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Harper Creek Community Schools Schools
Harper Creek Community Schools is a public school district in Michigan, based in Calhoun County (Battle Creek). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Harper Creek Community Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Harper Creek Community Schools
5 of 5 schools in Harper Creek Community Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 2
Best schools in Harper Creek Community Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Wattles Park Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Sonoma Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C Beadle Lake Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Harper Creek Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Harper Creek High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Harper Creek Community Schools
High schools (1)
- D Harper Creek High School, Battle Creek
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D+ Harper Creek Middle School, Battle Creek
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C Beadle Lake Elementary School, Battle Creek
- C+ Sonoma Elementary, Battle Creek
- B- Wattles Park Elementary School, Battle Creek
Where Harper Creek Community Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Battle Creek (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Calhoun County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,863 students with 161 full-time-equivalent teachers and 340 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2617730
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun) (7 schools, 5 mi)
- Battle Creek Public Schools (12 schools, 8 mi)
- Marshall Public Schools (8 schools, 8 mi)
- Pennfield Schools (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Climax-Scotts Community Schools (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Union City Community Schools (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Gull Lake Community Schools (7 schools, 16 mi)
Questions about Harper Creek Community Schools
How many schools are in Harper Creek Community Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Harper Creek Community Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Harper Creek Community Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Battle Creek.
How good are the schools in Harper Creek Community Schools?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 32.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 37.6%. 40% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Harper Creek Community Schools?
2,863 students were enrolled in Harper Creek Community Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Harper Creek Community Schools?
Harper Creek Community Schools is in Michigan, based in Calhoun County, with its district office in Battle Creek. Its boundary covers about 74.1 sq mi.