Schools in Level Park-Oak Park · Battle Creek Public Schools, Gull Lake Community Schools
Level Park-Oak Park’s public schools score below 61% of Michigan districts
The public schools Level Park-Oak Park’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
19%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
19%
▼ 29 pts vs MI 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 5 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 Level Park-Oak Park compares
C+ Test scoresD Graduation
Michigan school districts we grade (796)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1,241)Better than 19%
High confidence. Built on 2,743 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 Level Park-Oak Park (some depend on your address).
4 schools teach Pre-K in Level Park-Oak Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley View Elementary School, Kellogg Elementary School, Lamora Park School and Dudley School.
6 schools teach K in Level Park-Oak Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley View Elementary School, Richland Elementary School, Kellogg Elementary School and Post Franklin School and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Level Park-Oak Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley View Elementary School, Richland Elementary School, Kellogg Elementary School and Post Franklin School and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Level Park-Oak Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Valley View Elementary School, Richland Elementary School, Kellogg Elementary School and Post Franklin School and more.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Level Park-Oak Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School, Valley View Elementary School, Ann J Kellogg School and Verona Elementary School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Level Park-Oak Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School, Valley View Elementary School, Ann J Kellogg School and Verona Elementary School.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Level Park-Oak Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School, Valley View Elementary School, Ann J Kellogg School and Verona Elementary School.
The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
64 middle schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Level Park-Oak 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
DGull Lake Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,402 students
$14,272MI $16,528
A−Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading · PK–12, Battle Creek Public Schools19%
State average 47.9%
Reading · PK–12, Gull Lake Community Schools59%
State average 47.9%
Math · PK–12, Battle Creek Public Schools8%
State average 34.6%
Math · PK–12, Gull Lake Community Schools40%
State average 34.6%
Level Park-Oak Park vs. its neighbors
Level Park-Oak Park’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Michigan districts.
Every school in Level Park-Oak Park
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Also serving Level Park-Oak Park · in other towns
Valley View Elementary School
C−434 students14:1Rate it →
Richland Elementary School
412 students13:1Rate it →
Kellogg Elementary School
278 students11:1Rate it →
Post Franklin School
219 students15:1Rate it →
Lamora Park School
154 students13:1Rate it →
Dudley School
117 students9:1Rate it →
Thomas M Ryan Intermediate School
A−698 students16:1Rate it →
Ann J Kellogg School
C−348 students15:1Rate it →
Verona Elementary School
D201 students16:1Rate it →
Springfield Middle School
C−472 students15:1Rate it →
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center
C−145 students16:1Rate it →
Battle Creek Central High School
D978 students17:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Level Park-Oak Park
There’s no college in Level Park-Oak Park, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, 5.3 miles away.
Kellogg Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Battle Creek
5.3 mi2,141 students
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Kalamazoo
16.8 mi352 students
Kalamazoo CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Kalamazoo
17.9 mi1,196 students
The University of OlivetUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Olivet
18.3 mi907 students
Western Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Kalamazoo
18.7 mi14,743 students
Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Texas
23.4 mi4,732 students
Albion CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Albion
28.1 mi1,354 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Level Park-Oak 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.