Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEVIEW SCH. DISTRICT (CALHOUN)·NCES 262085005753
Westlake Elementary School
1184 24TH ST S, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49015 · (269) 565-4900 · Calhoun County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Michigan public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
202 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 26% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 30% smaller than its 4th grade class (92).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Westlake Elementary School→Lakeview Middle School
Based on grade levels within Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
57.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Westlake Elementary School
Westlake Elementary School's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake Elementary School this school | 349 | 57.9% | 50.1% |
| Susick Elementary School TROY | 391 | 61.6% | 29.5% |
| Riverside Elementary School BATTLE CREEK | 350 | 66.0% | 45.5% |
| Bates Elementary School WOODHAVEN | 379 | 52.2% | 42.6% |
| Gudith Elementary School BROWNSTOWN | 385 | 62.9% | 44.9% |
| Pinewood Elementary School WARREN | 353 | 61.5% | 45.0% |
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 Westlake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #416 of 1,085 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #271 of 1,072 | #3 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #700 of 1,139 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #890 of 1,630 | #7 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #315 of 1,424 | #7 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #193 of 1,424 | #11 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #740 of 1,563 | #18 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #293 of 979 | #11 of 17 |
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
349
-61 (-15%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 349 | 24.6 | 14.2:1 | 58% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 24.6 | 14.5:1 | 60% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 26.1 | 14.5:1 | 56% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 53% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 23.6 | 18.1:1 | 45% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | 37% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 18 | 21.1:1 | 29% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 19 | 21.9:1 | 8% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westlake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (427 to 349); teachers up 4% (23.6 to 24.6).
About Westlake Elementary School
Westlake Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan. The school has 349 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 4.
The district for Westlake Elementary School is Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun), with 7 schools and 3,706 students.
About 55% of the student body at Westlake Elementary School is White. Other groups include 15% Asian, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 6% Black. By comparison, Calhoun County residents are about 76% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
With 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have an average ratio of 15.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Westlake Elementary School, 58% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Calhoun County average a similar 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Westlake Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 72% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.6%. Westlake Elementary School scores 50.1%.
In the surrounding county, Calhoun County, the median household earns about $63,177 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Westlake Elementary School, Calhoun County has 56 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Westlake Elementary School is closest to Lakeview High School, about 0.5 miles away. Westlake Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Westlake Elementary School ranks 1st of 4 nearby schools, at 50.1% versus a 39.1% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
The school's enrollment fell 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.2:1) than in 2020-21 (17.1:1).
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun)
- Lakeview High SchoolHigh · 1,241 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,082 students
- Minges Brook SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Prairieview SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Lakeview Alternative High SchoolHigh · 67 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 Westlake Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Westlake Elementary. Westlake Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Westlake Elementary SchoolWestlake, OH · 1,215 students
- Westlake Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 736 students
- Westlake ElementaryWestlake Village, CA · 512 students
- Westlake ElementarySanta Cruz, CA · 453 students
- Westlake ElementaryDaly City, CA · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeview High School0.5 mi · 1,241
- Lakeview Middle School0.5 mi · 1,082
- Prairieview School0.9 mi · 249
- Arbor Academy1.3 mi · 154
- Lakeview Alternative High School1.4 mi · 67
- Minges Brook School1.9 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Westlake Elementary SchoolHow large is Westlake Elementary School?
Westlake Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-04.
Is Westlake Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westlake Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Westlake Elementary School have?
Westlake Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westlake Elementary School?
At Westlake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 15% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Westlake Elementary School public or private?
Westlake Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.