Sam Adams Elementary School

Sam Adams Elementary School, an average-sized elementary-level community in CASSOPOLIS, Michigan, run under Cassopolis Public Schools, caters to 368 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Cassopolis Public Schools, which oversees 4 schools and 853 students, Sam Adams Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Sam Adams Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest is composed of 21% multiracial, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cass County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Sam Adams Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.7%; this one delivers 30.7%.

Around the school, census data for Cass County shows median household income runs about $70,443, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Cass County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,258 students), of which Sam Adams Elementary School is one.

Cassopolis Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sam Adams Elementary School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sam Adams Elementary School has edged down 20%, going from 458 students in 2018 to 368 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 57% to 62%.

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