The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in Science. The lowest is 17% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Fremont International Academy
Fremont International Academy is a regular public elementary school in Battle Creek, Michigan, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Battle Creek Public Schools. The school sits on Emmett Street in the 49017 zip code, in Calhoun County. Enrollment is moderate for an elementary building, with the largest concentrations in third and fourth grade. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, and the student body reflects the racial and ethnic makeup of the surrounding community: Black students form the largest group, followed by nearly equal shares of white students and students identifying as two or more races, with a smaller Hispanic population and very few Asian or Pacific Islander students. Data on individualized education programs and English learner status was not reported, so those support populations cannot be characterized here.
On Michigan's M-STEP assessments for the 2024-25 school year, Fremont's results show a clear pattern: English language arts performance runs ahead of mathematics across every tested grade. Third and fourth graders landed at roughly the same proficiency level in ELA, while fifth graders showed a marked jump upward in that subject. Science proficiency for fifth graders landed in a middling range, and social studies was the weakest area tested. In mathematics, fewer than a quarter of students reached proficiency in any of the three tested grades, with third grade the lowest. The school's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Calhoun County, where the median sits noticeably higher and the range runs from similar low levels up to much stronger performers. A parent weighing this school may want to ask the administration what math instruction and intervention supports are in place, given the consistent gap between ELA and math outcomes. Participation rates for the state assessments were not available in the data provided.
Because Fremont serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data was also not available. No multi-year trend data was provided, so it is not possible to say whether these proficiency levels are improving or declining over time. The comparison set used here covers districts in Calhoun County, which gives a local read but does not adjust for student demographics or poverty levels, both of which tend to correlate with assessment results.
The surrounding housing market in the school's zip code is affordable by both state and national standards. Typical home values sit well below the Michigan state benchmark and far below the national one, and rents are modest. For a family buying, estimated monthly mortgage costs run higher than typical rent in the area, which may factor into decisions about relocating into the attendance zone. The broader economic context shows a national unemployment rate holding steady, and thirty-year mortgage rates have been hovering in a range that keeps borrowing costs relatively elevated for prospective buyers in this price tier.
The district brief for Battle Creek Public Schools returned no recent parent-relevant changes with lasting impact, so there is nothing to report on program launches, closures, reconfigurations, or leadership shifts. The locale brief query did not return usable community detail, so information about nearby libraries, transit access, or civic anchors is not included here. Program offerings, course access, staffing ratios, attendance figures, and discipline data were all absent from the available payload, and rather than guess at what the school provides, those gaps are named plainly.
What the available picture does show is an elementary school with a diverse student body in an affordable Battle Creek neighborhood, where students are reading and writing at higher rates than they are performing in math, and where local comparison places the school toward the lower end of the county's proficiency range. Families considering Fremont would do well to visit, ask about math supports and intervention structures, and learn directly from the school about programs and services that the public data does not capture.
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