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Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDWARDSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261299001331
Edwardsburg Intermediate School
27157 US HIGHWAY 12, EDWARDSBURG, MI 49112 · (269) 663-1063 · Cass County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
136 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 55%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 188 | 52% |
| Grade 5 | 173 | 48% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Edwardsburg Intermediate School→Edwardsburg Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Edwardsburg Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
52.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Edwardsburg Intermediate School
Edwardsburg Intermediate School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwardsburg Intermediate School this school | 361 | 37.7% | 52.3% |
| Fern Persons Elementary School OLIVET | 374 | 35.0% | 45.9% |
| Gearing Elementary School SAINT CLAIR | 353 | 40.8% | 50.2% |
| Copper Island Academy Calumet | 386 | 39.4% | 57.8% |
| Eagle Lake Elementary School EDWARDSBURG | 385 | 40.0% | 52.0% |
| Columbia Upper Elementary School BROOKLYN | 406 | 37.2% | 51.6% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Edwardsburg Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #361 of 1,085 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #378 of 1,072 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #319 of 1,139 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #834 of 1,630 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,192 of 1,424 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #1,249 of 1,424 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #1,098 of 1,563 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #506 of 979 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
-47 (-12%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 20.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 361 | 19.7 | 18.3:1 | 38% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 18.9 | 19.0:1 | 41% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 19.2 | 21.0:1 | 40% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 18 | 22.8:1 | 38% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 18 | 22.8:1 | 31% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 20 | 22.9:1 | 36% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwardsburg Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (411 to 361); teachers up 9% (18 to 19.7).
About Edwardsburg Intermediate School
This page covers Edwardsburg Intermediate School, a mid-sized elementary school in EDWARDSBURG, Michigan. Federal data show 361 students enrolled in grades 4 through 5 in 2024-25.
Edwardsburg Public Schools is the district for Edwardsburg Intermediate School. It has 6 schools and 2,519 students.
The share of White students at Edwardsburg Intermediate School is 93%. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic. Among people living in Cass County, the White share is about 85%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. The school has 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 18.3:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal data show 38% of students (136) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Cass County.
Edwardsburg Intermediate School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Michigan public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Edwardsburg Intermediate School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.3%; the prediction is 49.6%.
Looking at the county, Cass County, the median household earns about $70,443 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Cass County has 23 public schools with about 6,258 students, including Edwardsburg Intermediate School.
Among nearby public schools, Edwardsburg Primary School is closest at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Edwardsburg Intermediate School. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Edwardsburg Intermediate School is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Edwardsburg Intermediate School had a net loss of 47 students, or 12%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.4:1 to 18.3:1 over the same years.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,520
Census ACS
Median income
$70,443
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edwardsburg Public Schools
- Edwardsburg High SchoolHigh · 773 students
- Edwardsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Eagle Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Edwardsburg Primary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Edwardsburg Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 46 students
Other schools in EDWARDSBURG
- Edwardsburg High SchoolHigh · 773 students
- Edwardsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Eagle Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Edwardsburg Primary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Edwardsburg Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 46 students
Nearby schools
- Edwardsburg Primary School0.1 mi · 342
- Edwardsburg Middle School0.1 mi · 612
- Edwardsburg High School0.3 mi · 773
- Edwardsburg Alternative Learning Center0.4 mi · 46
- Northpoint Elementary School3.1 mi · 577
- Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch3.2 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Edwardsburg Intermediate SchoolHow large is Edwardsburg Intermediate School?
Edwardsburg Intermediate School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 04-05.
Is Edwardsburg Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edwardsburg Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Edwardsburg Intermediate School have?
Edwardsburg Intermediate School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Edwardsburg Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Edwardsburg Intermediate School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Edwardsburg Intermediate School in?
Edwardsburg Intermediate School is part of Edwardsburg Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.