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Battle Creek Public Schools

3 VAN BUREN ST W, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49017

4,459 Students | 278 Teachers | 11 Schools

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Ann J. Kellogg School
Battle Creek Central High School
Dudley School
Fremont School
Lamora Park School
Northwestern Middle School
Post Franklin School
Springfield Middle School
Urbandale School
Valley View Elementary School
Verona Elementary School

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District Composition

36% Black

12% Hispanic

36% White

5% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

10% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Discipline

1.9x

Black students are 1.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

White students are 6.9 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

students of Two or More Races are 1.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

1.4 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.4 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

29% Black

13% Hispanic

41% White

3% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

13% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

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State

Students

64% Nonwhite Students

100%

65% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

100%

69% High School Graduation Rate

100%

7% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

75 students

100%

Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

100%

25% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

284 students

100%

Students Enrolled in Physics

100%

Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

100%

20% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

226 students

100%

19% Students Enrolled in Biology

211 students

100%

15% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

166 students

100%

Students Enrolled in Calculus

100%

Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

100%

Teachers & Resources

16 Students for Every Teacher

18.7

8% Inexperienced Teachers

100%

41% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

100%

6 Average Number of AP Courses per School

9.4

1.1 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

1.1

2.9

1 School With Credit Recovery Programs

1 School With Dual Enrollment Programs

Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

Schools With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

51% Black

8% Hispanic

28% White

1% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

13% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

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State

Students

1,062

Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

24% of all students in this district

1,062

119.4K

188 Total In-School Suspended Students

4% of all students in this district

188

53.6K

Total Expelled Students

2,299

Outcomes & Resources

582

Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

582

164.4

2.2Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

2.2

2.3

0 Total Arrests

699

0 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

3,670

Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.1

Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

0.6

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Heather Hudson
(269) 965-9467
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Heather Hudson
(269) 965-9467
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Monique Cheeks
(269) 965-9600
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races


Ann J. Kellogg School	BATTLE CREEK	78%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.9x
Battle Creek Central High School	BATTLE CREEK	66%	44%	80%	0 Not available	1.7x
Dudley School	BATTLE CREEK	70%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.6x
Fremont School	BATTLE CREEK	76%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lamora Park School	BATTLE CREEK	32%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.9x
Northwestern Middle School	BATTLE CREEK	68%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.1x
Post Franklin School	BATTLE CREEK	71%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Springfield Middle School	SPRINGFIELD	61%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	1.4x
Urbandale School	BATTLE CREEK	52%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Valley View Elementary School	SPRINGFIELD	55%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Verona Elementary School	BATTLE CREEK	59%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	1.8x


Ann J. Kellogg School	BATTLE CREEK	78%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Battle Creek Central High School	BATTLE CREEK	66%	44%	80%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Dudley School	BATTLE CREEK	70%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fremont School	BATTLE CREEK	76%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lamora Park School	BATTLE CREEK	32%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northwestern Middle School	BATTLE CREEK	68%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Post Franklin School	BATTLE CREEK	71%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Springfield Middle School	SPRINGFIELD	61%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Urbandale School	BATTLE CREEK	52%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Valley View Elementary School	SPRINGFIELD	55%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Verona Elementary School	BATTLE CREEK	59%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


Ann J. Kellogg School	BATTLE CREEK	78%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Battle Creek Central High School	BATTLE CREEK	66%	44%	80%	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Dudley School	BATTLE CREEK	70%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fremont School	BATTLE CREEK	76%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lamora Park School	BATTLE CREEK	32%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northwestern Middle School	BATTLE CREEK	68%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Post Franklin School	BATTLE CREEK	71%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Springfield Middle School	SPRINGFIELD	61%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Urbandale School	BATTLE CREEK	52%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Valley View Elementary School	SPRINGFIELD	55%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Verona Elementary School	BATTLE CREEK	59%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


Ann J. Kellogg School	BATTLE CREEK	78%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Battle Creek Central High School	BATTLE CREEK	66%	44%	80%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Dudley School	BATTLE CREEK	70%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fremont School	BATTLE CREEK	76%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lamora Park School	BATTLE CREEK	32%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northwestern Middle School	BATTLE CREEK	68%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Post Franklin School	BATTLE CREEK	71%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Springfield Middle School	SPRINGFIELD	61%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Urbandale School	BATTLE CREEK	52%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Valley View Elementary School	SPRINGFIELD	55%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Verona Elementary School	BATTLE CREEK	59%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


Ann J. Kellogg School	BATTLE CREEK	78%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.9x
Battle Creek Central High School	BATTLE CREEK	66%	44%	80%	0 Not available	1.8x
Dudley School	BATTLE CREEK	70%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.1x
Fremont School	BATTLE CREEK	76%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lamora Park School	BATTLE CREEK	32%	63%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northwestern Middle School	BATTLE CREEK	68%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2x
Post Franklin School	BATTLE CREEK	71%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Springfield Middle School	SPRINGFIELD	61%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Urbandale School	BATTLE CREEK	52%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Valley View Elementary School	SPRINGFIELD	55%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Verona Elementary School	BATTLE CREEK	59%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →