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Beadle Lake Elementary School

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Beadle Lake Elementary School ranks 693 rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

693^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Beadle Lake Elementary School in Battle Creek, MI, serves 333 students in Pre-K through 4th grade as part of the Harper Creek Community Schools district, and has become a standout success story with a remarkable climb from a 1-star to a 3-star rating over the past four years.

What truly sets Beadle Lake apart is its sustained, four-year improvement trajectory—jumping from the 29th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 54th percentile in 2025-2026. This isn't a fluke; it reflects genuine, systemic progress. The school's work with special education students is especially impressive, ranking in the 55th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a dramatic leap from the 15th percentile just a few years earlier. Beadle Lake also excels at getting kids to school, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 15.8%—nearly half the state average of 27.9% and dramatically better than nearby Battle Creek Public Schools elementaries like Verona Elementary (42.8%) or Post Franklin School (54.3%). Even more notable, Beadle Lake achieves these results while serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (47%) than its district peers, yet it now outperforms both Sonoma Elementary and Wattles Park Elementary in overall state ranking.

For parents, the most encouraging news is the school's momentum. Third-grade ELA proficiency (45%) now exceeds both district and state averages, and attendance improvements—dropping from 23% to 15.8% chronic absenteeism in a single year—suggest even stronger results ahead. The school spends its resources efficiently, achieving better outcomes than nearby schools that spend thousands more per student. While math proficiency and a gender performance gap (girls rank 28 percentile points higher than boys) remain areas for focus, Beadle Lake's trajectory suggests its leadership and instructional strategies are working. For families seeking an elementary school in the Battle Creek area that is clearly on the rise, Beadle Lake offers compelling evidence of meaningful, measurable improvement.

333

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,753

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8175 C Dr N
Battle Creek, MI 49014-7548

(269) 441-3295

District: Harper Creek Community Schools

Students who attend Beadle Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harper Creek Middle School
High:	Harper Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Two or more races:

11.1%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

Michigan avg40%

693^rd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Harper Creek Community Schools

276^th of 625Harper Creek Community 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	50.3	693 of 1492	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	717 of 1488	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	904 of 1486	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	869 of 1470	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	949 of 1344	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	834 of 1153	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1026 of 1408	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	996 of 1448	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.9	1015 of 1466	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.0	869 of 1548	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.4	894 of 1580	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.6	828 of 1533	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.9	1090 of 1563	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.7	1075 of 1566	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.5	1120 of 1552	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.8	1322 of 1552	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.9	1227 of 1589	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.5	1006 of 1577	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.7	1103 of 1565	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.2	1083 of 1545	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	511 of 1343	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	626 of 1338	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.9	944 of 1342	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1087 of 1321	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	813 of 902	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	900 of 1171	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	952 of 1443	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	707 of 1352	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	764 of 1346	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	928 of 1381	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	970 of 1350	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	983 of 1099	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	794 of 1134	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	984 of 1397	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	911 of 1372	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.7	779 of 1366	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	856 of 1347	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	572 of 1334	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	652 of 1139	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	633 of 915	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	946 of 1196	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1005 of 1446	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	111 of 246	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.1	344 of 403	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	743 of 1199	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	712 of 1206	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	902 of 1204	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	903 of 1198	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	915 of 1102	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	767 of 1005	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	977 of 1128	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1006 of 1253	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)62nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%+3 vs state

Math38%-3 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/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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)			1269.9	1370.7	1459.4	1566.2	1670.5	1276.2	1361.2	1445.3	1559.6	1661.4	1463.4		1454.6		$13,691	$2,639	$11,051
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
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
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		1463.9		$21,369	$2,941	$18,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Beadle Lake Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Beadle Lake Elementary School?

Students at Beadle Lake Elementary School are 76% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Beadle Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Beadle Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harper Creek Middle School
High : Harper Creek High School

Is Beadle Lake Elementary School a good school?

Beadle Lake Elementary School ranks 693^rd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beadle Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Beadle Lake Elementary School.

What district is Beadle Lake Elementary School in?

Harper Creek Community Schools

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