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Pennfield Senior High School

Q: Is Pennfield Senior High School a good school?

Pennfield Senior High School ranks 381 st of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 48% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Pennfield Senior High School is a public high school located in Battle Creek, Michigan, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 778 students. The school is part of the Pennfield Schools district, which has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and rating in recent years.

Pennfield Senior High School's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male and white students performing relatively better compared to their peers statewide. However, the school's performance for Hispanic, multi-racial, special education, and low socioeconomic status students is below average. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.7% and 90.1%, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.6% to 8.1% in recent years. Additionally, Pennfield Senior High School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.3% to 30.8%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Lakeview High School, Bellevue JrSr High School, and Harper Creek High School, Pennfield Senior High School generally performs worse on key metrics like statewide ranking, graduation rates, and academic proficiency. While the school has increased its spending per student, this has not yet resulted in significant improvements in student outcomes. Addressing these challenges will be crucial for Pennfield Senior High School to better serve its students and community.

748

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,753

Per pupil spending ?

50.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8299 Pennfield Rd
Battle Creek, MI 49017-8106

(269) 961-9770

District: Pennfield Schools

Feeder schools for Pennfield Senior High School:

Elementary:	North Pennfield Elementary
	Pennfield Dunlap Elementary
	Pennfield Purdy School
Middle:	Pennfield Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Michigan avg43%

Middle school

321^st of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 32 pts since 2024

From bottom 32% (2024) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

381^st of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

368^th of 613Pennfield 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	321 of 890	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	607 of 897	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	272 of 789	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.7	628 of 771	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	265 of 832	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.2	648 of 836	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	360 of 798	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	525 of 786	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	162 of 190	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	201 of 244	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	356 of 696	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	608 of 701	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	381 of 739	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	496 of 743	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	539 of 735	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	447 of 531	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	472 of 561	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	327 of 666	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	475 of 824	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.8	334 of 835	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.2	436 of 852	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.4	577 of 832	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.6	433 of 799	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.6	422 of 805	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.0	317 of 773	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.9	253 of 784	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	338 of 765	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.4	209 of 754	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	73.3	223 of 750	70.3%	★★★★☆
2007	75.7	170 of 767	77.8%	★★★★☆
2006	57.0	372 of 705	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	392 of 629	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	412 of 619	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	443 of 611	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	360 of 416	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	426 of 462	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	318 of 554	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	451 of 710	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	12.1	180 of 201	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	398 of 635	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	441 of 654	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	490 of 614	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	253 of 532	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	466 of 755	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	326 of 628	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	458 of 633	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	518 of 611	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	391 of 440	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	382 of 472	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	297 of 543	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	442 of 707	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	108 of 127	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	61 of 125	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.6	235 of 315	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	387 of 639	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	518 of 638	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	512 of 647	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	436 of 492	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	452 of 516	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	345 of 582	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	422 of 708	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-46 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-49 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2018)10th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%~ state avg

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing49%-6 vs state

Social Studies43%~ state avg

Science42%+4 vs state

Mathematics28%-3 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

I am a former student of the Pennfield School District. Back when I went through there the stats were much higher. What has happened there that things have made such a down turn? Especially the past few years? Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pennfield Senior High School	Public	8-12	8299 Pennfield Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 961-9770	748	34	22.1	50.7%	606 (81.0%)	29 (3.9%)	40 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.5%)	48.5	381^st of 739 public high schools	48.4%		32	496^th of 743 public high schools	33.2%	115	67.1	27.6	49.3	19.1			46.0	38.5	44.7	40.7	$12,753	$899	$11,854
Calhoun Area Career Center	Public	10-12	475 Roosevelt Ave E	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Calhoun Intermediate School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 968-2271	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
WK Kellogg Preparatory High School	Public	8-12	100 Van Buren St W	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9672	173	8	22.9	77.5%	44 (25.4%)	87 (50.3%)	16 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (14.5%)								(n/a)			12.1								$12,300	$3,453	$8,847
Battle Creek Central High School	Public	9-12	100 Van Buren St W	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 213-3500	978	58	16.9	61.9%	264 (27.0%)	409 (41.8%)	150 (15.3%)	13 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	135 (13.8%)	7	693^rd of 739 public high schools	6.2%		7.9	685^th of 743 public high schools	7.8%	8			24.3	5.3				5.4		13.4	$20,422	$3,892	$16,530
Battle Creek MathSci Center	Public, Magnet	8-12	171 Michigan Ave W	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 965-9440	1	13	.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$18,836	$3,348	$15,488
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	35 Hamblin Ave W	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 965-6486	370	6	59.6	61.9%	268 (72.4%)	43 (11.6%)	24 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	7.2	690^th of 739 public high schools	6.6%		12	654^th of 743 public high schools	12.0%	36			25.0					10.2		10.2	$6,488	$270	$6,219
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	765 Upton Ave	Springfield	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Area Learning Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 565-2460	194	13	15.2	88.7%	116 (59.8%)	36 (18.6%)	13 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (13.9%)	4.4	723^rd of 739 public high schools	2.2%		13.1	647^th of 743 public high schools	12.9%	76								5.7		9.4	$11,479	$1,096	$10,383
Lakeview Alternative High School	Public	9-12	15 Arbor St	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	No	(269) 565-2452	67	1	47.8	68.7%	33 (49.3%)	19 (28.4%)	6 (9.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.9%)								(n/a)											$10,525	$1,049	$9,476
Lakeview High School	Public	9-12	15060 Helmer Rd S	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	No	No	No	No	(269) 565-3700	1,241	66	18.8	48.5%	633 (51.0%)	163 (13.1%)	168 (13.5%)	151 (12.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (9.8%)	51.2	356^th of 739 public high schools	51.8%		54.2	305^th of 743 public high schools	59.0%	51			50.7	19.7				40.7		41.4	$14,277	$1,141	$13,136
Bellevue JrSr High School	Public	7-12	576 Love Hwy	Bellevue	49021	Eaton County	Bellevue Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 763-9413	281	14	19.7	44.1%	249 (88.6%)	4 (1.4%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	13 (4.6%)	36.3	466^th of 739 public high schools	36.9%		52.4	324^th of 743 public high schools	56.4%	142	52.8	9.4	47.7	11.4	17.8	20.0	23.1	37.2	34.6	27.9	$15,148	$1,496	$13,652

Frequently Asked Questions about Pennfield Senior High School

How many students attend Pennfield Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 748 students attended Pennfield Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Pennfield Senior High School?

Students at Pennfield Senior High School are 81% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What district is Pennfield Senior High School in?

Pennfield Schools

What schools feed into Pennfield Senior High School?

Pennfield Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North Pennfield Elementary
Elementary : Pennfield Dunlap Elementary
Elementary : Pennfield Purdy School
Middle : Pennfield Middle School

Is Pennfield Senior High School a good school?

Pennfield Senior High School ranks 381^st of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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