Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERRIEN SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260543004201
Sylvester Elementary School
1 SYLVESTER AVE, BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI 49103 · (269) 471-7198 · Berrien County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
245 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 34% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Based on grade levels within Berrien Springs Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
41.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Sylvester Elementary School
Sylvester Elementary School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester Elementary School this school | 394 | 62.2% | 40.2% |
| Elmwood Elementary School LANSING | 379 | 64.9% | 32.5% |
| Mars Elementary School BERRIEN SPRINGS | 338 | 60.1% | N/A |
| WalkerWinter Elementary School CANTON | 377 | 67.4% | 19.6% |
| Winans Elementary School LANSING | 392 | 62.5% | 19.5% |
| Carpenter School ANN ARBOR | 363 | 54.5% | 33.4% |
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 Sylvester Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Berrien County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #714 of 1,085 | #12 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #645 of 1,072 | #13 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #773 of 1,139 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #683 of 1,630 | #7 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #384 of 1,424 | #7 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #74 of 1,424 | #2 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #652 of 1,563 | #13 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #401 of 440 | #10 of 10 |
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
394
+82 (+26%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 62% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 25.5 | 14.4:1 | 64% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 26.5 | 13.9:1 | 74% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 67% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 23.8 | 16.3:1 | 72% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 70% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 64% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 54% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sylvester Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (389 to 394); teachers up 13% (23.8 to 27).
About Sylvester Elementary School
BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan, is home to Sylvester Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 394 students in grades 2 through 5.
Berrien Springs Public Schools enrolls 4,989 students in 9 schools, including Sylvester Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Sylvester Elementary School, at 42%. Other reported shares: 31% Black, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Berrien County's residents are about 74% White, 32 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Sylvester Elementary School operates with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Michigan have 15.8:1, compared with 14.6:1 here. Sylvester Elementary School reports 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Sylvester Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Michigan public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sylvester Elementary School is 1.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 40.2%. Predicted: 38.7%.
Sylvester Elementary School is located in Berrien County, where the median household income is $65,425, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Sylvester Elementary School, Berrien County has 74 other public schools.
Nearby, Berrien Springs High School is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Sylvester Elementary School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
The school enrolled 394 students in 2024-25, 82 more than the 312 it had in 2020-21.
Discussions about Sylvester Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Berrien County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,288
Census ACS
Median income
$65,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
21,027 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berrien Springs Public Schools
- Link Learning Virtual ProgramHigh · 2,526 students
- Berrien Springs High SchoolHigh · 554 students
- Berrien Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 424 students
- West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek HSHigh · 370 students
- Mars Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Berrien Springs Virtual AcademyCombined · 213 students
Other schools in BERRIEN SPRINGS
- Berrien Springs High SchoolHigh · 554 students
- Berrien Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 424 students
- Mars Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Blossomland Learning CenterCombined · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Berrien Springs High School0.2 mi · 554
- Blossomland Learning Center0.3 mi · 124
- Berrien Springs Discovery Academy0.3 mi · 74
- Mars Elementary School0.3 mi · 338
- Berrien Springs Middle School0.3 mi · 424
- Berrien Springs Virtual Academy0.4 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Sylvester Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sylvester Elementary School?
Sylvester Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 02-05.
Is Sylvester Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sylvester Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Sylvester Elementary School have?
Sylvester Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Sylvester Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sylvester Elementary School are roughly 42% White, 14% Hispanic, 31% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Sylvester Elementary School in?
Sylvester Elementary School is part of Berrien Springs Public Schools.
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