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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Berrien County, Michigan

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Berrien County, Michigan, drawn from 29 qualifying public schools. New Buffalo Elementary School leads the list at 75.3%, against a median of 48.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Berrien County, Michigan

Top % Proficient (Reading)

75.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

48.6%

BEST IN READING · BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	New Buffalo Elementary School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	Elementary	211	75.3%
2	Bridgman Elementary School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	Elementary	309	69.4%
3	Brown School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	410	67.5%
4	Roosevelt Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	412	66.3%
5	New Buffalo Middle School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	Middle	133	65.5%
6	Upton Middle School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Middle	690	61.2%
7	Lincoln School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	423	60.0%
8	Clarke School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Elementary	462	58.8%
9	FC Reed Middle School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	Middle	261	58.3%
10	Hollywood Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	377	58.2%
11	Stewart Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Elementary	391	54.3%
12	Eastside Connections School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Elementary	403	52.2%
13	Lakeshore Middle School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Middle	612	50.7%
14	Moccasin Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Elementary	354	50.0%
15	River Valley Elementary School	THREE OAKS, MI	River Valley School District	Elementary	195	48.6%
16	Buchanan Middle School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Middle	358	46.5%
17	Ballard Elementary School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Elementary	516	43.0%
18	Ring Lardner Middle School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Middle	510	42.0%
19	Sylvester Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Elementary	394	39.8%
20	Berrien Springs Middle School	Berrien Springs, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Middle	424	38.5%
21	Countryside Academy Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Countryside Academy	Elementary	384	35.7%
22	North Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Elementary	312	35.1%
23	Watervliet Middle School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Middle	309	34.7%
24	Lybrook Elementary School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	Elementary	233	29.4%
25	Coloma Intermediate School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Elementary	175	27.9%
26	Brandywine Middle School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Middle	183	24.2%
27	Coloma Junior High School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Middle	228	23.8%
28	Brandywine Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Elementary	379	22.2%
29	Coloma Elementary School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Elementary	356	14.6%

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