Watervliet Middle School

Watervliet Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school in WATERVLIET, Michigan, part of Watervliet School District, teaches 309 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Watervliet School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,406 students. Watervliet Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Watervliet Middle School shows that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Berrien County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Berrien County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Watervliet Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 38.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Berrien County put the typical household earns roughly $65,425 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Berrien County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students), of which Watervliet Middle School is one.

Watervliet Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Watervliet Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 26.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Watervliet Middle School has declined 12%, going from 353 students in 2018 to 309 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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