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Woodward School For Technology And Research
606 Stuart Ave
Kalamazoo MI, 49007, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 269-337-0810
Ranking: 
(2,149 out of 2,213, bottom 3%)*
(2,149 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: | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 368 | 372 | 392 | 384 | 381 | 424 | 409 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 14.4% | 60 | 16.1% | 55 | 14.0% | 68 | 17.7% | 71 | 18.6% | 64 | 15.1% | 71 | 17.4% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 19.0% | 59 | 15.9% | 78 | 19.9% | 65 | 16.9% | 66 | 17.3% | 68 | 16.0% | 72 | 17.6% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 16.8% | 74 | 19.9% | 65 | 16.6% | 69 | 18.0% | 65 | 17.1% | 64 | 15.1% | 69 | 16.9% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 18.8% | 58 | 15.6% | 60 | 15.3% | 66 | 17.2% | 69 | 18.1% | 66 | 15.6% | 48 | 11.7% |
| Grade 4: | 57 | 15.5% | 57 | 15.3% | 67 | 17.1% | 59 | 15.4% | 56 | 14.7% | 52 | 12.3% | 67 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 57 | 15.5% | 64 | 17.2% | 67 | 17.1% | 57 | 14.8% | 54 | 14.2% | 66 | 15.6% | 40 | 9.8% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 189 | 51.4% | 185 | 49.7% | 206 | 52.6% | 191 | 49.7% | 192 | 50.4% | 216 | 50.9% | 231 | 56.5% |
| Female: | 179 | 48.6% | 187 | 50.3% | 186 | 47.4% | 193 | 50.3% | 181 | 47.5% | 200 | 47.2% | 174 | 42.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.7% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 23 | 5.4% | 5 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 6.3% | 17 | 4.6% | 15 | 3.8% | 10 | 2.6% | 14 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 267 | 72.6% | 263 | 70.7% | 276 | 70.4% | 288 | 75.0% | 277 | 72.7% | 312 | 73.6% | 297 | 72.6% |
| White: | 51 | 13.9% | 66 | 17.7% | 70 | 17.9% | 77 | 20.1% | 80 | 21.0% | 85 | 20.0% | 95 | 23.2% |
| 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: | 27 | 7.3% | 25 | 6.7% | 28 | 7.1% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 334 | 90.8% | 329 | 88.4% | 346 | 88.3% | 340 | 88.5% | 316 | 82.9% | 349 | 82.3% | 310 | 75.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.3% | 8 | 2.0% | 12 | 3.1% | 21 | 5.5% | 9 | 2.1% | 17 | 4.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.10 | 13.26 | 14.10 | 16.48 | 16.08 | 15.40 | 16.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 77.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 71.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 76.1% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.2% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 92.4% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.2% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 26.9% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7.1% | 30.5% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 77.3% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 72.7% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 76.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 78.4% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 86.5% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 82% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 49.3% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 57.5% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 36.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 35.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 40.7% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 43.6% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 62.3% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 69.8% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 83.1% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 84.3% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 26.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 33.9% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 64.6% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 70.8% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 71.2% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 66.8% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 70.6% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 75.2% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 54.6% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 54.9% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 36.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 28.9% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 24.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.9% | 25.3% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 35.7% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 34.8% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 38.9% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 54.8% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 55.7% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 59.4% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 54.3% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 61.4% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 67.5% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.2% | 27.3% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 31.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 60.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 65.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 69.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 64.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 72.4% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 73% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 56.7% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 54.1% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 55.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 58.9% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 62.3% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 57.8% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 59% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 58.8% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 8.2% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 8.4% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 45.3% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 36.8% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 43% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 40.8% | 63.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 47% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 50.1% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 55.3% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 68% | 79.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 67.2% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69.9% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 65.4% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 70% | 80.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 58.2% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 57.8% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 55.9% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 60.9% | 75.7% |
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* Woodward School For Technology And Research was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.