Battle Creek Montessori Academy

Summary:

Battle Creek Montessori Academy is the sole public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Battle Creek Montessori Academy District, which is ranked 458 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. With a total enrollment of 150 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools over the past three years, earning a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Battle Creek Montessori Academy struggles to meet state standards. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math for 4th and 6th grades were significantly lower than the state averages. Similarly, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, and M-Step/Science were also below state averages. The school's 8th-grade PSAT/English Language Arts proficiency rate of 45.45% in 2023-2024 was also lower than the state average of 64.5%.

Factors that may contribute to the school's academic challenges include a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (86% in 2023-2024) and a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the same year. Despite the school's per-student spending of $13,798, which is relatively high, the academic outcomes suggest the need for a closer examination of the school's resource allocation and the development of targeted interventions to address the root causes of its performance issues.

District Detail

399 20th St N
Springfield, MI 49037-4815

(269) 339-3308

SchoolDigger Rank:
458^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 141

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$13,798	$3,003	$10,795

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	0.35 mi	1	610^th
Endeavor Charter Academy	0.94 mi	1	395^th
Battle Creek Public Schools	1.05 mi	13	574^th
Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	1.25 mi	7	307^th
Arbor Academy	1.4 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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