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Arbor Academy School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
55 Arbor St
Battle Creek, MI 49015
Phone
(269) 963-5851
District
Arbor Academy
County
CALHOUN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
127
Classroom Teachers
11

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.5% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Arbor Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
43%
20%
42%
20%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
42%
20%
45%
20%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
38%
50%
44%
50%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
34%
50%
38%
50%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
34%
50%
37%
50%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 18 14.2%
Grade 1 20 15.7%
Grade 2 21 16.5%
Grade 3 18 14.2%
Grade 4 17 13.4%
Grade 5 11 8.7%
Grade 6 10 7.9%
Grade 7 10 7.9%
Grade 8 2 1.6%
Total 127 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 33.3% 33.3% 67.0%
Black 32.5% 32.5% 19.1%
Hispanic 30.7% 30.7% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.8% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.8% 1.8% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.2% 88.2% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 83.5% 83.5% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.7% 4.7% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.0%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 10.8%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,276 $1,051,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $512 $65,000 2.7%
Staff $157 $20,000 0.8%
General Administration $126 $16,000 0.7%
School Administration $2,898 $368,000 15.5%
Operation $3,213 $408,000 17.2%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $1,748 $222,000 9.3%
Total Support $8,654 $1,099,000 46.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,780 $226,000 9.5%
Total Expenditures $18,709 $2,376,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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