Battle Creek Montessori Academy

Battle Creek Montessori Academy is a very small elementary school in Michigan, located in SPRINGFIELD. The school runs pre-K through 8 and enrolls 141 students. That compares with an average of about 369 students for elementary schools in Michigan.

Battle Creek Montessori Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.

At Battle Creek Montessori Academy, 54% of students are White. Other students are 18% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, and 13% Black. That compares with about 76% White among all Calhoun County residents. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Battle Creek Montessori Academy are from different groups.

Its ratio of 15.5:1 is based on 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 15.8:1. In all, 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 56% for public schools in Calhoun County.

In Calhoun County, the median household earns about $63,177 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Calhoun County, 56 public schools serve about 18,982 students.

Battle Creek Area Learning Center is about 0.3 miles from Battle Creek Montessori Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Battle Creek Montessori Academy in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000 (Suburb: Small). Battle Creek Montessori Academy is run as a public charter school.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 141, down from 162 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.5:1, from 23.1:1.

Battle Creek Montessori Academy has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.