Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARPER CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261773005438
Sonoma Elementary
4640 B DR S, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49015 · (269) 441-7800 · Calhoun County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
111 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 7% smaller than its 4th grade class (70).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Harper Creek Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
39.1%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sonoma Elementary
Sonoma Elementary's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoma Elementary this school | 351 | 31.6% | 40.3% |
| Cherry Knoll Elementary School TRAVERSE CITY | 333 | 29.7% | 43.8% |
| Tecumseh Acres Early Learning Center TECUMSEH | 360 | 33.3% | 31.3% |
| Emma Murphy Elementary School METAMORA | 374 | 31.0% | 47.7% |
| Ardmore Elementary School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 370 | 29.5% | 43.1% |
| Lottie M Schmidt Elem School CHESTERFIELD | 338 | 28.4% | 45.9% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sonoma Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #710 of 1,085 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #701 of 1,072 | #9 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #740 of 1,139 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #885 of 1,630 | #5 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #848 of 1,424 | #17 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #797 of 1,424 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #1,195 of 1,563 | #27 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #378 of 440 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
351
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 351 | 21.3 | 16.5:1 | 32% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 23.3 | 16.4:1 | 46% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 24.2 | 15.6:1 | 45% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 40% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 42% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 20 | 16.2:1 | 37% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 40% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 23% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sonoma Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (344 to 351); teachers up 1% (21 to 21.3).
About Sonoma Elementary
Among the schools in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, is Sonoma Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 351 students in kindergarten through 4.
The district, Harper Creek Community Schools, has 2,778 students enrolled across 5 schools.
About 82% of the student body at Sonoma Elementary is White. Other reported shares: 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.5:1, with 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is close to the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Sonoma Elementary is 32%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Calhoun County is 56%.
The allk12 Grade for Sonoma Elementary is C-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Sonoma Elementary is 12.0 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Michigan.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Calhoun County show that the median household income is $63,177, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Sonoma Elementary, Calhoun County has 55 other public schools.
Nearby, Minges Brook School is about 3.2 miles away. Within five miles of Sonoma Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Sonoma Elementary is 4th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Sonoma Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 343 in 2020-21, 351 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Sonoma Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
133,778
Census ACS
Median income
$63,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,982 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harper Creek Community Schools
- Harper Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Harper Creek High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- Wattles Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Beadle Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Other schools in BATTLE CREEK
- Lakeview High SchoolHigh · 1,241 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,082 students
- Battle Creek Central High SchoolHigh · 978 students
- Harper Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Harper Creek High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- Pennfield Senior High SchoolHigh · 748 students
Other Sonoma Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sonoma Elementary. Sonoma Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- SONOMA ELEMENTARYLAS CRUCES, NM · 660 students
- Sonoma ElementaryModesto, CA · 536 students
Nearby schools
- Minges Brook School3.2 mi · 368
- Harper Creek High School3.2 mi · 823
- Harper Creek Middle School3.3 mi · 896
- Westlake Elementary School4.1 mi · 349
- Riverside Elementary School4.2 mi · 350
- Lakeview High School4.5 mi · 1,241
Frequently asked questions
About Sonoma ElementaryHow large is Sonoma Elementary?
Sonoma Elementary enrolls approximately 351 students in grades KG-04.
Is Sonoma Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sonoma Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Sonoma Elementary?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Sonoma Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Sonoma Elementary?
Student demographics at Sonoma Elementary are roughly 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Sonoma Elementary?
Sonoma Elementary is overseen by Harper Creek Community Schools in Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.