Schools in Brownlee Park · Battle Creek Public Schools, Harper Creek Community Schools
Brownlee Park’s public schools score below 66% of Michigan districts
The public schools Brownlee Park’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
45%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
19%
▼ 29 pts vs MI 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 27 pts vs MI 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
64%
▼ 19 pts vs MI 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$20.2K
▲ 22% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Brownlee Park compares
C Test scoresD Graduation
Michigan school districts we grade (796)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (56)Better than 45%
High confidence. Built on 3,602 tested students and a graduating class of 309; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Michigan’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Michigan only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brownlee Park (some depend on your address).
6 schools teach K in Brownlee Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley View Elementary School, Post Franklin School, Pennfield Purdy School and North Pennfield Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Brownlee Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley View Elementary School, Post Franklin School, Pennfield Purdy School and North Pennfield Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Brownlee Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley View Elementary School, Post Franklin School, Pennfield Purdy School and North Pennfield Elementary and more.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Brownlee Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley View Elementary School, Ann J Kellogg School, Pennfield Dunlap Elementary and Verona Elementary School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Brownlee Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley View Elementary School, Ann J Kellogg School, Pennfield Dunlap Elementary and Verona Elementary School.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Brownlee Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Pennfield Middle School, Valley View Elementary School, Ann J Kellogg School and Verona Elementary School.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Brownlee Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Springfield Middle School, Pennfield Middle School, Ann J Kellogg School and Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Brownlee Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Pennfield Senior High School, Springfield Middle School, Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center and Battle Creek MathSci Center.
The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
64 middle schoolsDepends on your address
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address
Three districts serve Brownlee Park
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Battle Creek Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 3,587 students
$20,168MI $16,528
DHarper Creek Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,778 students
$14,830MI $16,528
B+Pennfield School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,877 students
$14,011MI $16,528
C+Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading · PK–12, Battle Creek Public Schools19%
State average 47.9%
Reading · PK–12, Harper Creek Community Schools40%
State average 47.9%
Reading · K–12, Pennfield School District33%
State average 47.9%
Math · PK–12, Battle Creek Public Schools8%
State average 34.6%
Math · PK–12, Harper Creek Community Schools25%
State average 34.6%
Math · K–12, Pennfield School District18%
State average 34.6%
Brownlee Park vs. its neighbors
Brownlee Park’s schools rank 3rd of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Michigan districts.
Every school in Brownlee Park
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Brownlee Park · in other towns
Valley View Elementary School
C−434 students14:1Rate it →
Post Franklin School
219 students15:1Rate it →
Pennfield Purdy School
197 students15:1Rate it →
North Pennfield Elementary
188 students15:1Rate it →
Lamora Park School
154 students13:1Rate it →
Dudley School
117 students9:1Rate it →
Ann J Kellogg School
C−348 students15:1Rate it →
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary
C273 students16:1Rate it →
Verona Elementary School
D201 students16:1Rate it →
Springfield Middle School
C−472 students15:1Rate it →
Pennfield Middle School
C471 students20:1Rate it →
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center
C−145 students16:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Brownlee Park
There’s no college in Brownlee Park, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, 2.3 miles away.
Kellogg Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Battle Creek
2.3 mi2,141 students
The University of OlivetUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Olivet
13.3 mi907 students
Albion CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Albion
20.7 mi1,354 students
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Kalamazoo
22.9 mi352 students
Kalamazoo CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Kalamazoo
24.1 mi1,196 students
Western Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Kalamazoo
24.7 mi14,743 students
Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Texas
28.9 mi4,732 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Brownlee Park. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.