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Arbor Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Arbor Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 192 students in grades K-8 in Battle Creek, Michigan. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low test scores, and a high percentage of students from low-income families.

Arbor Academy's performance is consistently lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2022-2023, only 19.23% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 40.9%. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is also very high, ranging from 55.3% to 57.6% over the past 3 years, significantly higher than the nearby Prairieview School and other local schools. Additionally, Arbor Academy has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.81% to 86.26% over the past 3 years.

While Arbor Academy's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools, such as Dudley School and Ann J Kellogg School, the school does have a diverse student population, with a roughly even split between White, African American, and Hispanic students. However, the school's performance, as measured by its statewide ranking and Battle Creek Public Schools district rating, has declined over the past decade, dropping from a 2-star rating in 2015-2016 to a 1-star rating in recent years.

154

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,691

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Arbor St
Battle Creek, MI 49015-2903

(269) 963-5851

District: Arbor Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.8%

African American:

29.2%

Hispanic:

24.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2011 → 24th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 28% Michigan)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2011

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg48%

Not ranked this year

Arbor Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	1110 of 1470	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1268 of 1408	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1231 of 1448	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	1087 of 1466	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.1	851 of 1548	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.4	1027 of 1580	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.1	1245 of 1533	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.0	1132 of 1563	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.9	1145 of 1566	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.0	1076 of 1552	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.5	838 of 1552	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.6	866 of 1589	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	1090 of 1577	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	1241 of 1565	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.4	1256 of 1545	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	16.0	1247 of 1443	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	33.4	900 of 1350	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1137 of 1397	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	22.3	1152 of 1446	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	12.5	1167 of 1253	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2013	57.1	377 of 919	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.0	526 of 900	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	547 of 858	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.4	334 of 851	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	87.2	32 of 847	96.2%	★★★★★
2007	61.1	405 of 823	50.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2018)20th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2018)14th percentile~ school

White (2018)7th percentile-8 vs school

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arbor Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	55 Arbor St	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Arbor Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 963-5851	154	11	14.0	83.1%	52 (33.8%)	45 (29.2%)	37 (24.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.7%)								(n/a)	45.5		14.3			35.3											$13,691	$2,639	$11,051
Prairieview School	Public	PK, KG-4	1675 Iroquois Ave	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 565-4600	249	23	10.7	81.5%	94 (37.8%)	39 (15.7%)	40 (16.1%)	28 (11.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (18.5%)	12.6	1308^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.1%		10.9	1327^th of 1486 public elementary schools	10.7%	19			17.7	21.7				15.9	17.4								$19,326	$1,933	$17,392
Westlake Elementary School	Public	K-4	1184 24th St S	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	No	(269) 565-4900	349	25	14.1	57.9%	193 (55.3%)	22 (6.3%)	40 (11.5%)	51 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.3%)	67.3	454^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.5%		70.4	401^st of 1486 public elementary schools	73.0%	53			37.5	47.1				59.2	56.3								$15,883	$989	$14,894
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	650 Riverside Dr	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 565-4700	350	26	13.5	66.0%	179 (51.1%)	32 (9.1%)	55 (15.7%)	42 (12.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.4%)	59.9	561^st of 1488 public elementary schools	62.3%		55.4	627^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.8%	66			36.6	51.3				47.9	46.1								$17,207	$1,560	$15,648
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	399 20th St N	Springfield	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 339-3308	141	9	15.4	85.8%	76 (53.9%)	19 (13.5%)	20 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (18.4%)	28	1037^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.3%		27.1	1066^th of 1486 public elementary schools	28.3%	29				20.0		36.4			26.7								$14,561	$1,843	$12,718
Minges Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	435 Lincoln Hill Dr	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 565-4500	368	25	14.8	64.4%	165 (44.8%)	74 (20.1%)	31 (8.4%)	30 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (17.4%)	48.3	748^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.7%		52	680^th of 1486 public elementary schools	54.2%	68			28.8	38.0				40.5	52.8								$16,295	$1,444	$14,851
Endeavor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	380 Helmer Rd N	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Endeavor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 962-9300	648	36	18.2	81.5%	209 (32.3%)	191 (29.5%)	68 (10.5%)	47 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (20.5%)	31.6	985^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.8%		28.1	1051^st of 1486 public elementary schools	29.3%	66	53.3	17.8	42.9	32.7	35.9	24.5	50.0	31.2	29.1	19.2	28.8	40.0	20.5	35.4	18.2	29.2	$14,094	$1,752	$12,342
Ann J Kellogg School	Public	3-6	306 Champion St	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9773	348	24	14.7	81.3%	100 (28.7%)	150 (43.1%)	40 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.5%)	7.1	1424^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.3%		4.7	1470^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.1%	46			13.7	15.1	19.3	3.6		11.0	9.6	6.0			12.0		4.8		$21,369	$2,941	$18,427
Post Franklin School	Public	K-2	20 Newark Ave	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9693	219	15	14.6	82.2%	56 (25.6%)	85 (38.8%)	38 (17.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (17.8%)								(n/a)																	$21,283	$3,592	$17,691
Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	960 Avenue A	Springfield	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-9150	434	31	14.0	76.0%	165 (38.0%)	113 (26.0%)	45 (10.4%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (21.9%)	9.3	1370^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.9%		12.5	1297^th of 1486 public elementary schools	12.7%	73			11.7	26.2	15.2			10.4	21.3	3.9			6.3				$21,684	$3,343	$18,341

Frequently Asked Questions about Arbor Academy

How many students attend Arbor Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 154 students attended Arbor Academy.

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What is the racial makeup of Arbor Academy?

Students at Arbor Academy are 34% White, 29% African American, 24% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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