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West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School

Q: Is West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School a good school?

West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Michigan middle schools.

Q: How many students attend West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 96 students attended West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School?

Students at West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School are 64% White, 13% African American, 13% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Public, Virtual Grades 6-8

877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School is a small, fully online public school serving 96 students in grades 6-8, physically located in Battle Creek but operated by Berrien Springs Public Schools, a district based more than 60 miles away.

This virtual school is facing serious academic challenges that parents should understand before enrolling their child. The most striking concern is the student-to-teacher ratio, which was 53.3 students per teacher in the 2024-2025 school year—more than triple the ratio at every nearby traditional middle school, where ratios range from about 15:1 to 20:1. This means students receive very little direct, live instruction and are expected to do a great deal of self-guided learning. The school's state ranking has plummeted from the 20th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 2nd percentile in 2025-2026, placing it among the lowest-performing middle schools in Michigan. Test scores tell a stark story: only 3.7% of 8th graders were proficient in PSAT math in 2025-2026, compared to 33.2% statewide, and 7th-grade English proficiency fell from 26.7% to just 6.7% over the past three years. Per-student spending has also been cut by 31% since 2021-2022, dropping to $5,799 per student—less than half of what nearby public schools invest.

For context, the Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center, located less than half a mile away, serves a similar student population but achieves notably better results—47.8% proficiency in 8th-grade PSAT English versus 29.6% at this virtual school. While the school reports low chronic absenteeism at the district level, the last available school-level data from 2018-2019 showed a 67.9% chronic absenteeism rate, suggesting that tracking actual student engagement is a significant challenge in the virtual format. Over 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school's academic struggles appear tied to its instructional model and resource levels rather than the students themselves.

Students ?

53.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,799

Per pupil spending ?

76.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

35 Hamblin Ave W
Battle Creek, MI 49017-3537

(269) 441-9463

District: Berrien Springs Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

African American:

12.5%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg35%

Michigan avg41%

877^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 15 pts since 2018

From bottom 17% (2018) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Berrien Springs Public Schools

341^st of 625Berrien Springs 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	877 of 896	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	841 of 890	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	722 of 897	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	692 of 838	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	784 of 919	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	772 of 789	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	733 of 789	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	828 of 834	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	793 of 832	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	763 of 798	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	630 of 786	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	647 of 797	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	1.9	687 of 687	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	692 of 696	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	662 of 701	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	616 of 678	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-35 vs state

Science12%-27 vs state

Social Studies12%-38 vs state

Mathematics4%-30 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 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
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	35 Hamblin Ave W	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 441-9463	96	2	53.3	76.0%	61 (63.5%)	12 (12.5%)	10 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.5%)	6.1	877^th of 896 public middle schools	2.1%		8.4	841^st of 890 public middle schools	5.5%	36	29.6	3.7			1567.4	6.7			1557.1	1660.4		12.3		12.3	$5,799	$256	$5,543
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	Public, Magnet	6-8	100 Van Buren St W	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 213-3513	145	9	15.5	58.6%	28 (19.3%)	72 (49.7%)	23 (15.9%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.4%)	18.5	724^th of 896 public middle schools	19.2%		13	779^th of 890 public middle schools	12.5%	55	47.8	6.5			26.3	23.3			15.8	13.3		8.7		17.4	$21,022	$3,133	$17,888
Lakeview Middle School	Public	5-8	300 28th St S	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	No	(269) 565-3900	1,082	69	15.7	60.4%	472 (43.6%)	151 (14.0%)	144 (13.3%)	156 (14.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	154 (14.2%)	48.1	435^th of 896 public middle schools	51.5%		46.7	447^th of 890 public middle schools	49.8%	12	64.3	24.3		38.7	38.0	31.0		33.1	28.1	32.4	34.8	33.6	29.2	45.7	$14,725	$968	$13,757
Springfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1023 Avenue A	Springfield	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9640	472	32	14.7	76.5%	133 (28.2%)	183 (38.8%)	60 (12.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (19.1%)	8.8	841^st of 896 public middle schools	6.1%		10	817^th of 890 public middle schools	8.2%	24	25.5	8.2			14.2	11.7			1559.6	6.5		16.2		14.4	$22,378	$3,229	$19,150
Harper Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	7290 B Dr N	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 441-4750	896	50	18.0	32.0%	723 (80.7%)	25 (2.8%)	63 (7.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	73 (8.1%)	54.6	364^th of 896 public middle schools	59.4%		51.3	391^st of 890 public middle schools	56.1%	27	65.2	32.1		34.0	29.4	34.8		27.8	27.6	44.9	35.1	40.4	20.0	47.4	$14,284	$1,157	$13,127
Pennfield Middle School	Public	5-7	8587 Pennfield Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 961-9784	471	24	19.5	57.7%	370 (78.6%)	25 (5.3%)	28 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.3%)	19.9	705^th of 896 public middle schools	21.3%		17.6	719^th of 890 public middle schools	19.2%	14				26.1	20.5	21.1		13.0	11.3	18.0	25.2		13.9		$13,762	$884	$12,879
GalesburgAugusta Middle School	Public	5-8	750 W Van Buren St	Augusta	49012	Kalamazoo County	Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 484-2020	302	17	17.6	41.4%	255 (84.4%)	6 (2.0%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.6%)	36	558^th of 896 public middle schools	37.7%		35.4	554^th of 890 public middle schools	37.8%	4	56.8	23.9		52.3	32.9	23.0		36.0	24.7	16.2	44.2	30.7	18.6	40.9	$16,873	$637	$16,236
Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Green St	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 781-1251	541	37	14.7	45.7%	384 (71.0%)	58 (10.7%)	49 (9.1%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	48.7	429^th of 896 public middle schools	52.1%		53.8	365^th of 890 public middle schools	59.0%	64	61.8	21.9			38.6	42.2			27.2	32.6		34.3		40.4	$15,233	$859	$14,374
Gull Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	9550 M 89	Richland	49083	Kalamazoo County	Gull Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 548-3605	717	42	17.1	33.6%	579 (80.8%)	26 (3.6%)	48 (6.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.4%)	76.1	167^th of 896 public middle schools	81.4%		77.5	154^th of 890 public middle schools	82.7%	13	78.1	36.2			50.2	47.3			43.8	36.3		53.3		65.6	$12,612	$323	$12,289
Olivet Middle School	Public	4-8	255 First St	Olivet	49076	Eaton County	Olivet Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 749-9953	461	27	17.2	29.5%	423 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	55.3	358^th of 896 public middle schools	60.0%		58.2	317^th of 890 public middle schools	64.4%	41	73.6	36.8	40.4	43.0	29.3	42.3	48.6	43.0	17.4	34.6	50.5	40.9	36.6	51.1	$13,926	$745	$13,182

Frequently Asked Questions about West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School

What is the racial makeup of West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School?

Students at West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School are 64% White, 13% African American, 13% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 96 students attended West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School.

Is West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School a good school?

West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Michigan middle schools.

What district is West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School in?

Berrien Springs Public Schools

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