Pennfield Dunlap Elementary Primary School
8465 Pennfield Rd
Battle Creek MI, 49017, Calhoun County
Phone: 269-961-9789
Ranking: 
(1,575 out of 2,213, bottom 29%)*
(1,575 out of 2,213, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Pennfield School District
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: | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 485 | 487 | 462 | 438 | 420 | 272 | 261 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 141 | 29.1% | 163 | 33.5% | 154 | 33.3% | 145 | 33.1% | 147 | 35.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 172 | 35.5% | 157 | 32.2% | 149 | 32.3% | 144 | 32.9% | 141 | 33.6% | 133 | 48.9% | 132 | 50.6% |
| Grade 5: | 172 | 35.5% | 167 | 34.3% | 159 | 34.4% | 149 | 34.0% | 132 | 31.4% | 139 | 51.1% | 129 | 49.4% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 262 | 54.0% | 231 | 47.4% | 223 | 48.3% | 188 | 42.9% | 180 | 42.9% | 121 | 44.5% | 118 | 45.2% |
| Female: | 223 | 46.0% | 256 | 52.6% | 239 | 51.7% | 250 | 57.1% | 231 | 55.0% | 143 | 52.6% | 138 | 52.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 5.2% | 22 | 4.5% | 25 | 5.4% | 21 | 4.8% | 17 | 4.0% | 12 | 4.4% | 7 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.2% | 11 | 2.5% | 14 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.6% | 7 | 2.7% |
| White: | 418 | 86.2% | 429 | 88.1% | 408 | 88.3% | 387 | 88.4% | 377 | 89.8% | 248 | 91.2% | 242 | 92.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 5.2% | 19 | 3.9% | 12 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 190 | 39.2% | 198 | 40.7% | 211 | 45.7% | 180 | 41.1% | 156 | 37.1% | 84 | 30.9% | 85 | 32.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 6.6% | 37 | 7.6% | 27 | 5.8% | 17 | 3.9% | 30 | 7.1% | 29 | 10.7% | 23 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.12 | 19.40 | 19.72 | 21.20 | 19.12 | 18.10 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 29.8% | 40.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 62.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 29.7% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 30.3% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 48.6% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 32.1% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.3% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 42.2% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 41.7% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 38.1% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 30.8% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 35.8% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 55.3% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 42.8% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.7% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.4% | 63.4% |
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* Pennfield Dunlap Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.