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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Berrien County, Michigan

26 public elementary schools in Berrien County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy leads the list at 100%, against a median of 62.2% across the ranked schools.

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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 East Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	Elementary	150	95.3%
3	Lybrook Elementary School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	Elementary	233	91.0%
4	Martin Luther King Jr Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	Elementary	229	89.1%
5	Countryside Academy Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Countryside Academy	Elementary	384	83.1%
6	Coloma Intermediate School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Elementary	175	78.9%
7	Ballard Elementary School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Elementary	516	77.7%
8	Coloma Elementary School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Elementary	356	74.7%
9	North Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Elementary	312	73.4%
10	Merritt Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Elementary	304	73.0%
11	Brandywine Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Elementary	379	68.6%
12	South Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Elementary	335	66.9%
13	Sylvester Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Elementary	394	62.2%
14	Ottawa Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Elementary	230	62.2%
15	River Valley Elementary School	THREE OAKS, MI	River Valley School District	Elementary	195	61.5%
16	Mars Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Elementary	338	60.1%
17	Moccasin Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Elementary	354	57.1%
18	Eastside Connections School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Elementary	403	51.1%
19	Bridgman Elementary School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	Elementary	309	45.3%
20	Hollywood Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	377	37.4%
21	New Buffalo Elementary School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	Elementary	211	34.1%
22	Stewart Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	391	31.5%
23	Roosevelt Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	412	28.9%
24	Lincoln School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	423	22.9%
25	Brown School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	410	22.9%
26	Clarke School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	462	20.1%

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