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Best Elementary Schools in Calhoun County, MI

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Schools

7,452

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedWalters Elementary138^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Endeavor Charter Academy up 161 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dudley Early Learning Center 8.6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	8.2	1406^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.1	1424^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.3%	18			13.8	13.4	16.2			10.5	11.0	9.6			13.7				$21,369	$2,941	$18,427
Lamora Park School	Public	PK, KG-2	65 Woodlawn Ave N	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9725	154	12	12.9	83.1%	51 (33.1%)	51 (33.1%)	18 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (21.4%)								(n/a)																	$23,589	$3,355	$20,234
Dudley Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-2	308 Roosevelt Ave W	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9720	117	14	8.6	81.2%	23 (19.7%)	56 (47.9%)	14 (12.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	22 (18.8%)								(n/a)																	$28,763	$3,878	$24,885
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%)	12.4	1324^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.3%		9.3	1370^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.9%	46			22.7	14.7	16.7			28.8	5.4	7.6			16.7				$21,684	$3,343	$18,341
Verona Elementary School	Public	3-5	825 Capital Ave NE	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9710	201	12	16.2	91.0%	48 (23.9%)	78 (38.8%)	33 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (20.4%)	7.7	1417^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.0%		6.4	1438^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.4%	21			9.0	17.3	16.9			4.5	10.7	7.8			12.5		6.3		$22,044	$3,379	$18,665
Fremont International Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	115 Emmett St E	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 965-9715	345	17	20.6	53.6%	81 (23.5%)	147 (42.6%)	39 (11.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (21.7%)	24	1098^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.4%		24.9	1081^st of 1488 public elementary schools	27.4%	17			24.5	41.7	27.5			26.4	16.7	20.3			22.1		16.2		$16,857	$2,457	$14,400
Northwestern Academy of Visual Performing Arts	Public	K-8	176 Limit St	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(269) 965-9607	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	28.7					9.3	3.8							10.1		18.0
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)																	$13,691	$2,639	$11,051
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%)	42.1	824^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.8%		31.6	985^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.8%	161	47.7	36.4	36.8	52.8	26.3	27.8	34.1	37.3	47.2	23.7	23.6	22.7	26.3	36.4	10.5	40.9	$14,094	$1,752	$12,342
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%)								(n/a)							36.4	30.0				27.3	31.3				$14,561	$1,843	$12,718
East Leroy Elementary School	Public	K-5	4320 K Dr S	East Leroy	49051	Calhoun County	Athens Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 729-5419	199	15	13.0	50.3%	157 (78.9%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.1%)	28.8	1020^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.6%		47.9	752^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	49.5%	268			36.0	25.7	31.3			40.0	8.6	12.5			37.5		21.9		$16,961	$1,138	$15,823
Beadle Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8175 C Dr N	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-3295	333	22	15.3	46.8%	253 (76.0%)	10 (3.0%)	28 (8.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.1%)	50.3	693^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	53.6%		50.1	717^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.8%	24			45.0	40.3				40.0	35.8								$17,753	$1,338	$16,416
Sonoma Elementary	Public	K-4	4640 B Dr S	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-7800	351	21	16.4	31.6%	289 (82.3%)	8 (2.3%)	19 (5.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.8%)	46.5	752^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	49.6%		49.4	729^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.0%	23			39.3	33.7				51.8	33.7								$16,762	$1,327	$15,435
Wattles Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	132 Wattles Rd S	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-5853	375	22	17.4	39.2%	303 (80.8%)	8 (2.1%)	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	44.1	794^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.8%		58.9	580^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.0%	214			29.7	43.0				36.5	39.2								$17,200	$1,320	$15,880
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	Public	K-4	291 W Fulton St	Homer	49245	Calhoun County	Homer Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 568-4452	319	20	15.7	66.5%	289 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	28.2	1030^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.0%		28.1	1036^th of 1488 public elementary schools	30.4%	6			24.6	34.3				24.6	29.9								$15,279	$1,094	$14,185
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%)	47.6	740^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.4%		48.3	748^th of 1488 public elementary schools	49.7%	8			36.5	31.9				55.6	34.7								$16,295	$1,444	$14,851
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%)	16.7	1244^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.6%		12.6	1308^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.1%	64			23.9	23.2				21.7	16.1								$19,326	$1,933	$17,392
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%)	55.8	614^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.8%		59.9	561^st of 1488 public elementary schools	62.3%	53			42.7	45.9				48.0	35.1								$17,207	$1,560	$15,648
Westlake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	62.9	517^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.3%		67.3	454^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.5%	63			32.2	53.2				44.1	55.1								$15,883	$989	$14,894
Mar Lee School	Public	K-8	21236 H Dr N	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Mar Lee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 781-5412	295	23	12.6	38.3%	259 (87.8%)	3 (1.0%)	26 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	53.1	658^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.9%		44.4	804^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.0%	146	72.7	21.2	51.4	56.0	32.3	48.8	50.0	51.4	24.0	22.6	27.9	20.8	45.2	50.0	19.4	53.1	$15,291	$1,158	$14,133
Walters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 N Marshall Ave	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 781-1280	293	21	14.1	37.5%	245 (83.6%)	13 (4.4%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	89.9	138^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.8%		88.4	149^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.0%	11			69.2	81.8	69.4			56.4	59.1	62.5			53.1		71.4		$15,622	$839	$14,783
Harrington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 S Clark St	Albion	49224	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 781-1261	236	20	11.6	81.8%	85 (36.0%)	95 (40.3%)	25 (10.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.3%)	7.6	1418^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.3	1417^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.8%	1			11.1	20.9	11.8			16.2	9.1				5.9				$23,817	$3,680	$20,137
Gordon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N Gordon St	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 781-1271	252	17	15.1	40.5%	206 (81.7%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	69.8	413^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.3%		77.6	297^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.0%	116			45.0	60.0	40.0			67.5	68.9	42.5			46.2		25.0		$14,642	$839	$13,803
Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	103 W Hughes St	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 781-1275	261	18	14.7	45.6%	211 (80.8%)	7 (2.7%)	19 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.4%)	79.1	278^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.4%		85.7	194^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.0%	84			48.8	86.7	58.5			63.6	57.8	43.9			40.0		46.3		$14,606	$851	$13,755
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary	Public	2-4	8465 Pennfield Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 961-9789	273	17	16.0	61.2%	208 (76.2%)	13 (4.8%)	16 (5.9%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	30	1002^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	32.8%		32.7	973^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.6%	29			27.9	33.8				30.9	26.9								$16,932	$1,243	$15,689
North Pennfield Elementary	Public	K-1	7422 Poorman Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 961-9797	188	13	15.0	63.8%	157 (83.5%)	6 (3.2%)	12 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)								(n/a)																	$18,132	$1,269	$16,863

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