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Fremont International Academy

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Fremont International Academy ranks 1081 st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1081^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Fremont International Academy is an elementary public magnet school located in Battle Creek Public Schools, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 348 students. Despite the district's low ranking and poor performance, Fremont International Academy stands out as a high-performing school, consistently outperforming both the district and the state of Michigan in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

One of the school's key strengths is its strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Fremont's 5th-grade students had a 39.1% proficiency rate in ELA, compared to just 20.8% for the district and 44.4% for the state. The school's performance is especially noteworthy for its African American students, who rank in the top 155 out of 369 Michigan elementary schools for ELA proficiency. However, the school faces challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 23.8% to 50.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Fremont International Academy also serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.39% to 71.55% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, the school's spending per student has increased from $13,400 in 2020-2021 to $16,925 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.6 to 20 students per teacher over the past few years, which may be a factor in its academic success.

345

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,925

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Emmett St E
Battle Creek, MI 49017-3303

(269) 965-9715

District: Battle Creek Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.6%

White:

23.5%

Two or more races:

21.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2022 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2022

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Battle Creek Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Math scores 19 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg14%

Michigan avg39%

1,081^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 6 pts since 2022

From bottom 22% (2022) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Battle Creek Public Schools

574^th of 613Battle Creek Public Schools among Michigan districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1081 of 1488	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1119 of 1486	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1061 of 1470	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1053 of 1344	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	155 of 369	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	192 of 348	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	158 of 321	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1103 of 1338	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1098 of 1342	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	915 of 1321	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	753 of 1106	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1019 of 1346	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1018 of 1381	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	874 of 1350	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	737 of 1099	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1033 of 1366	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1018 of 1347	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1089 of 1334	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	978 of 1139	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	77 of 93	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	62 of 78	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	43 of 81	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	716 of 1206	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	979 of 1204	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	970 of 1198	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)58th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-8 vs state

English Language Arts31%-11 vs state

Math20%-19 vs state

Social Studies17%-13 vs state

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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 (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	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
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%)	24.9	1081^st of 1488 public elementary schools	27.4%		23.2	1119^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.7%	38			26.9	26.0	39.1			15.4	21.9	20.3			32.8		17.2		$16,925	$3,839	$13,086
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		$22,151	$4,844	$17,307
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%)	6.4	1438^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.4%		5.7	1447^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.6%	9			11.8	9.7	11.1			11.5	6.3	7.8			12.5				$23,672	$5,103	$18,569
Dudley School	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)																	$25,411	$5,340	$20,071
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)																	$19,460	$5,043	$14,417
Pennfield Purdy School	Public	K-2	6510 Purdy Dr	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 961-9795	197	14	14.5	69.0%	148 (75.1%)	16 (8.1%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.6%)								(n/a)																	$15,899	$1,207	$14,692
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
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											$18,366	$2,450	$15,916
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								$15,506	$1,793	$13,713
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	$12,245	$1,797	$10,448

Frequently Asked Questions about Fremont International Academy

Is Fremont International Academy a good school?

Fremont International Academy ranks 1081^st of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Fremont International Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 345 students attended Fremont International Academy.

What district is Fremont International Academy in?

Battle Creek Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Fremont International Academy?

Students at Fremont International Academy are 43% African American, 23% White, 22% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

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