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Washington Writers' Academy Primary School
3333 South Westnedge Ave
Kalamazoo MI, 49008, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 269-337-0770
Ranking: 
(2,152 out of 2,213, bottom 3%)*
(2,152 out of 2,213, bottom 3%)*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: | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 318 | 358 | 329 | 332 | 336 | 319 | 349 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 35 | 11.0% | 52 | 14.5% | 50 | 15.2% | 63 | 19.0% | 67 | 19.9% | 43 | 13.5% | 67 | 19.2% |
| Grade 1: | 60 | 18.9% | 69 | 19.3% | 68 | 20.7% | 68 | 20.5% | 51 | 15.2% | 66 | 20.7% | 56 | 16.0% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 19.5% | 66 | 18.4% | 62 | 18.8% | 42 | 12.7% | 60 | 17.9% | 50 | 15.7% | 63 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 59 | 18.6% | 67 | 18.7% | 46 | 14.0% | 55 | 16.6% | 51 | 15.2% | 61 | 19.1% | 50 | 14.3% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 17.3% | 45 | 12.6% | 58 | 17.6% | 47 | 14.2% | 61 | 18.2% | 50 | 15.7% | 57 | 16.3% |
| Grade 5: | 47 | 14.8% | 59 | 16.5% | 45 | 13.7% | 57 | 17.2% | 46 | 13.7% | 49 | 15.4% | 56 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 165 | 51.9% | 196 | 54.7% | 163 | 49.5% | 170 | 51.2% | 176 | 52.4% | 168 | 52.7% | 177 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 153 | 48.1% | 162 | 45.3% | 166 | 50.5% | 162 | 48.8% | 152 | 45.2% | 143 | 44.8% | 168 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 13 | 4.1% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 5.3% | 15 | 4.2% | 12 | 3.6% | 9 | 2.7% | 22 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 204 | 64.2% | 245 | 68.4% | 224 | 68.1% | 257 | 77.4% | 236 | 70.2% | 234 | 73.4% | 247 | 70.8% |
| White: | 59 | 18.6% | 64 | 17.9% | 73 | 22.2% | 64 | 19.3% | 75 | 22.3% | 71 | 22.3% | 82 | 23.5% |
| 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: | 36 | 11.3% | 30 | 8.4% | 20 | 6.1% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 306 | 96.2% | 350 | 97.8% | 316 | 96.0% | 318 | 95.8% | 322 | 95.8% | 298 | 93.4% | 316 | 90.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.5% | 18 | 5.6% | 22 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.77 | 13.10 | 11.79 | 12.74 | 13.44 | 12.00 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 77.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 71.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 76.1% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 81.2% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 92.4% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 93.2% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 2.4% | 26.9% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 30.5% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.3% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.7% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 76.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 78.4% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 86.5% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 82% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 49.3% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 57.5% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 36.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 35.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 40.7% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18% | 43.6% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 62.3% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 69.8% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 65.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 69% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 83.1% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 84.3% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 26.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 5.4% | 33.9% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 64.6% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 70.8% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 71.2% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.8% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 70.6% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 75.2% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 54.6% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 54.9% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 36.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 28.9% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 17% | 24.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 25.3% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 35.7% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 34.8% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 38.9% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 54.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 55.7% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 59.4% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 54.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 61.4% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 67.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 27.3% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 31.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 60.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 69.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 64.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 72.4% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 73% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 56.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 54.1% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 55.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 58.9% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 62.3% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 57.8% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 59% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 58.8% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.2% | 8.2% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 8.4% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 45.3% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 36.8% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 43% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 40.8% | 63.4% |
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* Washington Writers' Academy 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.