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Sonoma Elementary

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Sonoma Elementary ranks 752 nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Sonoma Elementary is a K-4 public school in Battle Creek, MI, serving 351 students as part of the Harper Creek Community Schools district. The school has maintained a remarkably stable, middle-of-the-pack performance over the past decade, currently ranking in the 50th percentile statewide—a solid, dependable choice for families seeking consistent academics in a supportive environment.

One of Sonoma's standout strengths is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.2%, which is less than half the state average (27.9%) and better than its district peer, Beadle Lake Elementary (15.8%). This suggests a strong culture of attendance and family engagement. Academically, Sonoma posts scores at or near state averages while serving a student body where about 32% qualify for free or reduced lunch—a much lower percentage than nearby schools like Prairieview School (82% low-income) or Ann J Kellogg School (81% low-income), both of which have proficiency rates in the teens and low twenties. Sonoma's 3rd-grade math proficiency has surged from 30.6% to 51.8% over two years, now sitting nearly 9 points above the state average. The school also spends efficiently at $16,762 per student—less than many lower-performing nearby schools.

However, 4th-grade performance in both ELA and math (33.7% proficiency) remains a persistent challenge, lagging behind district and state averages. Additionally, while overall results are solid, the school is notably more effective with its female students (51st percentile) than male students (37th percentile), and performance with low-income students (31st percentile) trails the school's overall ranking. For parents, Sonoma offers a stable, well-attended elementary experience with rising 3rd-grade math scores and efficient spending—though it's worth watching how the school addresses its 4th-grade dip and achievement gaps to ensure all students thrive.

351

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,762

Per pupil spending ?

31.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4640 B Dr S
Battle Creek, MI 49015-9316

(269) 441-7800

District: Harper Creek Community Schools

Students who attend Sonoma Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Two or more races:

8.8%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 35th percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2026) from a 35th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Michigan avg40%

752^nd of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	46.5	752 of 1492	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.4	729 of 1488	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	930 of 1486	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	855 of 1470	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	871 of 1344	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	601 of 1153	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	803 of 1408	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	761 of 1448	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.5	896 of 1466	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.7	645 of 1548	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.8	648 of 1580	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.2	425 of 1533	72.3%	★★★★☆
2013	41.7	1000 of 1563	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.1	1042 of 1566	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.6	865 of 1552	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.6	803 of 1552	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.8	560 of 1589	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.5	513 of 1577	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.9	983 of 1565	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.4	1039 of 1545	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	652 of 1343	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.7	776 of 1338	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	920 of 1342	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	773 of 1321	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	748 of 1106	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	562 of 902	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	996 of 1171	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	837 of 1443	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	939 of 1352	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	948 of 1346	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1109 of 1381	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	847 of 1350	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	921 of 1099	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.8	333 of 749	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	532 of 1134	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.9	1095 of 1397	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	858 of 1372	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.1	654 of 1366	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	935 of 1347	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	918 of 1334	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	908 of 1139	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	566 of 915	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	477 of 1196	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	690 of 1446	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	786 of 1199	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	721 of 1206	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	896 of 1204	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	888 of 1198	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	873 of 1102	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	621 of 1005	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	841 of 1128	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	820 of 1253	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)51st percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math41%~ state avg

English Language Arts36%-4 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)			1275.2	1359.5	1470.0	1572.8	36.4	30.0	1356.7	1466.2	1565.2	27.3	31.3		1465.5		$14,561	$1,843	$12,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonoma Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sonoma Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sonoma Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Sonoma Elementary in?

Harper Creek Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sonoma Elementary?

Students at Sonoma Elementary are 82% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Sonoma Elementary a good school?

Sonoma Elementary ranks 752^nd of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sonoma Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Sonoma Elementary.

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