Northwestern Middle School
176 Limit St
Battle Creek MI, 49037, Calhoun County
Phone: 269-965-9607
Ranking: 
(2,086 out of 2,213, bottom 6%)*
(2,086 out of 2,213, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Battle Creek Public 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: | 34 | 36 | 35 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 456 | 504 | 495 | 270 | 288 | 283 | 297 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 148 | 32.5% | 190 | 37.7% | 159 | 32.1% | 98 | 36.3% | 100 | 34.7% | 91 | 32.2% | 96 | 32.3% |
| Grade 7: | 161 | 35.3% | 153 | 30.4% | 162 | 32.7% | 92 | 34.1% | 101 | 35.1% | 89 | 31.4% | 92 | 31.0% |
| Grade 8: | 147 | 32.2% | 161 | 31.9% | 174 | 35.2% | 80 | 29.6% | 87 | 30.2% | 103 | 36.4% | 109 | 36.7% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 230 | 50.4% | 269 | 53.4% | 250 | 50.5% | 126 | 46.7% | 137 | 47.6% | 141 | 49.8% | 138 | 46.5% |
| Female: | 226 | 49.6% | 235 | 46.6% | 245 | 49.5% | 144 | 53.3% | 118 | 41.0% | 114 | 40.3% | 138 | 46.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 6 | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 39 | 8.6% | 44 | 8.7% | 40 | 8.1% | 7 | 2.6% | 7 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 210 | 46.1% | 235 | 46.6% | 224 | 45.3% | 112 | 41.5% | 120 | 41.7% | 118 | 41.7% | 121 | 40.7% |
| White: | 170 | 37.3% | 185 | 36.7% | 192 | 38.8% | 130 | 48.1% | 133 | 46.2% | 138 | 48.8% | 149 | 50.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 7.5% | 33 | 6.5% | 38 | 7.7% | 18 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 287 | 62.9% | 358 | 71.0% | 377 | 76.2% | 201 | 74.4% | 210 | 72.9% | 184 | 65.0% | 199 | 67.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.4% | 27 | 5.5% | 18 | 6.7% | 26 | 9.0% | 45 | 15.9% | 28 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.45 | 14.04 | 14.02 | 16.67 | 14.44 | 13.40 | 12.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 43% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48.6% | 69% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 47.6% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 58% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 65.7% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 72.7% | 84.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 14.2% | 15.7% | 37.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.2% | 14.8% | 40.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 65.2% | 79.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 73% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 70.2% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 64.4% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 75.1% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.4% | 84% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 45.5% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 49.4% | 68.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 51.1% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 62% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 5.2% | 8.5% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | 12.8% | 29.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 58.6% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 63.8% | 74.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 65.3% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 58.2% | 75.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 32.2% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 41% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 46.9% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 62.4% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 63.7% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 68.5% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 14.1% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 6.6% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 58.1% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 65.8% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 57.4% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 61.6% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 64.5% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61.9% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 36.3% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 34.2% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 49.9% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53.5% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 64.1% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 62.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 19.8% | 20.2% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | 26.2% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 36.2% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 48.3% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 51.2% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 48.8% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.1% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 52.8% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 61.7% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 6.8% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 8.8% | 11.1% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 57.9% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 59.4% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 62.3% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 59.3% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 70.8% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 63.9% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 36% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 50.5% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.2% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 59.8% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.9% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 67% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 68.6% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 64.6% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 4.4% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.2% | 10.5% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 54.2% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 38% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 51.6% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.2% | 74.2% |
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* Northwestern Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.