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Berrien Springs Middle School

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Berrien Springs Middle School ranks 281 st of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 69% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Berrien Springs Middle School serves 424 students in grades 6-8 within the Berrien Springs Public Schools district, and it stands out as a relative strength in its area with a 3-star rating and a 69th percentile ranking among Michigan middle schools.

This school consistently outperforms its own district averages across nearly every subject and grade level. For example, 8th-grade Social Studies proficiency reached 55.1% at the school versus 42% district-wide, and 8th-grade Math proficiency was 38.5% compared to 27.3% district-wide. The school also earns high marks for specific student groups, achieving a 4-star rating for African American students (83rd percentile statewide) and for English Language Learners (78th percentile, with four consecutive years of 4-star ratings). This success is notable given that 58.49% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch—a much higher rate than nearby Upton Middle School (20.72%) or Lakeshore Middle School (33.17%). Despite this economic need, Berrien Springs ranks far above schools with similar poverty levels, such as Coloma Junior High School (29th percentile) and Dowagiac Middle School (36th percentile). The school also invests heavily in students, spending $15,753 per pupil with a favorable 15.6:1 student-teacher ratio.

However, there are areas of concern. Chronic absenteeism sits at 25.3%, nearly four times the district average of 7.0%, and spiked to 50.6% in 2021-2022. Academic performance is strong in 6th and 7th-grade ELA and Math, and 8th-grade Science (42.9% vs. 39.2% state) and Social Studies (55.1% vs. 50.3% state) exceed state averages. Yet 8th-grade PSAT Math scores have been volatile, dropping to 22.1% proficiency in 2024-2025 versus a 30.4% state average. While the school excels with many subgroups, its Multi-racial students ranked in only the 38th percentile in 2024-2025, a notable drop from the prior year. Overall, Berrien Springs sits in a solid middle tier among regional schools—outperforming several neighbors but still trailing the top-performing, lower-poverty schools like FC Reed Middle School and Upton Middle School, which rank in the 87th-93rd percentile.

424

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,753

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

502 Middle School Drive
Berrien Springs, MI 49103

(269) 471-2796

District: Berrien Springs Public Schools

Students who attend Berrien Springs Middle School usually attend:

High:

Berrien Springs High School

Feeder schools for Berrien Springs Middle School:

Elementary:	Mars Elementary School
	Sylvester Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.4%

African American:

32.1%

Hispanic:

15.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg35%

Michigan avg41%

281^st of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Berrien Springs Public Schools

341^st of 625Berrien Springs Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	281 of 896	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	342 of 890	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	355 of 897	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	297 of 883	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	303 of 776	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	388 of 675	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	288 of 792	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	281 of 838	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.4	346 of 821	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.1	184 of 894	79.4%	★★★★☆
2015	82.1	119 of 919	87.1%	★★★★☆
2014	74.3	193 of 921	79.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.3	199 of 919	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	170 of 900	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	70.1	263 of 858	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	416 of 851	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.8	181 of 847	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	62.2	404 of 839	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.2	575 of 823	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.2	575 of 806	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	58 of 337	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.3	86 of 338	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	71 of 300	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	71 of 310	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	45 of 182	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	25 of 77	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	79 of 196	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	67 of 366	81.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	62.1	37 of 87	57.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	24 of 108	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	24 of 106	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	26 of 88	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	10 of 72	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	10 of 46	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	20 of 154	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	304 of 789	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	335 of 789	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	368 of 771	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	354 of 770	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	286 of 657	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	333 of 521	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	345 of 658	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	284 of 794	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	94 of 260	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	102 of 265	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	97 of 257	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	157 of 246	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	40 of 138	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	45 of 137	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	95 of 266	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	306 of 834	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.2	378 of 832	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	261 of 836	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	218 of 825	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	167 of 691	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.6	253 of 523	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	192 of 672	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	167 of 815	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	260 of 813	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	342 of 798	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	331 of 786	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	244 of 776	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	293 of 658	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	344 of 540	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	200 of 639	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	260 of 797	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	117 of 190	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	81 of 176	54.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	178 of 687	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	63.3	212 of 696	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	264 of 701	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	197 of 688	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	241 of 638	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	255 of 577	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	154 of 624	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	169 of 678	75.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)83rd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)57th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies55%+5 vs state

Science43%+4 vs state

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Mathematics38%+5 vs state

Math34%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Berrien Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	502 Middle School Drive	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 471-2796	424	27	15.6	58.5%	163 (38.4%)	136 (32.1%)	67 (15.8%)	18 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.8%)	61.5	281^st of 896 public middle schools	68.6%		55.7	342^nd of 890 public middle schools	61.6%	61	62.8	38.5		38.5	40.5		30.7	37.4		42.9		55.1	$15,753	$874	$14,879
Eau Claire Middle School	Public	6-8	7450 Hochberger Rd	Eau Claire	49111	Berrien County	Eau Claire Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 461-6997	139	10	13.9	91.4%	28 (20.1%)	39 (28.1%)	68 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	16.2	746^th of 896 public middle schools	16.7%		14.2	764^th of 890 public middle schools	14.2%	18	35.6	343.6		15.8	13.2		1565.9	18.4		22.2		26.7	$14,119	$1,406	$12,713
Buchanan Middle School	Public	5-7	610 W 4th St	Buchanan	49107	Berrien County	Buchanan Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 695-8406	358	18	19.4	62.3%	311 (86.9%)	8 (2.2%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	58.4	317^th of 896 public middle schools	64.6%		67.2	237^th of 890 public middle schools	73.4%	80			55.2	34.1	45.2	32.8	32.6	35.7	44.8		35.2		$11,749	$344	$11,405
Lakeshore Middle School	Public	6-8	1459 W John Beers Rd	Stevensville	49127	Berrien County	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	No	No	No	No	(269) 428-1408	612	36	17.0	33.2%	498 (81.4%)	30 (4.9%)	43 (7.0%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	83.8	115^th of 896 public middle schools	87.2%		84.7	103^rd of 890 public middle schools	88.4%	12	74.2	47.4		54.5	44.5		56.5	49.5		62.1		63.7	$14,484	$947	$13,537
Upton Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Maiden Ln	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3400	690	36	19.0	20.7%	510 (73.9%)	57 (8.3%)	54 (7.8%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.8%)	87.8	87^th of 896 public middle schools	90.3%		89.8	73^rd of 890 public middle schools	91.8%	14	88.0	52.9		51.2	50.0		52.7	50.4		62.7		70.2	$13,256	$536	$12,720
Ring Lardner Middle School	Public	6-8	801 N 17th St	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Niles Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 683-6610	510	29	17.4	59.8%	333 (65.3%)	58 (11.4%)	55 (10.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.6%)	56.7	338^th of 896 public middle schools	62.3%		56.4	338^th of 890 public middle schools	62.0%		68.7	38.1		39.2	37.4		28.8	33.0		42.6		40.8	$14,765	$1,195	$13,569
FC Reed Middle School	Public	5-8	10254 California	Bridgman	49106	Berrien County	Bridgman Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 465-5410	261	20	13.1	38.3%	222 (85.1%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (8.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	86.4	97^th of 896 public middle schools	89.2%		91.2	62^nd of 890 public middle schools	93.0%	35	85.2	67.2	61.0	47.8	61.2	54.2	43.3	40.3	55.9	60.7	37.3	82.0	$19,661	$459	$19,202
Fair Plain Middle School	Public	6-8	120 E Napier Ave	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 605-1400	240	22	10.9	96.3%	4 (1.7%)	219 (91.3%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)	20.3	310.4		1561.3	6.6		1546.4	1650.5		1765.1		1772.4	$27,660	$10,092	$17,568
Brandywine Middle School	Public	7-8	1700 Bell Rd	Niles	49120	Berrien County	Brandywine Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 683-4800	183	11	16.9	62.3%	144 (78.7%)	8 (4.4%)	9 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (9.3%)	45.5	459^th of 896 public middle schools	48.8%		40.4	523^rd of 890 public middle schools	41.2%	64	68.2	23.5			26.5			14.3		40.0		56.5	$13,822	$946	$12,876
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%)	34.7	569^th of 896 public middle schools	36.5%		47.2	443^rd of 890 public middle schools	50.2%	126	55.0	21.7		29.9	27.2		19.5	17.6		33.9		43.0	$14,312	$1,227	$13,085

Frequently Asked Questions about Berrien Springs Middle School

Is Berrien Springs Middle School a good school?

Berrien Springs Middle School ranks 281^st of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Berrien Springs Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Berrien Springs Middle School.

What district is Berrien Springs Middle School in?

Berrien Springs Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Berrien Springs Middle School?

Students at Berrien Springs Middle School are 38% White, 32% African American, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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