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Schools in Berrien Springs · Berrien Springs Public Schools

Berrien Springs’s public schools score below 83% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

40% of Berrien Springs’s students graduate on time, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the public school district serving Berrien Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 3 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 9 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
40%
▼ 42 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 20% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,710 students on the public path
In brief

Berrien Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1203 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Berrien Springs’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 17% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

40% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,178 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Sylvester Elementary School, then Berrien Springs Middle School, then Berrien Springs High School. Enrollment is up 128% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Berrien Springs’s grade

B− Test scoresD− Graduation

C−: better than 17% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 17%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1203)Better than 2%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,152 test results and a graduating class of 1,127 could put Berrien Springs anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Berrien Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,164 in math, 1,140 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Berrien Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Mars Elementary SchoolBerrien Springs Public SchoolsNo scores
3–5Sylvester Elementary SchoolBerrien Springs Public SchoolsC+
6–8Berrien Springs Middle SchoolBerrien Springs Public SchoolsB
9–12Berrien Springs High SchoolBerrien Springs Public SchoolsB

Berrien Springs’s public schools are run by Berrien Springs Public Schools, which also serves Berrien, Oronoko and Royalton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Berrien Springs Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 4,989 students, up 128% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,178MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 45.4% · 1140 students tested
Math25%
State average 33.6% · 1164 students tested

Berrien Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Berrien Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Berrien SpringsC−Berrien Springs
OronokoC−Berrien Springs
BerrienC−Berrien Springs PK–12 · Eau Claire PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Berrien Springs with Berrien Springs, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Berrien Springs

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Berrien Springsin other towns
Mars Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
338 students12:1Rate it →
Sylvester Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5
C+
394 students15:1Rate it →
Berrien Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
424 students16:1Rate it →
Berrien Springs High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
554 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Berrien Springs’s schools

Are Berrien Springs’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Berrien Springs children attend score below 83% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Berrien Springs in?

Berrien Springs Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,989 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

Where do Berrien Springs kids go to high school?

Berrien Springs High School, with 554 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Berrien Springs’s graduation rate?

40% of the class of 2023 in Berrien Springs Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Berrien Springs spend per student?

$13,178 in Berrien Springs Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.