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Schools in Cass County, MI

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Michigan Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

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Schools

5,920

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedEdwardsburg High School53^rd of 739 Michigan high schools

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Biggest riser

Sam Adams Elementary School up 230 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sister Lakes Elementary School 13.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Edwardsburg Alternative Learning Center

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cassopolis Alternative Educational	Public	9-12	22721 Diamond Cove St	Cassopolis	49031	Cass County	Cassopolis Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 445-0536	16	2	10.0	81.3%	8 (50.0%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (37.5%)								(n/a)																					$10,796	$1,286	$9,510
Cassopolis High School	Public	9-12	22721 Diamond Cove St	Cassopolis	49031	Cass County	Cassopolis Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 445-5733	281	13	21.4	58.7%	168 (59.8%)	29 (10.3%)	18 (6.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (22.4%)	25.2	539^th of 739 public high schools	27.1%		25.3	551^st of 743 public high schools	25.8%	12			37.5	9.4													21.9			34.4	$15,780	$1,343	$14,437
Sam Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Depot St	Cassopolis	49031	Cass County	Cassopolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 445-0530	368	23	16.2	69.0%	229 (62.2%)	32 (8.7%)	28 (7.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (20.7%)	31.7	983^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	33.9%		17.4	1213^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.4%	230					23.5	38.0	32.8			25.5	25.4	21.3			34.4			29.5			$15,250	$1,785	$13,465
Cassopolis Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Center St	Cassopolis	49031	Cass County	Cassopolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 445-0506	188	13	14.1	62.2%	115 (61.2%)	15 (8.0%)	13 (6.9%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (20.7%)	23.5	656^th of 890 public middle schools	26.3%		16.9	736^th of 897 public middle schools	17.9%	80	59.0	6.6						16.2	17.2				7.4	17.2		37.7			29.5		$14,973	$1,974	$12,999
Dowagiac Middle School	Public	6-8	57072 Riverside Dr	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4440	393	21	18.5	70.7%	222 (56.5%)	29 (7.4%)	83 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.7%)	47.2	443^rd of 890 public middle schools	50.2%		43.3	479^th of 897 public middle schools	46.6%	36	65.5	26.9						33.6	37.6				21.5	26.3		33.6			50.0		$14,312	$1,227	$13,085
Justus Gage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Oak St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4460	262	17	15.1	74.8%	174 (66.4%)	17 (6.5%)	42 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	49	734^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.7%		42.4	810^th of 1486 public elementary schools	45.5%	76					21.2	40.4	52.2			50.0	36.5	28.3			50.0			28.3			$13,948	$1,928	$12,019
Pathfinders Alternative Educational	Public, Virtual	6-12	501 N Paul St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 782-4471	49	2	20.4	81.6%	28 (57.1%)	6 (12.2%)	6 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (18.4%)								(n/a)																					$14,937	$1,046	$13,891
Patrick Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	614 Spruce St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4450	224	15	15.4	83.0%	117 (52.2%)	40 (17.9%)	37 (16.5%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.5%)	16.6	1231^st of 1488 public elementary schools	17.3%		14.8	1251^st of 1486 public elementary schools	15.8%	20					17.9	12.2	28.9			25.6	9.8	15.8			26.3			18.4			$14,122	$2,059	$12,063
Sister Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	68079 M 152	Benton Harbor	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4468	166	12	13.8	66.9%	94 (56.6%)	1 (0.6%)	55 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.2%)	38.1	891^st of 1488 public elementary schools	40.1%		39.2	863^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	41.9%	28					18.2	35.5	40.6			36.4	35.5	37.5			34.4			22.6			$16,995	$2,448	$14,547
Union High School	Public	9-12	701 W Prairie Ronde St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 782-4420	507	28	18.2	59.6%	293 (57.8%)	29 (5.7%)	109 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.2%)	44.6	408^th of 739 public high schools	44.8%		44.4	385^th of 743 public high schools	48.2%	23			53.8	9.9													31.9			44.0	$14,963	$1,182	$13,781
Kincheloe Elementary School	Public	K-5	25121 Gage St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 782-4464	214	15	14.4	60.3%	160 (74.8%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.9%)	40.9	850^th of 1488 public elementary schools	42.9%		34	954^th of 1486 public elementary schools	35.8%	104					51.3	55.3	31.9			43.6	34.2	17.0			31.9			14.9			$14,806	$1,935	$12,870
Edwardsburg Intermediate School	Public	4-5	27157 Us Highway 12	Edwardsburg	49112	Cass County	Edwardsburg Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 663-1063	361	20	18.2	37.7%	336 (93.1%)	7 (1.9%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	77.6	296^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.1%		77.3	295^th of 1486 public elementary schools	80.1%	1						54.5	59.8				52.9	51.7			57.5			39.7			$13,919	$1,087	$12,832
Eagle Lake Elementary School	Public	2-3	23889 Avenue C	Edwardsburg	49112	Cass County	Edwardsburg Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 663-1040	385	21	18.2	40.0%	344 (89.4%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)								(n/a)					53.4					50.5											$12,386	$976	$11,411
Edwardsburg Primary School	Public	K-1	69100 Section St	Edwardsburg	49112	Cass County	Edwardsburg Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 663-1037	342	20	17.2	34.8%	304 (88.9%)	4 (1.2%)	23 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								(n/a)																					$13,173	$1,055	$12,118
Edwardsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	69230 Section St	Edwardsburg	49112	Cass County	Edwardsburg Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 663-1031	612	32	19.3	36.9%	552 (90.2%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	87.5	89^th of 890 public middle schools	90.0%		88	85^th of 897 public middle schools	90.5%	4	83.2	53.4						50.8	64.2				44.2	52.2		54.4			72.3		$13,058	$538	$12,521
Edwardsburg High School	Public	9-12	69358 Section St	Edwardsburg	49112	Cass County	Edwardsburg Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 663-1044	773	35	22.0	31.0%	680 (88.0%)	6 (0.8%)	45 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.5%)	90	53^rd of 739 public high schools	92.8%		90.1	59^th of 743 public high schools	92.1%	6			74.1	51.9													47.0			68.9	$14,464	$543	$13,921
Edwardsburg Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	69410 Section St	Edwardsburg	49112	Cass County	Edwardsburg Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 663-1068	46	1	34.0	67.4%	40 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.7%)	35.9	469^th of 739 public high schools	36.5%					(n/a)																	33.3			25.0	$9,573	$339	$9,234
Volinia Outcome Base School	Public, Virtual	7-12	54080 Gards Prairie Rd	Decatur	49067	Cass County	Marcellus Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 782-9716	40	2	18.8	85.0%	32 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)								(n/a)																					$13,920	$1,089	$12,831
Marcellus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Arbor St E	Marcellus	49067	Cass County	Marcellus Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 646-9209	264	14	19.4	62.1%	239 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	63.8	508^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.9%		67.5	450^th of 1486 public elementary schools	69.7%	58					50.0	31.0	45.0			62.5	61.9	42.5			42.5			30.0			$14,280	$1,888	$12,392
Marcellus High School	Public	9-12	303 Arbor St E	Marcellus	49067	Cass County	Marcellus Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 646-5081	160	10	15.6	52.5%	145 (90.6%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	66.2	215^th of 739 public high schools	70.9%		60.4	261^st of 743 public high schools	64.9%	46			55.6	33.3													42.9			46.4	$17,724	$1,091	$16,634
Marcellus Middle School	Public	6-8	125 Burney St	Marcellus	49067	Cass County	Marcellus Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 646-3158	136	6	23.4	58.1%	118 (86.8%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.1%)	73	189^th of 890 public middle schools	78.8%		58.2	300^th of 897 public middle schools	66.6%	111	84.6	25.6						52.6	35.7				47.4	38.2		59.0			76.9		$11,793	$1,089	$10,705
Brookside Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	61662 Dailey Rd	Cassopolis	49031	Cass County	Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 445-6260	64	12	5.3	76.6%	46 (71.9%)	3 (4.7%)	4 (6.3%)	1 (1.6%)	3 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.9%)								(n/a)
North Pointe Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	704 Orchard St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 390-5055	44	3	14.6	63.6%	31 (70.5%)	4 (9.1%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	6 (13.6%)								(n/a)
Calvin Center School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	K-7	19084 Brownsville Rd	Cassopolis	49031	Cass County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(269) 476-2218																			(n/a)
Calvary Bible Academy	Private, Baptist	K-11	27032 Marcellus Hwy	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(269) 782-7296	25	4	6.4		17 (68.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)								(n/a)

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