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Harper Creek Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

7290 B Dr North

Battle Creek MI, 49014, Calhoun County

Phone: 269-441-4750

Ranking:

(1,301 out of 2,213, bottom 41%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8

School District: Harper Creek Community Schools

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	50		45		49		47		47		50		51
Total Students:	847		833		824		781		784		822		797
Grade 5:	182	21.5%	210	25.2%	213	25.8%	188	24.1%	161	20.5%	201	24.5%	181	22.7%
Grade 6:	214	25.3%	223	26.8%	193	23.4%	168	21.5%	213	27.2%	186	22.6%	201	25.2%
Grade 7:	235	27.7%	214	25.7%	181	22.0%	234	30.0%	195	24.9%	212	25.8%	213	26.7%
Grade 8:	216	25.5%	186	22.3%	237	28.8%	191	24.5%	215	27.4%	223	27.1%	202	25.3%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	420	49.6%	405	48.6%	416	50.5%	383	49.0%	386	49.2%	427	51.9%	404	50.7%
Female:	427	50.4%	428	51.4%	408	49.5%	398	51.0%	383	48.9%	383	46.6%	386	48.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	7	0.8%	6	0.7%	5	0.6%	5	0.6%	3	0.4%	4	0.5%	4	0.5%
Asian:	6	0.7%	5	0.6%	5	0.6%	6	0.8%	7	0.9%	8	1.0%	8	1.0%
Hispanic:	45	5.3%	42	5.0%	43	5.2%	27	3.5%	22	2.8%	22	2.7%	13	1.6%
Black:	12	1.4%	19	2.3%	15	1.8%	14	1.8%	13	1.7%	20	2.4%	17	2.1%
White:	751	88.7%	733	88.0%	732	88.8%	708	90.7%	732	93.4%	764	92.9%	752	94.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	25	3.0%	28	3.4%	24	2.9%	21	2.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	277	32.7%	288	34.6%	264	32.0%	269	34.4%	262	33.4%	201	24.5%	170	21.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	26	3.1%	42	5.0%	30	3.6%	34	4.4%	61	7.8%	58	7.1%	51	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.84		18.32		16.80		16.47		16.68		16.60		15.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MEAP
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	73.1%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	74.1%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	80.7%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.6%	76.6%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	33%	33%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	38.5%	38.5%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.2%	80.2%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.6%	85.6%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.9%	79.9%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	82.7%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.7%	84.7%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.7%	64.7%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	67.7%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.8%	87.8%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	82.8%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94.1%	94.1%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85.9%	85.9%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.3%	87.3%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.9%	81.9%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	11.8%	11.8%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	8.7%	8.7%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60.9%	60.9%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46.4%	46.4%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	53.8%	53.8%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60.4%	60.4%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.7%	61.7%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.9%	74.9%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	73.7%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.7%	78.7%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.2%	81.2%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.1%	51.1%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	30.9%	30.9%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	86.6%	86.6%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	83.5%	83.5%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.8%	79.8%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.4%	87.4%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87.3%	87.3%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.2%	70.2%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.4%	63.4%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	77.4%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	81.9%	81.9%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	34%	34%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	25.6%	25.6%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	76.3%	76.3%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.4%	80.4%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	70.6%	70.6%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	74.9%	74.9%	75.7%
2006	Listening	7th Grade	% met std	51.9%	51.9%	50%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	58.3%	58.3%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59.1%	59.1%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.1%	75.1%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.2%	83.2%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	85.7%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	36.7%	36.7%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	28.8%	28.8%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.6%	80.6%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.3%	82.3%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.5%	77.5%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	79.2%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.7%	80.7%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	86.1%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.7%	64.7%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.3%	64.3%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74.5%	74.5%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	67.7%	67.7%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	79.9%	79.9%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74.3%	74.3%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	39.8%	39.8%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	43.9%	43.9%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	51.4%	51.4%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	64.7%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.6%	71.6%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	76.5%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	78.7%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	72.7%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.3%	81.3%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	17.1%	17.1%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34.4%	34.4%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	78.7%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.2%	75.2%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.3%	82.3%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.9%	80.9%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	84.8%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.4%	81.4%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.8%	62.8%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.9%	63.9%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.9%	80.9%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	80.2%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	88.9%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	77.3%	77.3%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	80.5%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.7%	79.7%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	7.6%	7.6%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	18.5%	18.5%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	74.5%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	67.6%	67.6%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	68.8%	74.2%

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* Harper Creek Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.