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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Berrien County, Michigan

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Berrien County, Michigan, drawn from 26 qualifying public elementary schools. Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy leads the list at 97.4%, against a median of 6.8% 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 % Black

97.4%

Median % Black

6.8%

MOST BLACK · BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy	227	97.4%(221)
2	Fair Plain East Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	150	88.0%(132)
3	Martin Luther King Jr Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	229	86.0%(197)
4	Countryside Academy Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Countryside Academy	384	55.5%(213)
5	Lybrook Elementary School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	233	32.2%(75)
6	Sylvester Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	394	31.0%(122)
7	Mars Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	338	28.1%(95)
8	Eastside Connections School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	403	14.1%(57)
9	Ballard Elementary School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	516	12.0%(62)
10	Lincoln School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	423	10.2%(43)
11	Coloma Elementary School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	356	8.2%(29)
12	Brown School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	410	8.1%(33)
13	Coloma Intermediate School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	175	7.4%(13)
14	Stewart Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	391	6.1%(24)
15	Moccasin Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	354	4.2%(15)
16	Hollywood Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	377	4.2%(16)
17	Brandywine Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	379	4.2%(16)
18	Clarke School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	462	4.1%(19)
19	New Buffalo Elementary School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	211	3.3%(7)
20	Merritt Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	304	3.0%(9)
21	North Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	312	2.6%(8)
22	Roosevelt Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	412	2.4%(10)
23	Ottawa Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	230	2.2%(5)
24	South Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	335	2.1%(7)
25	Bridgman Elementary School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	309	0.7%(2)
26	River Valley Elementary School	THREE OAKS, MI	River Valley School District	195	0.0%(0)

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