📍 55 Arbor St, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, 49015
Arbor Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Battle Creek, Calhoun County. The school has 192 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arbor Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arbor Academy enrolls 192 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% White, 31% Black or African American and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 62 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 12% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 192 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Arbor Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 19, state house district 62.
Arbor Academy is one of 1 schools in Arbor Academy, based in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan. The district serves 154 students district-wide and employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 192 students, Arbor Academy is larger than the district average of about 154 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small