Battle Creek Montessori Academy

Battle Creek Montessori Academy, a very small primary school in SPRINGFIELD, Michigan, run under Battle Creek Montessori Academy, hosts 141 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 62% below typical.

Battle Creek Montessori Academy is a school of Battle Creek Montessori Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Battle Creek Montessori Academy lists that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 18% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Calhoun County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the area at large, census data for Calhoun County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,177 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Calhoun County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students), of which Battle Creek Montessori Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Battle Creek Area Learning Center, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. Battle Creek Montessori Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Battle Creek Montessori Academy's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 162 (now 141). White enrollment moved from 64% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.