📍 132 Wattles Rd S, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, 49014
Wattles Park Elementary School 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 suburban setting. The school employs 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wattles Park Elementary School enrolls 378 students across grades K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 9% Two or more races and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 300 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 378 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 188 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Wattles Park Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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-40, state senate district 19, state house district 63.
Wattles Park Elementary School 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, Wattles Park Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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