Pennfield Purdy School
6510 Purdy Dr
Battle Creek MI, 49017, Calhoun County
Phone: 269-961-9795
Ranking: 
(1,455 out of 2,213, bottom 34%)*
(1,455 out of 2,213, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 2
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: | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 224 | 232 | 243 | 241 | 247 | 302 | 295 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 33.5% | 77 | 33.2% | 77 | 31.7% | 75 | 31.1% | 93 | 37.7% | 91 | 30.1% | 80 | 27.1% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 33.9% | 78 | 33.6% | 74 | 30.5% | 91 | 37.8% | 77 | 31.2% | 66 | 21.9% | 71 | 24.1% |
| Grade 2: | 73 | 32.6% | 77 | 33.2% | 92 | 37.9% | 75 | 31.1% | 77 | 31.2% | 74 | 24.5% | 73 | 24.7% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 122 | 54.5% | 125 | 53.9% | 118 | 48.6% | 135 | 56.0% | 124 | 50.2% | 136 | 45.0% | 126 | 42.7% |
| Female: | 102 | 45.5% | 107 | 46.1% | 125 | 51.4% | 106 | 44.0% | 115 | 46.6% | 157 | 52.0% | 165 | 55.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 4.9% | 21 | 9.1% | 17 | 7.0% | 16 | 6.6% | 11 | 4.5% | 13 | 4.3% | 15 | 5.1% |
| Black: | 5 | 2.2% | 8 | 3.4% | 10 | 4.1% | 8 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.8% | 10 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.4% |
| White: | 190 | 84.8% | 186 | 80.2% | 197 | 81.1% | 202 | 83.8% | 227 | 91.9% | 276 | 91.4% | 270 | 91.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 8.0% | 17 | 7.3% | 18 | 7.4% | 13 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 52.7% | 131 | 56.5% | 135 | 55.6% | 110 | 45.6% | 102 | 41.3% | 102 | 33.8% | 76 | 25.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 4.9% | 20 | 8.6% | 21 | 8.6% | 16 | 6.6% | 23 | 9.3% | 26 | 8.6% | 25 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.45 | 17.03 | 17.95 | 17.21 | 19.00 | 21.90 | 23.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 83.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.5% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 91.7% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 92.2% | 91.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 85.9% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 85.6% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 92.5% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 87.9% | 86.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 40.6% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 49.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.8% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 68.8% | 61.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Pennfield Purdy School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.