For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 868 students in Parchment School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle Schools in Parchment School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,349 Schools
# Students
1,566 Students
537,315 Students
# Teachers
92 Teachers
31,652 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Parchment School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 851 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 79% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#510 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)23%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
38%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)79%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
7%
9%
% Black
11%
23%
% White
68%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
13%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,416 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,510. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,957 is less than the state median of $17,693. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,416
$18,510
Spending / Student
$14,957
$17,693
Best Parchment School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Parchment Innovation Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1125 E Mosel Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49004
(269) 488-1470
Kalamazoo, MI 49004
(269) 488-1470
Grades: 6-12
| 120 students
Rank: #22.
Parchment High School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1916 E G Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49004
(269) 488-1100
Kalamazoo, MI 49004
(269) 488-1100
Grades: 8-12
| 414 students
Rank: #33.
Parchment Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
307 N Riverview Dr
Kalamazoo, MI 49004
(269) 488-1200
Kalamazoo, MI 49004
(269) 488-1200
Grades: 6-8
| 334 students
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