Westlake Elementary School

Westlake Elementary School is a reasonably sized K-5 school in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, one of the schools within Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun). The school teaches 349 students in grades K through 4.

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

Demographically, Westlake Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 15% Asian, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the income-and-resources front, Westlake Elementary School lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Westlake Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.6%, the actual is 50.1%, a residual of +9.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Calhoun County put median household income runs about $63,177, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Calhoun County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students), Westlake Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lakeview High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westlake Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.1%.

Westlake Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Westlake Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 427 (now 349). White enrollment moved from 63% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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