Stewart Elementary School

Stewart Elementary School is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in STEVENSVILLE, Michigan, part of Lakeshore School District (Berrien), educateing 391 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Lakeshore School District (Berrien), which oversees 5 schools and 2,635 students, Stewart Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Stewart Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest consists of 9% Asian, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Berrien County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 31% of students at Stewart Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Berrien County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Stewart Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.3%; this one delivers 52.7%.

In the surrounding community, Berrien County reports that median household income runs about $65,425, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Stewart Elementary School is one of 75 public schools in Berrien County (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students).

The closest other public school is Roosevelt Elementary School, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Stewart Elementary School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stewart Elementary School has shrank 7%, going from 419 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.