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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Kalamazoo County Education: 849 Asian students were enrolled in schools 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 849 Asian students enrolled in Kalamazoo County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% more 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, Asian students comprised 2.5% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 84 schools in Kalamazoo County, Portage Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 103 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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Portage Central High School7.31,420
Moorsbridge Elementary School16.1608
Portage West Middle School11.8679
Portage Northern High School5.81,252
12th Street Elementary School10.1574
Portage Central Middle School4.2740
Portage North Middle School5.4552
Kalamazoo Central High School1.61,612
Loy Norrix High School1.31,771
Haverhill Elementary School6.1379
Amberly Elementary School4526
Angling Road Elementary School5.7370
Woodland Elementary School5.6376
Linden Grove Middle School2.4705
Gull Lake High School1.8850
Lincoln International Studies School6.6226
Central Elementary School3.1448
Lake Center Elementary School2.5529
Prairie Ridge Elementary School2.8470
Milwood Magnet School1.6742
Comstock High School2.9378
Arcadia Elementary School2.8354
STEM Academy3.5260
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School1.2655
Gull Lake Middle School1691
Richland Elementary School1.6433
King-Westwood Elementary School1.2591
Northglade Montessori School2.6273
Phoenix Alternative High School2.7219
Winchell Elementary School1.2483
Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts0.9566
Portage Community High School3.6138
WoodsEdge Learning Center2.3220
Comstock Middle School1.3302
Climax-Scotts High School1.5274
Parchment High School0.9434
Milwood Elementary School0.8376
Hillside Middle School0.6512
Spring Valley Center for Exploration1.1281
Vicksburg High School0.4728
Parchment Central Elementary School1292
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts0.2860
Comstock Elementary School0.3577
Vicksburg Middle School0.3582
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy1.4143
Galesburg-Augusta Primary School0.6327
Alamo Elementary School0.7285
Elementary Sol Elementary School0.3351
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School0.2463
Sunset Lake Elementary School0.2485
Parchment Middle School0.3329
Parchment Northwood Elementary School0.6179
Washington Writers Academy0.4235
Schoolcraft High School0.2499
Oakland Academy0.6163
Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program0.5183
Indian Prairie Elementary School0.5204
Indian Lake Elementary School0.4285
Paramount Charter Academy0379
Edison Environmental Science Academy0287
Comstock Compass High School0270
Parchment North Elementary School0242
Galesburg-Augusta Middle School0284
Galesburg-Augusta High School0348
Northeastern Elementary School0212
Kellogg Elementary School0276
Climax-Scotts Elementary School0232
Tobey Elementary School0370
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program0110
Woodward School for Technology and Research0206
Parchment Innovation Center099
Greenwood Elementary School0101
Schoolcraft Middle School0237
Cooper Elementary School0259
Schoolcraft Elementary School0335
Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy037
Vicksburg Pathways High School0138
Forest Academy066
Youth Center School043
Gull Lake Gateway Academy033
Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education04
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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