchoolParkwood-Upjohn Elementary SchoolPortage Northern High SchoolPortage Community High SchoolLoy Norrix High SchoolAmberly Elementary SchoolMilwood Middle SchoolComstock Elementary SchoolWoods Lake Elementary:A. Magnet Center for the ArtsPortage West Middle SchoolPrairie Ridge Elementary SchoolMaple Street Magnet School for the ArtsAlamo Elementary SchoolPhoenix Alternative High SchoolGalesburg-Augusta High SchoolSchoolcraft Upper Elementary SchoolParchment Innovation CenterOakland AcademyPortage Central High SchoolKalamazoo Central High SchoolHaverhill Elementary SchoolClimax-Scotts Virtual AcademyTransition ServicesArcadia Elementary SchoolComstock High SchoolPortage North Middle SchoolNorthglade Montessori SchoolCentral Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie Elementary SchoolWashington Writers' AcademyMoorsbridge Elementary SchoolAngling Road Elementary SchoolNortheastern Elementary SchoolEl Sol Elementary SchoolSchoolcraft Middle SchoolKalamazoo Innovative Learning ProgramKellogg Elementary SchoolSpring Valley Center for ExplorationParchment North Elem. SchoolGalesburg-Augusta Primary SchoolYouth Advancement AcademyKing-Westwood Elementary SchoolYouth Center SchoolParchment Middle SchoolLincoln International Studies SchoolGalesburg-Augusta Middle SchoolGreenwood Elementary SchoolGull Lake High SchoolKalamazoo Covenant AcademyCooper Elementary SchoolParchment High SchoolKalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult ProgramVicksburg High SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolEdison Environmental Science AcademyParchment Northwood Elem. SchoolRichland Elementary SchoolWoodward School for Technology and ResearchGull Lake Gateway AcademyClimax-Scotts High SchoolIndian Lake Elementary SchoolMichigan State Board Of EducationWinchell Elementary SchoolMilwood Elementary SchoolStem AcademyForest AcademyParamount Charter AcademyVicksburg Middle SchoolParchment Central Elem. SchoolHillside Middle SchoolSchoolcraft High SchoolThomas M. Ryan Intermediate SchoolSunset Lake Elementary SchoolValley Center SchoolLinden Grove Middle SchoolGalesburg-Augusta Alternative EducationWoodsedge Learning CenterVicksburg Pathways High SchoolGull Lake Middle School

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