Lakeview Middle School

Lakeview Middle School, a sizable middle-grades school in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, run under Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun), educates 1,082 students, covering grades 5 through 8. That puts it 116% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun) runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,706 students. Lakeview Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lakeview Middle School records that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 14% Asian, 14% multiracial, 14% Black, 13% Hispanic. By comparison, Calhoun County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lakeview Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 31.6%.

Around the school, Calhoun County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,177, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lakeview Middle School is one of 56 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students).

The closest other public school is Prairieview School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Lakeview Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,339 (now 1,082). Over the same period, the White share declined from 59% to 44%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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