📍 8465 Pennfield Rd, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, 49017
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Battle Creek, Calhoun County. The school has 469 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pennfield Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary enrolls 469 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 9.2% Two or more races and 6.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 373 | 80% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
305 of the school's 469 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 269 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary is one of 5 schools in Pennfield Schools, based in BATTLE CREEK, Michigan. The district serves 1,877 students district-wide and employs 101 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 469 students, Pennfield Dunlap Elementary is larger than the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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