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Amberly Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6637 Amberly St
Portage, MI 49024
Phone
(269) 323-5900
District
Portage Public Schools
County
KALAMAZOO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
526
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.2% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Amberly Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
43%
50%
42%
62%
44%
56%
43%
50%
42%
62%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
42%
60%
45%
56%
40%
58%
42%
60%
45%
56%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
43%
38%
58%
44%
28%
33%
43%
38%
58%
44%
28%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
17
18
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 98 18.6%
Grade 1 89 16.9%
Grade 2 81 15.4%
Grade 3 86 16.3%
Grade 4 81 15.4%
Grade 5 91 17.3%
Total 526 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.1% 76.9% 67.0%
Black 14.8% 7.0% 19.1%
Hispanic 9.5% 8.5% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.3% 7.6% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.8% 28.0% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 31.4% 24.8% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 3.2% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 56,874 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,416.6 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.1% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 22,763 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.5% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.7% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.7% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.6% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.0% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,009 $60,391,000 47.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $812 $7,000,000 5.5%
Staff $597 $5,142,000 4.1%
General Administration $79 $681,000 0.5%
School Administration $651 $5,606,000 4.4%
Operation $1,113 $9,591,000 7.6%
Transportation $303 $2,608,000 2.1%
Other $462 $3,979,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,017 $34,607,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,633 $31,303,000 24.8%
Total Expenditures $14,659 $126,301,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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