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We value our students, parents, and staff. We look forward to forming a strong partnership in the best interest of our students. Our staff is very committed to educating our students by providing a structured environment, and through the use of a Restorative Justice model for problem-solving. Our staff works to provide a nurturing, college-going culture for all.
News & Events
![2025-26 Calendar]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762361990/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/kjoy14lal0ftafwd1aaq/KPScalendar2025-26_110525.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762361990/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/kjoy14lal0ftafwd1aaq/KPScalendar2025-26_110525.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762361990/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/kjoy14lal0ftafwd1aaq/KPScalendar2025-26_110525.pdf","width":612}])
![Winter Wellness Fair]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761335015/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/sisjf1eahlrc4ljxlj8q/winterWellnessfair.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761335015/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/sisjf1eahlrc4ljxlj8q/winterWellnessfair.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761335015/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/sisjf1eahlrc4ljxlj8q/winterWellnessfair.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1761335015/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/sisjf1eahlrc4ljxlj8q/winterWellnessfair.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761335015/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/sisjf1eahlrc4ljxlj8q/winterWellnessfair.jpg","width":1545}])
![Gold Cards for Senior Citizens]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755887940/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/anbnoqbwymrqgqwlx7qb/goldcardfinal.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755887940/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/anbnoqbwymrqgqwlx7qb/goldcardfinal.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755887940/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/anbnoqbwymrqgqwlx7qb/goldcardfinal.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755887940/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/anbnoqbwymrqgqwlx7qb/goldcardfinal.jpg","width":1125}])
![Alumni Days: Central, Norrix Grads Return to Provide Tips for Success]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739304728/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/ffq3ous3fou4jrbbyu1f/Excelsior_Feb25_web1.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739304728/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/ffq3ous3fou4jrbbyu1f/Excelsior_Feb25_web1.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739304728/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/ffq3ous3fou4jrbbyu1f/Excelsior_Feb25_web1.pdf","width":756}])
Every child. Every opportunity. Every time.
Our extensive range of programs and pathways cater to each student's unique needs from early childhood to beyond graduation!
![PEEP/PreK]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717631125/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/gnmdi8abte7vnby861uy/IMG_4446.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717631125/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/gnmdi8abte7vnby861uy/IMG_4446.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717631125/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/gnmdi8abte7vnby861uy/IMG_4446.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717631125/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/gnmdi8abte7vnby861uy/IMG_4446.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717631125/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/gnmdi8abte7vnby861uy/IMG_4446.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1717631125/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/gnmdi8abte7vnby861uy/IMG_4446.jpg","width":2200}])
You can enroll in KPS before you are eligible for kindergarten as a PEEP or pre-kindergarten student!
![Elementary]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717530716/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/jm92t4yhjvdd6gcjhkfc/Arcadia-7.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717530716/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/jm92t4yhjvdd6gcjhkfc/Arcadia-7.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717530716/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/jm92t4yhjvdd6gcjhkfc/Arcadia-7.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717530716/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/jm92t4yhjvdd6gcjhkfc/Arcadia-7.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717530716/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/jm92t4yhjvdd6gcjhkfc/Arcadia-7.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1717530716/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/jm92t4yhjvdd6gcjhkfc/Arcadia-7.jpg","width":2200}])
KPS has seventeen elementary schools. It's a place to learn and grow through grade 5!
![Middle School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715257681/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/hy0fzrgytcbbo6hbxwwa/LindenGrovePhotos-6.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715257681/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/hy0fzrgytcbbo6hbxwwa/LindenGrovePhotos-6.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1715257681/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/hy0fzrgytcbbo6hbxwwa/LindenGrovePhotos-6.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1715257681/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/hy0fzrgytcbbo6hbxwwa/LindenGrovePhotos-6.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1715257681/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/hy0fzrgytcbbo6hbxwwa/LindenGrovePhotos-6.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1715257681/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/hy0fzrgytcbbo6hbxwwa/LindenGrovePhotos-6.jpg","width":2200}])
Getting ready to make the leap from elementary school to middle school is an exciting time for your child! We have four middle schools with great academic, extracurricular and athletic opportunities.
![High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717630826/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/wbysme3rlzp5fbqcodce/IMG_10131.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717630826/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/wbysme3rlzp5fbqcodce/IMG_10131.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717630826/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/wbysme3rlzp5fbqcodce/IMG_10131.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717630826/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/wbysme3rlzp5fbqcodce/IMG_10131.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717630826/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/wbysme3rlzp5fbqcodce/IMG_10131.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717630826/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/wbysme3rlzp5fbqcodce/IMG_10131.jpg","width":2016}])
There are four high schools in KPS. Only graduates of KPS can earn The Kalamazoo Promise.
![Beyond]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717632316/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/bkf1i3qrrt7uec1y4kqd/Beyond1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717632316/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/bkf1i3qrrt7uec1y4kqd/Beyond1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717632316/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/bkf1i3qrrt7uec1y4kqd/Beyond1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717632316/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/bkf1i3qrrt7uec1y4kqd/Beyond1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717632316/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/bkf1i3qrrt7uec1y4kqd/Beyond1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717632316/kalamazoopublicschoolscom/bkf1i3qrrt7uec1y4kqd/Beyond1.jpg","width":2048}])
Students have many options once they leave KPS to further their education.