Schools in Westwood · Kalamazoo Public School District
Westwood’s public schools beat 83% of Michigan districts
The public schools Westwood’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
94%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
72%
▲ 24 pts vs MI 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 8 pts vs MI 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
76%
▼ 7 pts vs MI 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$16.9K
▲ 2% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Westwood compares
A Test scoresC− Graduation
Michigan school districts we grade (796)Better than 83%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1,047)Better than 94%
Good confidence. Built on 341 tested students and a graduating class of 860; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Michigan’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Michigan only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Westwood.
16 schools teach Pre-K in Westwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: KingWestwood Elementary School, Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts, Winchell Elementary School and Prairie Ridge Elementary School and more.
17 schools teach K in Westwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: KingWestwood Elementary School, Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts, Winchell Elementary School and Prairie Ridge Elementary School and more.
17 schools teach 1st grade in Westwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: KingWestwood Elementary School, Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts, Winchell Elementary School and Prairie Ridge Elementary School and more.
17 schools teach 2nd grade in Westwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: KingWestwood Elementary School, Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts, Winchell Elementary School and Prairie Ridge Elementary School and more.
17 schools teach 3rd grade in Westwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: KingWestwood Elementary School, Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts, Winchell Elementary School and Prairie Ridge Elementary School and more.
15 schools teach 4th grade in Westwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: KingWestwood Elementary School, Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts, Winchell Elementary School and Prairie Ridge Elementary School and more.
15 schools teach 5th grade in Westwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: KingWestwood Elementary School, Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts, Winchell Elementary School and Prairie Ridge Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–517 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Centerin Kalamazoo
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading72%
State average 47.9%
Math43%
State average 34.6%
Westwood vs. its neighbors
Westwood’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Michigan districts.
Every school in Westwood
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Westwood · in other towns
KingWestwood Elementary School
A+531 students20:1Rate it →
Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts
D−501 students19:1Rate it →
Winchell Elementary School
D−465 students19:1Rate it →
Prairie Ridge Elementary School
D−449 students18:1Rate it →
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School
D−427 students16:1Rate it →
Edison Academy
376 students13:1Rate it →
El Sol Elementary
368 students17:1Rate it →
Milwood Elementary School
D−362 students16:1Rate it →
Arcadia Elementary School
D−355 students15:1Rate it →
Lincoln International Studies School
306 students12:1Rate it →
Northglade Montessori School
D−271 students19:1Rate it →
Spring Valley Center for Exploration
D−263 students13:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Westwood
There’s no college in Westwood, but 6 are within 30 miles. The closest is Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, 1.6 miles away.
Western Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Kalamazoo
1.6 mi14,743 students
Kalamazoo CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Kalamazoo
1.6 mi1,196 students
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Kalamazoo
2.7 mi352 students
Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Texas
6 mi4,732 students
Kellogg Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Battle Creek
23.2 mi2,141 students
Glen Oaks Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sherman
29.2 mi689 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Westwood. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.