Beadle Lake Elementary School

Summary:

Beadle Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 325 students in grades PK-4 in Battle Creek, Michigan, which is part of the Harper Creek Community Schools district. The school has seen an increase in diversity in recent years, with the percentage of White students decreasing from 85.44% in 2020-2021 to 78.46% in 2022-2023.

Beadle Lake Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency, with only 29.1% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts in 2023-2024, compared to 36.5% for the district and 39.6% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.1% to 20.8% in recent years, and a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. As a result, Beadle Lake Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The performance gaps between Beadle Lake Elementary and the district/state averages have been widening over time, and the school's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female students, White students, and students with low socioeconomic status, are particularly low. Compared to nearby schools in the Harper Creek Community Schools district, such as Sonoma Elementary and Wattles Park Elementary, Beadle Lake Elementary's performance is generally lower, with higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 8175 C Dr N
       Battle Creek, MI  49014-7548


(269) 441-3295

District: Harper Creek Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
904th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,575 Help


Students who attend Beadle Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Harper Creek Middle School
High:    Harper Creek High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  325

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.5%
Two or more races:
11.7%
Hispanic:
5.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Beadle Lake Elementary School ranks worse than 60.8% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Harper Creek Community Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.09. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Beadle Lake Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Harper Creek Community Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (78.5%), two or more races (11.7%), Hispanic (5.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 60% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Harper Creek Community Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beadle Lake Elementary School is 15.3, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Harper Creek Community Schools District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beadle Lake Elementary School is $16,575, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Harper Creek Community Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beadle Lake Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Beadle Lake Elementary School 904th of 1486 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Beadle Lake Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Harper Creek Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Harper Creek Community Schools 348th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Beadle Lake Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Beadle Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 45.15 1083rd 1545 29.9%
2007 44.65 1103rd 1565 29.5%
2008 51.54 1006th 1577 36.2%
2009 39.85 1227th 1589 22.8%
2010 28.78 1322nd 1552 14.8%
2011 43.50 1120th 1552 27.8%
2012 38.72 1075th 1566 31.4%
2013 35.86 1090th 1563 30.3%
2014 50.60 828th 1533 46.0%
2015 46.45 894th 1580 43.4%
2016 45.01 869th 1548 43.9%
2017 30.94 1015th 1466 30.8%
2018 35.69 996th 1448 31.2%
2019 26.94 1026th 1408 27.1%
2021 28.67 834th 1153 27.7%
2022 28.72 949th 1344 29.4%
2023 38.96 869th 1470 40.9%
2024 37.09 904th 1486 39.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Beadle Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.08 344th 403 14.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beadle Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.29 984th 1397 29.6%
2019 33.79 794th 1134 30.0%
2022 14.51 983rd 1099 10.6%
2023 29.57 970th 1350 28.1%
2024 34.17 928th 1381 32.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Beadle Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.49 952nd 1443 34.0%
2019 25.46 900th 1171 23.1%
2021 16.37 813th 902 9.9%
2023 18.51 1087th 1321 17.7%
2024 29.94 944th 1342 29.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Beadle Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.92 1005th 1446 30.5%
2019 24.00 946th 1196 20.9%
2021 33.05 633rd 915 30.8%
2022 41.53 652nd 1139 42.8%
2023 54.00 572nd 1334 57.1%
2024 35.23 856th 1347 36.5%
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Rank History for White students at Beadle Lake Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.02 1006th 1253 19.7%
2019 19.12 977th 1128 13.4%
2021 27.06 767th 1005 23.7%
2022 21.13 915th 1102 17.0%
2023 27.33 903rd 1198 24.6%
2024 27.32 902nd 1204 25.1%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Beadle Lake Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 441 3 9 5 0 n/a n/a 0 458
1989 425 3 9 6 0 n/a n/a 0 443
1990 446 5 8 12 0 n/a n/a 0 471
1991 447 4 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 459
1992 445 0 4 1 3 n/a n/a 0 453
1993 445 0 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 451
1994 455 1 2 2 2 n/a n/a 0 462
1995 465 4 2 2 6 n/a n/a 0 479
1996 465 4 2 2 6 n/a n/a 0 479
1997 494 2 2 3 5 n/a n/a 0 506
1998 500 6 4 7 6 n/a n/a 0 523
1999 501 9 3 9 4 n/a n/a 0 526
2000 467 10 3 7 4 n/a n/a 0 491
2001 427 11 3 13 1 n/a n/a 0 455
2002 437 7 5 11 7 n/a n/a 0 467
2003 437 7 5 11 7 n/a n/a 0 467
2004 416 9 4 13 7 n/a n/a 0 449
2005 397 14 6 12 10 n/a n/a 0 439
2006 262 8 2 7 5 n/a n/a 0 284
2007 245 1 1 10 3 n/a n/a 13 273
2008 246 1 1 12 1 n/a n/a 8 269
2009 218 2 1 17 1 n/a n/a 4 243
2010 217 5 1 16 2 n/a n/a 3 244
2011 248 4 1 21 0 0 7 0 281
2012 223 5 3 17 2 0 12 0 262
2013 233 11 3 16 2 0 16 0 281
2014 234 9 0 14 2 0 20 0 279
2015 249 10 1 13 3 0 26 0 302
2016 261 9 1 10 2 0 31 0 314
2017 270 14 0 15 1 1 33 0 334
2018 263 10 0 14 1 3 40 0 331
2019 265 11 0 13 1 3 28 0 321
2020 285 17 0 13 1 3 29 0 348
2021 270 6 0 11 0 3 26 0 316
2022 264 8 1 15 1 0 31 0 320
2023 255 12 1 18 1 0 38 0 325

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Beadle Lake Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 458 n/a n/a n/a
1989 443 n/a n/a 16.9
1990 471 26.0 18.1 17.8
1991 459 n/a n/a n/a
1992 453 n/a n/a 22.7
1993 451 n/a 0.0 28.2
1994 462 19.5 23.7 25.8
1995 479 22.5 21.3 25.7
1996 479 22.5 21.3 25.7
1997 506 21.0 24.1 28.3
1998 523 26.0 20.1 23.5
1999 526 26.0 20.2 25.5
2000 491 25.3 19.4 26.9
2001 455 26.8 17.0 27.3
2002 467 29.3 15.9 31.5
2003 467 29.3 15.9 31.5
2004 449 27.2 16.5 34.7
2005 439 28.8 15.2 36.7
2006 284 18.9 15.0 47.9
2007 273 18.2 15.0 41.5
2008 269 16.3 16.5 48.3
2009 243 18.7 13.0 48.1
2010 244 18.1 13.4 55.2
2011 281 18.0 15.5 51.2
2012 262 18.5 14.1 48.9
2013 281 19.2 14.6 59.4
2014 279 19.2 14.4 57.3
2015 302 21.0 14.3 61.9
2016 314 21.0 14.9 60.8
2017 334 21.0 15.9 64.4
2018 331 20.0 16.5 61.9
2019 321 20.0 16.0 61.1
2020 348 20.0 17.4 57.8
2021 316 23.4 13.4 51.9
2022 320 22.5 14.2 56.3
2023 325 21.2 15.3 60

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Beadle Lake Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 458 n/a n/a n/a
1989 443 n/a n/a 16.9
1990 471 26.0 18.1 17.8
1991 459 n/a n/a n/a
1992 453 n/a n/a 22.7
1993 451 n/a 0.0 28.2
1994 462 19.5 23.7 25.8
1995 479 22.5 21.3 25.7
1996 479 22.5 21.3 25.7
1997 506 21.0 24.1 28.3
1998 523 26.0 20.1 23.5
1999 526 26.0 20.2 25.5
2000 491 25.3 19.4 26.9
2001 455 26.8 17.0 27.3
2002 467 29.3 15.9 31.5
2003 467 29.3 15.9 31.5
2004 449 27.2 16.5 34.7
2005 439 28.8 15.2 36.7
2006 284 18.9 15.0 47.9
2007 273 18.2 15.0 41.5
2008 269 16.3 16.5 48.3
2009 243 18.7 13.0 48.1
2010 244 18.1 13.4 55.2
2011 281 18.0 15.5 51.2
2012 262 18.5 14.1 48.9
2013 281 19.2 14.6 59.4
2014 279 19.2 14.4 57.3
2015 302 21.0 14.3 61.9
2016 314 21.0 14.9 60.8
2017 334 21.0 15.9 64.4
2018 331 20.0 16.5 61.9
2019 321 20.0 16.0 61.1
2020 348 20.0 17.4 57.8
2021 316 23.4 13.4 51.9
2022 320 22.5 14.2 56.3
2023 325 21.2 15.3 60

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Beadle Lake Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $847 (7.0%) $11,265 (93.0%) $12,112
2020 $963 (8.0%) $11,055 (92.0%) $12,018
2021 $1,433 (11.0%) $11,651 (89.0%) $13,084
2022 $2,517 (17.0%) $12,293 (83.0%) $14,810
2023 $2,321 (14.0%) $14,253 (86.0%) $16,575

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Beadle Lake Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1026th of 1408 Elementary schoolsRanks 869th of 1470 Elementary schools
 13.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Beadle Lake Elementary School)37.938.6
 0.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Harper Creek Community Schools)38.741.4
 2.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.140.9
 4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Beadle Lake Elementary School)44.844.6
 0.2%
   3rd Grade Math (Harper Creek Community Schools)45.748.3
 2.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Michigan)46.742.9
 3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Beadle Lake Elementary School)2735.4
 8.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Harper Creek Community Schools)38.844.6
 5.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)45.844.3
 1.5%
4th Grade Math (Beadle Lake Elementary School)25.427.7
 2.3%
   4th Grade Math (Harper Creek Community Schools)35.936.9
 1%
   4th Grade Math (Michigan)41.838.6
 3.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students321325
 1.2%
African American1112
 9.1%
American Indian11
Asian01
Hispanic1318
 38.5%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White265255
 3.8%
Two or More Races2838
 35.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.1%60%
 1.1%


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Beadle Lake Elementary School ranks 904th of 1486 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 325 students attended Beadle Lake Elementary School.

Students who attend Beadle Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harper Creek Middle School
High : Harper Creek High School

Students at Beadle Lake Elementary School are 78% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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