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

Across Berrien County, Michigan, 10 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. New Buffalo Middle School leads the list at 65.5%, against a median of 44.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Berrien County, Michigan

Top % Proficient (Reading)

65.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.3%

BEST IN READING · BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	New Buffalo Middle School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	Middle	133	65.5%
2	Upton Middle School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	Middle	690	61.2%
3	FC Reed Middle School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	Middle	261	58.3%
4	Lakeshore Middle School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	Middle	612	50.7%
5	Buchanan Middle School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	Middle	358	46.5%
6	Ring Lardner Middle School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	Middle	510	42.0%
7	Berrien Springs Middle School	Berrien Springs, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	Middle	424	38.5%
8	Watervliet Middle School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	Middle	309	34.7%
9	Brandywine Middle School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	Middle	183	24.2%
10	Coloma Junior High School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	Middle	228	23.8%

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