Valley View Elementary School

As a medium-sized primary school in SPRINGFIELD, Michigan, Valley View Elementary School instructs 434 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Battle Creek Public Schools.

Across the 13 schools in Battle Creek Public Schools (3,796 students total), Valley View Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Valley View Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Black, 22% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Valley View Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Valley View Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Calhoun County (around 56%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, Calhoun County reports that median household income runs about $63,177, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Valley View Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Springfield Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Valley View Elementary School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Valley View Elementary School has ticked down 22%, going from 560 students in 2018 to 434 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 13% to 4% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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