Pennfield Middle School
8587 Pennfield Rd
Battle Creek MI, 49017, Calhoun County
Phone: 269-961-9784
Ranking: 
(1,088 out of 2,213, top 49%)*
(1,088 out of 2,213, top 49%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Pennfield School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 551 | 506 | 496 | 482 | 500 | 503 | 498 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 181 | 32.8% | 166 | 32.8% | 181 | 36.5% | 153 | 31.7% | 155 | 31.0% | 167 | 33.2% | 175 | 35.1% |
| Grade 7: | 175 | 31.8% | 189 | 37.4% | 150 | 30.2% | 166 | 34.4% | 170 | 34.0% | 165 | 32.8% | 164 | 32.9% |
| Grade 8: | 195 | 35.4% | 151 | 29.8% | 164 | 33.1% | 163 | 33.8% | 175 | 35.0% | 171 | 34.0% | 159 | 31.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 236 | 42.8% | 235 | 46.4% | 224 | 45.2% | 230 | 47.7% | 242 | 48.4% | 238 | 47.3% | 249 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 315 | 57.2% | 271 | 53.6% | 272 | 54.8% | 252 | 52.3% | 243 | 48.6% | 257 | 51.1% | 245 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 5.3% | 24 | 4.7% | 20 | 4.0% | 22 | 4.6% | 14 | 2.8% | 14 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 22 | 4.0% | 26 | 5.1% | 26 | 5.2% | 19 | 3.9% | 13 | 2.6% | 24 | 4.8% | 21 | 4.2% |
| White: | 465 | 84.4% | 424 | 83.8% | 429 | 86.5% | 422 | 87.6% | 462 | 92.4% | 463 | 92.0% | 460 | 92.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 4.7% | 23 | 4.5% | 15 | 3.0% | 15 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 38.7% | 197 | 38.9% | 213 | 42.9% | 194 | 40.2% | 182 | 36.4% | 149 | 29.6% | 129 | 25.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 8.2% | 39 | 7.7% | 40 | 8.1% | 38 | 7.9% | 30 | 6.0% | 48 | 9.5% | 49 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.96 | 19.56 | 20.39 | 20.00 | 20.66 | 20.40 | 18.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 27.4% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 26.5% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 30.8% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 26.1% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.5% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 33.8% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 27.7% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 48.8% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 47.3% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28% | 28% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 25.9% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 15.2% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 19.5% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.7% | 74.2% |
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* Pennfield Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.