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Countryside Academy Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5Charter

4722 Meadowbrook Rd, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 · (269) 944-3319

Benton Township’s School Grade D− better than 3% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
384
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Countryside Academy Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4722 Meadowbrook Rd, Benton Harbor

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten82
Grade 175
Grade 252
Grade 359
Grade 457
Grade 559
Enrollment over time
395’20
417’21
406’22
380’23
384’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 55%Hispanic 33%White 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Countryside Academy Elementary from Benton Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Benton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.