📍 4640 B Dr S, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, 49015
Sonoma Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Battle Creek, Calhoun County. The school has 378 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harper Creek Community Schools school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sonoma Elementary enrolls 378 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7.1% Two or more races and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 326 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 378 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sonoma Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-50, state senate district 19, state house district 63.
Sonoma Elementary is one of 5 schools in Harper Creek Community Schools, based in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan. The district serves 2,778 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 378 students, Sonoma Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe