Elementary · Regular · Grades PK to 8

Paramount Charter Academy, Kalamazoo, MI

Charter schoolCEP schoolParamount Charter Academy is a public elementary school in Kalamazoo, part of Paramount Charter Academy. It enrolled 373 students in 2024-25, with 15.5 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 373
Teachers (FTE): 24.0
Students per teacher: 15.5
Grades: PK to 8

This school's ratio is about the same as the district figure of 15.5. The Michigan average across schools is 16.9. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school15.5

District15.5

Michigan16.9

United States15.3

School details

Address: 3624 S Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Phone: (269)553-6400
District: Paramount Charter Academy
County: Kalamazoo County
Level: Elementary
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: Yes
Virtual: No
Locale: City: Small
NCES school ID: 260020601123

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free lunch: 324
Reduced-price lunch: 31
Free or reduced-price lunch: 35595.2% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Elementary schools elsewhere in Kalamazoo

Comstock Elementary School Comstock Public Schools
KingWestwood Elementary School Kalamazoo Public Schools
Woods Lake ElementaryA Magnet Center For The Arts Kalamazoo Public Schools
Winchell Elementary School Kalamazoo Public Schools
Prairie Ridge Elementary School Kalamazoo Public Schools
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School Kalamazoo Public Schools
Edison Academy Kalamazoo Public Schools
El Sol Elementary Kalamazoo Public Schools
Milwood Elementary School Kalamazoo Public Schools
Arcadia Elementary School Kalamazoo Public Schools
Lincoln International Studies School Kalamazoo Public Schools
STEM Academy Comstock Public Schools

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.