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El Sol Elementary Primary School
604 West Vine St
Kalamazoo MI, 49008, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 269-337-0230
Ranking: 
(2,022 out of 2,213, bottom 9%)*
(2,022 out of 2,213, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Kalamazoo Public School District
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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 310 | 304 | 270 | 259 | 219 | 142 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 17.1% | 53 | 17.4% | 48 | 17.8% | 51 | 19.7% | 57 | 26.0% | 36 | 25.4% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 19.0% | 65 | 21.4% | 59 | 21.9% | 58 | 22.4% | 40 | 18.3% | 40 | 28.2% |
| Grade 2: | 60 | 19.4% | 54 | 17.8% | 55 | 20.4% | 47 | 18.1% | 40 | 18.3% | 19 | 13.4% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 16.1% | 55 | 18.1% | 41 | 15.2% | 44 | 17.0% | 27 | 12.3% | 30 | 21.1% |
| Grade 4: | 52 | 16.8% | 37 | 12.2% | 44 | 16.3% | 26 | 10.0% | 35 | 16.0% | 17 | 12.0% |
| Grade 5: | 36 | 11.6% | 40 | 13.2% | 23 | 8.5% | 33 | 12.7% | 20 | 9.1% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 155 | 50.0% | 161 | 53.0% | 148 | 54.8% | 137 | 52.9% | 112 | 51.1% | 67 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 155 | 50.0% | 143 | 47.0% | 122 | 45.2% | 122 | 47.1% | 99 | 45.2% | 67 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 80 | 56.3% |
| Hispanic: | 218 | 70.3% | 224 | 73.7% | 186 | 68.9% | 169 | 65.3% | 143 | 65.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 24 | 7.7% | 25 | 8.2% | 38 | 14.1% | 45 | 17.4% | 36 | 16.4% | 36 | 25.4% |
| White: | 56 | 18.1% | 45 | 14.8% | 42 | 15.6% | 44 | 17.0% | 38 | 17.4% | 25 | 17.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 3.5% | 9 | 3.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 217 | 70.0% | 225 | 74.0% | 193 | 71.5% | 189 | 73.0% | 159 | 72.6% | 100 | 70.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 7.7% | 29 | 9.5% | 18 | 6.7% | 13 | 5.0% | 21 | 9.6% | 12 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.19 | 14.07 | 14.75 | 15.89 | 17.52 | 16.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.2% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 26.9% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 30.5% | 40.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 82% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 49.3% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 57.5% | 66.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 84.3% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 26.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 33.9% | 44.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 75.2% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 54.6% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 54.9% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 35.7% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 34.8% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 38.9% | 46.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 67.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 27.3% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15% | 31.8% | 45.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 54.1% | 70.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 58.8% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.3% | 8.2% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5% | 8.4% | 13.1% |
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* El Sol Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.