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The highest-poverty public schools in Berrien County, Michigan

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Berrien County, Michigan, drawn from 57 qualifying public schools. Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy leads the list at 100%, against a median of 62.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Berrien County, Michigan

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

62.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy	Elementary	227	100%
2	Fair Plain Middle School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	Middle	240	96.3%
3	Fair Plain East Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	Elementary	150	95.3%
4	Benton Harbor High School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	High	469	94.2%
5	Eau Claire Middle School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	Middle	139	91.4%
6	Lybrook Elementary School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	Elementary	233	91.0%
7	Lighthouse Education Center	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	Berrien RESA	Combined	128	90.6%
8	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	Combined	418	89.7%
9	Martin Luther King Jr Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	Elementary	229	89.1%
10	Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan	High	112	87.5%
11	Eau Claire High School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	High	180	86.7%
12	Countryside Academy Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Countryside Academy	Elementary	384	83.1%
13	Coloma Intermediate School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Elementary	175	78.9%
14	Ballard Elementary School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Elementary	516	77.7%
15	Coloma Junior High School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Middle	228	76.8%
16	Countryside Academy MiddleHigh School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Countryside Academy	Combined	386	75.6%
17	Coloma Elementary School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Elementary	356	74.7%
18	North Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Elementary	312	73.4%
19	Merritt Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Elementary	304	73.0%
20	Blossomland Learning Center	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien RESA	Combined	124	71.8%
21	Brandywine Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Elementary	379	68.6%
22	South Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Elementary	335	66.9%
23	Niles Cedar Lane	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	High	134	66.4%
24	Watervliet Middle School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Middle	309	64.7%
25	Coloma High School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	High	336	64.0%
26	Watervliet Senior High School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	High	360	63.1%
27	Brandywine Middle School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Middle	183	62.3%
28	Buchanan Middle School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Middle	358	62.3%
29	Sylvester Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Elementary	394	62.2%
30	Ottawa Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Elementary	230	62.2%
31	River Valley Elementary School	THREE OAKS, MI	River Valley School District	Elementary	195	61.5%
32	Mars Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Elementary	338	60.1%
33	Ring Lardner Middle School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Middle	510	59.8%
34	Berrien Springs Middle School	Berrien Springs, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Middle	424	58.5%
35	Moccasin Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Elementary	354	57.1%
36	River Valley MiddleHigh School	THREE OAKS, MI	River Valley School District	High	265	55.5%
37	Brandywine Senior High School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	High	366	54.4%
38	Eastside Connections School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Elementary	403	51.1%
39	Berrien Springs High School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	High	554	50.0%
40	Bridgman Elementary School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	Elementary	309	45.3%
41	New Buffalo Senior High School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	High	172	43.6%
42	Niles Senior High School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	High	828	42.0%
43	Buchanan High School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	High	561	40.8%
44	FC Reed Middle School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	Middle	261	38.3%
45	Hollywood Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	377	37.4%
46	Bridgman High School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	High	239	37.2%
47	New Buffalo Elementary School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	Elementary	211	34.1%
48	Lakeshore Middle School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Middle	612	33.2%
49	Stewart Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	391	31.5%
50	New Buffalo Middle School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	Middle	133	30.8%

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