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Minges Brook School

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Minges Brook School ranks 740 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

740^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Minges Brook School is an elementary school in Battle Creek, MI, serving 368 students in grades PK through 4th grade within the Lakeview School District (Calhoun). The school has shown steady improvement over the past decade, climbing from the 25th percentile statewide in 2016-2017 to the 50th percentile in the most recent school year, indicating a positive upward trajectory.

Minges Brook has several notable strengths that set it apart. The school demonstrates exceptional success in 3rd-grade math, with 55.6% of students proficient in the most recent school year—significantly outperforming both the district (44%) and state (42.9%) averages. This strength has been consistent, with an even more impressive 66.7% proficiency rate in the prior year. Additionally, the school has earned a 4-star rating for its work with African American students, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide for this group—a remarkable achievement that has been consistently strong over the past three years. When compared to schools in the neighboring Battle Creek Public Schools district, Minges Brook is a high performer, with schools like Ann J Kellogg School and Post Franklin School showing proficiency rates in the low teens.

However, parents should be aware of two key challenges. First, there is a significant drop-off in academic performance between 3rd and 4th grade. While 3rd-grade math is a clear strength, 4th-grade math proficiency falls to 34.7%, below both district and state averages. Similarly, 4th-grade English Language Arts proficiency drops to 31.9%, well below the district (39.8%) and state (41.3%) averages. This transition point appears to be a critical area of concern. Second, chronic absenteeism stands at 30.4%, higher than district and state averages, though it has improved from a post-pandemic high of 48%. Within the Lakeview district, Minges Brook sits in the middle—outperforming Prairieview School but lagging behind Westlake Elementary School and Riverside Elementary School, which show stronger 4th-grade performance. The school's ability to maintain its early-grade success into later grades will be key to its continued improvement.

368

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,295

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

94.3%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 3.4% (any vaccine)

435 Lincoln Hill Dr
Battle Creek, MI 49015-3900

(269) 565-4500

District: Lakeview School District (Calhoun)

Students who attend Minges Brook School usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeview Middle School
High:	Lakeview High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.8%

African American:

20.1%

Two or more races:

17.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Lakeview School District (Calhoun)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Michigan avg40%

740^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Lakeview School District (Calhoun)

359^th of 625Lakeview School District (Calhoun) 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	47.6	740 of 1492	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	748 of 1488	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	680 of 1486	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	708 of 1470	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	764 of 1344	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	817 of 1153	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	949 of 1408	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	938 of 1448	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.6	1100 of 1466	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	1009 of 1548	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.6	634 of 1580	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	31.2	1143 of 1533	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.2	897 of 1563	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.0	1191 of 1566	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.6	1139 of 1552	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.3	1076 of 1552	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	1054 of 1589	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.2	1048 of 1577	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.9	982 of 1565	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.3	773 of 1545	50.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	64 of 388	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	81 of 369	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	86 of 348	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	95 of 321	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	725 of 1343	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	673 of 1338	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	445 of 1342	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	583 of 1321	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	580 of 1106	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	503 of 902	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	838 of 1171	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	738 of 1443	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	773 of 1352	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	747 of 1346	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	487 of 1381	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	518 of 1350	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	544 of 1099	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.7	545 of 749	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	753 of 1134	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	982 of 1397	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	732 of 1372	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	754 of 1366	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	825 of 1347	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	830 of 1334	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	881 of 1139	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	814 of 915	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	910 of 1196	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1054 of 1446	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	45 of 93	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	25 of 78	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	370 of 1199	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	674 of 1206	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	714 of 1204	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	449 of 1198	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	422 of 1102	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	569 of 1005	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	764 of 1128	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	953 of 1253	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)84th percentile+33 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math44%+3 vs state

English Language Arts34%-6 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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								94.3%	3.4%	$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								87.7%	9.2%	$17,207	$1,560	$15,648
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								93.4%	1.6%	$15,883	$989	$14,894
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		81.3%	18.8%	$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								90.6%	6.3%	$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)																	88.7%	3.2%	$21,283	$3,592	$17,691
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								89.2%	6.2%	$17,753	$1,338	$16,416
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								88.7%	4.8%	$16,762	$1,327	$15,435
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		84.6%	15.4%	$14,561	$1,843	$12,718
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 Minges Brook School

How many students attend Minges Brook School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Minges Brook School.

What district is Minges Brook School in?

Lakeview School District (Calhoun)

Is Minges Brook School a good school?

Minges Brook School ranks 740^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Minges Brook School?

Students at Minges Brook School are 45% White, 20% African American, 17% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Minges Brook School attend?

Students who attend Minges Brook School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeview Middle School
High : Lakeview High School

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