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Washington Writers Academy School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1919 Portage St
Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Phone
(269) 337-0770
District
Kalamazoo Public Schools
County
KALAMAZOO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
235
Classroom Teachers
14

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.1% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Washington Writers Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
43%
10%
42%
20%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
42%
20%
45%
20%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
38%
10%
44%
10%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
18
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 52 22.1%
Grade 1 44 18.7%
Grade 2 29 12.3%
Grade 3 40 17.0%
Grade 4 29 12.3%
Grade 5 41 17.4%
Total 235 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 18.4% 40.4% 67.0%
Black 71.1% 43.2% 19.1%
Hispanic 9.0% 14.4% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.5% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.5% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 94.5% 69.9% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 91.9% 63.0% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.6% 6.9% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 107,356 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,978.8 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 45.4% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 17.3% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.6% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 45,086 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.1% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.7% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.6% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.9% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.0% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.5% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 13.6% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,451 $91,637,000 47.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,007 $12,389,000 6.4%
Staff $807 $9,925,000 5.1%
General Administration $83 $1,017,000 0.5%
School Administration $780 $9,590,000 4.9%
Operation $1,281 $15,758,000 8.1%
Transportation $589 $7,238,000 3.7%
Other $465 $5,720,000 2.9%
Total Support $5,012 $61,637,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,352 $41,223,000 21.2%
Total Expenditures $15,815 $194,497,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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