For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 446 students in Pennfield Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Pennfield School School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
1,986 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
101 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Pennfield Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#524 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
38%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.60
# American Indian Students
7 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
13 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
119 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
9%
# Black Students
90 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
4%
23%
# White Students
1,565 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
79%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
191 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
152
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
138
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
128
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
157
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
143
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
169
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
160
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
149
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
137
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
163
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
162
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
163
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
165
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,617 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,001 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,617
$18,370
Spending / Student
$12,001
$17,559
Best Pennfield Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pennfield Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
8587 Pennfield Rd
Battle Creek, MI 49017
(269) 961-9784
Battle Creek, MI 49017
(269) 961-9784
Grades: 6-8
| 446 students
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