Amberly Elementary School
6637 Amberly St
Portage MI, 49024, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 269-323-5900
Ranking:
(281 out of 2,213, top 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Portage Public Schools
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: | 32 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 551 | 541 | 518 | 537 | 567 | 560 | 556 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 98 | 17.8% | 91 | 16.8% | 103 | 19.9% | 115 | 21.4% | 116 | 20.5% | 131 | 23.4% | 111 | 20.0% |
Grade 1: | 81 | 14.7% | 87 | 16.1% | 88 | 17.0% | 83 | 15.5% | 98 | 17.3% | 73 | 13.0% | 86 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 83 | 15.1% | 95 | 17.6% | 81 | 15.6% | 91 | 16.9% | 74 | 13.1% | 87 | 15.5% | 85 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 102 | 18.5% | 88 | 16.3% | 98 | 18.9% | 78 | 14.5% | 90 | 15.9% | 91 | 16.3% | 85 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 83 | 15.1% | 101 | 18.7% | 75 | 14.5% | 75 | 14.0% | 99 | 17.5% | 80 | 14.3% | 98 | 17.6% |
Grade 5: | 104 | 18.9% | 79 | 14.6% | 73 | 14.1% | 95 | 17.7% | 83 | 14.6% | 98 | 17.5% | 91 | 16.4% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 294 | 53.4% | 303 | 56.0% | 289 | 55.8% | 301 | 56.1% | 313 | 55.2% | 302 | 53.9% | 294 | 52.9% |
Female: | 257 | 46.6% | 238 | 44.0% | 229 | 44.2% | 236 | 43.9% | 244 | 43.0% | 248 | 44.3% | 257 | 46.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 28 | 5.1% | 29 | 5.4% | 27 | 5.2% | 23 | 4.3% | 32 | 5.6% | 39 | 7.0% | 36 | 6.5% |
Hispanic: | 26 | 4.7% | 33 | 6.1% | 27 | 5.2% | 29 | 5.4% | 16 | 2.8% | 17 | 3.0% | 17 | 3.1% |
Black: | 38 | 6.9% | 37 | 6.8% | 32 | 6.2% | 46 | 8.6% | 63 | 11.1% | 64 | 11.4% | 55 | 9.9% |
White: | 395 | 71.7% | 394 | 72.8% | 403 | 77.8% | 407 | 75.8% | 450 | 79.4% | 438 | 78.2% | 447 | 80.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 61 | 11.1% | 45 | 8.3% | 24 | 4.6% | 28 | 5.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 177 | 32.1% | 174 | 32.2% | 164 | 31.7% | 132 | 24.6% | 141 | 24.9% | 87 | 15.5% | 60 | 10.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.7% | 15 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.3% | 17 | 3.0% | 9 | 1.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.32 | 18.02 | 19.56 | 18.59 | 18.10 | 18.40 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 97.9% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.4% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 96.7% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 96.1% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 96.9% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 99% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 53.1% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 61.9% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 95.4% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 95.2% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 95.7% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 94.3% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 83.3% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 81.3% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 56.7% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 71.7% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 70.1% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 93.5% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 95% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 94.7% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 96.2% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 94% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 46% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 60.3% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95.8% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.2% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 94.1% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 93.9% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.7% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 86.1% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 63.3% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 53.5% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 60.8% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 60% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 59.9% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 54.2% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 63.5% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 90.8% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 91.5% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.3% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 89.8% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 88.7% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 49.7% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 57% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.8% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95.8% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 94.3% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 92.8% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 94.5% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 91.9% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 84.7% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 84.1% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 90.5% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.3% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 95.5% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 91.6% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 94% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 89.2% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 21.9% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 19.5% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 73.2% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 67.8% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 80.1% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 78.9% | 63.4% |
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* Amberly Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.