Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARPER CREEK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261773005439
Wattles Park Elementary School
132 WATTLES RD S, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49014 · (269) 441-5853 · Calhoun County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
147 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 | 91 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 20% larger than its 4th grade class (76).
Student demographics
33%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.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
50.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Wattles Park Elementary School
Wattles Park Elementary School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattles Park Elementary School this school | 375 | 39.2% | 45.2% |
| Whitmore Lake Elementary School WHITMORE LAKE | 401 | 38.9% | 45.5% |
| Bean Elementary School SPRING ARBOR | 409 | 37.9% | 49.9% |
| TomekEastern Elem School FENTON | 380 | 39.5% | 60.7% |
| Hopkins Elementary School HOPKINS | 393 | 38.9% | 51.5% |
| Clayton H Symons Elementary School MILAN | 356 | 41.9% | 43.5% |
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 Wattles Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #565 of 1,085 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #435 of 1,072 | #6 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #761 of 1,139 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #769 of 1,630 | #3 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,046 of 1,424 | #18 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #749 of 1,424 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #1,071 of 1,563 | #24 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #177 of 440 | #2 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
375
+43 (+13%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 375 | 21.6 | 17.4:1 | 39% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 22.3 | 17.2:1 | 56% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 22.2 | 17.0:1 | 55% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 48% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 42% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 38% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 19 | 16.0:1 | 35% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 535 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 19% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wattles Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (339 to 375); teachers up 8% (20 to 21.6).
About Wattles Park Elementary School
Wattles Park Elementary School sits in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 375 students.
Harper Creek Community Schools is responsible for 5 schools, Wattles Park Elementary School included, with 2,778 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Wattles Park Elementary School, about 81 are White. After that, the student body is 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The diversity index for Wattles Park Elementary School is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Wattles Park Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1, with 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Michigan, 15.8:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 39% at Wattles Park Elementary School. Among public schools in Calhoun County, the average eligibility rate is 56%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Wattles Park Elementary School outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Wattles Park Elementary School is 3.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (45.2% versus 48.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Michigan.
In Calhoun County, median household income comes to about $63,177, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 56, with about 18,982 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Doris Klaussen Dev Center, is about 1.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Wattles Park Elementary School is 1st among 4 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Wattles Park Elementary School had a net gain of 43 students, or 13%. The ratio was 14.4:1 in 2020-21 and 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Sonoma ElementaryElementary · 351 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
Nearby schools
- Doris Klaussen Dev Center1.5 mi · 204
- Beadle Lake Elementary School2.6 mi · 333
- Verona Elementary School2.8 mi · 201
- Post Franklin School3.1 mi · 219
- Fremont International Academy3.6 mi · 345
- Battle Creek Central High School3.8 mi · 978
Frequently asked questions
About Wattles Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wattles Park Elementary School?
Wattles Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 375 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Wattles Park Elementary School serve?
Wattles Park Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Wattles Park Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Wattles Park Elementary School.
How diverse is Wattles Park Elementary School?
Wattles Park Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Wattles Park Elementary School?
Wattles Park Elementary School is overseen by Harper Creek Community Schools in Calhoun County.
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