Spring Valley Center for Exploration

Regular School · Kalamazoo, MI

Spring Valley Center for Exploration is a regular school school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serving grades PK–05 with 263 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

263

Teachers (FTE)

20.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	132	50%
Two or more races	57	22%
White	45	17%
Hispanic/Latino	23	9%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	2%
Asian	2	1%
Total enrollment	263	141M / 122F

English Language Learners: 26 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	S	36.0%	2
Reading Proficiency	S	49.6%	2
Science Proficiency	S	—	1

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.86 grade levels

Math

-0.22 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

25.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

125

47.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	263	100%

Contact & Location

3530 Mount Olivet Rd

Kalamazoo, MI 49004

Phone: (269)337-0750

http://www.kalamazoopublicschools.com

District

Kalamazoo Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,999

District enrollment: 12,239

Other Schools in District

Arcadia Elementary School Elementary
Edison Academy Elementary
El Sol Elementary Elementary
Greenwood Elementary School Elementary
Indian Prairie Elementary School Elementary
KingWestwood Elementary School Elementary
Lincoln International Studies School Elementary
Milwood Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 49004) → CensusDepth.com
Michigan population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Michigan teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

261995005672

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD