Elementary Schools in Hagar Township S/D #6

Summary:

The Hagar Township S/D #6 school district in Michigan is home to a single elementary school, Riverside School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school faces significant challenges, with its academic performance consistently ranking in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools and mixed results on state assessments.

Riverside School has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 86.3%, indicating that the school serves a community with significant socioeconomic needs. The school's per-student spending is $11,959, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.1. However, the school struggles with a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average and may be a contributing factor to its academic performance.

While Riverside School's performance is on par with the Hagar Township S/D #6 district averages, it lags behind the state averages in several key metrics, including 3rd-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, 5th-grade ELA proficiency, and 5th-grade Science proficiency. This suggests that the school and the broader district face similar challenges and could benefit from targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

District Detail

3422 Riverside Rd
Benton Harbor, MI 49022-9583

(269) 849-1343

SchoolDigger Rank:
333^rd of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 72

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside School	Public	PK, KG-8	3422 Riverside Rd	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Hagar Township S/D #6	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 849-1343	72	6	13.0	68.1%	37 (51.4%)	18 (25.0%)	9 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.1%)	43.8	814^th of 1488 public elementary schools	45.3%		38.7	873^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	41.3%	59	30.0	50.0	30.0	30.0	$11,959	$1,126	$10,833

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Coloma Community Schools	3.84 mi	4	429^th
Benton Harbor Area Schools	5.15 mi	7
Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy	5.56 mi	1
Dream Academy	5.58 mi	1
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan	5.72 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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