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Spring Valley Center For Exploration Primary School
3530 Mount Olivet Rd
Kalamazoo MI, 49004, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 269-337-0750
Ranking:
(2,104 out of 2,213, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 23 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 356 | 394 | 381 | 375 | 367 | 412 | 406 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 51 | 14.3% | 62 | 15.7% | 62 | 16.3% | 63 | 16.8% | 63 | 17.2% | 67 | 16.3% | 57 | 14.0% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 18.3% | 74 | 18.8% | 68 | 17.8% | 67 | 17.9% | 66 | 18.0% | 59 | 14.3% | 64 | 15.8% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 17.1% | 59 | 15.0% | 65 | 17.1% | 68 | 18.1% | 51 | 13.9% | 58 | 14.1% | 67 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 49 | 13.8% | 70 | 17.8% | 70 | 18.4% | 48 | 12.8% | 51 | 13.9% | 62 | 15.0% | 60 | 14.8% |
Grade 4: | 64 | 18.0% | 71 | 18.0% | 58 | 15.2% | 57 | 15.2% | 65 | 17.7% | 63 | 15.3% | 52 | 12.8% |
Grade 5: | 66 | 18.5% | 58 | 14.7% | 58 | 15.2% | 72 | 19.2% | 71 | 19.3% | 53 | 12.9% | 52 | 12.8% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 188 | 52.8% | 209 | 53.0% | 196 | 51.4% | 203 | 54.1% | 180 | 49.0% | 205 | 49.8% | 195 | 48.0% |
Female: | 168 | 47.2% | 185 | 47.0% | 185 | 48.6% | 172 | 45.9% | 179 | 48.8% | 199 | 48.3% | 207 | 51.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 48 | 11.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 37 | 10.4% | 39 | 9.9% | 27 | 7.1% | 31 | 8.3% | 30 | 8.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 9.9% |
Black: | 195 | 54.8% | 207 | 52.5% | 201 | 52.8% | 194 | 51.7% | 196 | 53.4% | 195 | 47.3% | 192 | 47.3% |
White: | 87 | 24.4% | 111 | 28.2% | 127 | 33.3% | 139 | 37.1% | 131 | 35.7% | 163 | 39.6% | 164 | 40.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 30 | 8.4% | 29 | 7.4% | 18 | 4.7% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 306 | 86.0% | 330 | 83.8% | 299 | 78.5% | 281 | 74.9% | 283 | 77.1% | 296 | 71.8% | 268 | 66.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 6.2% | 26 | 6.6% | 23 | 6.0% | 21 | 5.6% | 18 | 4.9% | 36 | 8.7% | 48 | 11.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.79 | 15.18 | 18.68 | 13.79 | 14.06 | 14.00 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 77.3% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 71.4% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 76.1% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 81.2% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 92.4% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 93.2% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 26.9% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 30.5% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 77.3% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 72.7% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 76.4% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 78.4% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 86.5% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 82% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 49.3% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 57.5% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 36.9% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 35.2% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 40.7% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 43.6% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 62.3% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 69.8% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 65.8% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 69% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 83.1% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 84.3% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 26.4% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 33.9% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 64.6% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 70.8% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 71.2% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 66.8% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 70.6% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 75.2% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 54.6% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 54.9% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 36.6% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 28.9% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 24.1% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 25.3% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 35.7% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 34.8% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 38.9% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 54.8% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 55.7% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 59.4% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 54.3% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 61.4% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 67.5% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 14% | 27.3% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 31.8% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 60.5% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.4% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64.1% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 72.4% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 73% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 56.7% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 54.1% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55.5% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 58.9% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 62.3% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 57.8% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 59% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 58.8% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 8.2% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 3.4% | 8.4% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 45.3% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 36.8% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 43% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 40.8% | 63.4% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 47% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 50.1% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 55.3% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 68% | 79.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 67.2% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 69.9% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 65.4% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 70% | 80.5% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 58.2% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 57.8% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 55.9% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 60.9% | 75.7% |
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* Spring Valley Center For Exploration 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.