Lakeshore Middle School

As a moderately sized intermediate school in STEVENSVILLE, Michigan, Lakeshore Middle School instructs 612 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Lakeshore School District (Berrien). Enrollment runs roughly 22% larger than the state mean of about 502.

Lakeshore Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by Lakeshore School District (Berrien), a district that serves 2,635 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakeshore Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%); the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lakeshore Middle School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 33% of students at Lakeshore Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Berrien County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lakeshore Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.6%; this one delivers 54.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Berrien County put median household income runs about $65,425, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Berrien County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students), of which Lakeshore Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Lakeshore High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakeshore Middle School. On composite proficiency, Lakeshore Middle School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 57.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lakeshore Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 648 (now 612).

On the community side, the feed for Lakeshore Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.