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Brandywine Middle School

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Brandywine Middle School ranks 459 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Brandywine Middle School in Niles, MI, is a small school serving 183 students in 7th and 8th grades within the Brandywine Community Schools district, where over 62% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has earned a consistent 2-star rating over the past five years, placing it in the lower half of Michigan middle schools, though its state ranking has improved slightly in recent years to the 49th percentile.

Parents will find a school with clear academic strengths and challenges. The most impressive area is social studies, where 56.5% of 8th graders are proficient—above the state average and higher than nearby Ring Lardner Middle School (40.8%) and Dowagiac Middle School (43%). English Language Arts is also solid, with 68.2% proficiency on the PSAT, exceeding the state average. However, math is a significant concern: only 23.5% of 8th graders and 14.3% of 7th graders are proficient, which is roughly 10-20 points below state averages. This stark contrast between humanities and STEM subjects suggests an imbalance in instructional focus that families should investigate.

Notably, the school is particularly effective with students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the 58th percentile for this group—better than the school's overall performance would suggest. There is also a gender gap, with male students ranking in the 62nd percentile statewide while female students rank in the 27th percentile. Chronic absenteeism remains a challenge at 28.9%, higher than high-performing neighbors like FC Reed Middle School (13.8%) and Lakeshore Middle School (17.6%). Interestingly, per-pupil spending ($13,822) is higher than Edwardsburg Middle School ($13,058), and class sizes are smaller, suggesting that resources alone don't explain the performance gap—pointing instead to curriculum and instructional practices as areas for potential growth.

183

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,822

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Bell Rd
Niles, MI 49120-4670

(269) 683-4800

District: Brandywine Community Schools

Students who attend Brandywine Middle School usually attend:

High:

Brandywine Senior High School

Feeder schools for Brandywine Middle School:

Elementary:	Brandywine Elementary School
	Merritt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.7%

Two or more races:

9.3%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 19 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg36%

Michigan avg43%

459^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

419^th of 625Brandywine Community 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	45.5	459 of 896	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	523 of 890	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	482 of 897	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	447 of 883	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	533 of 776	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	467 of 675	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	354 of 792	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	484 of 838	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.5	639 of 821	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.8	562 of 894	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	580 of 919	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.4	649 of 921	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.1	559 of 919	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.8	484 of 900	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	549 of 858	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.4	513 of 851	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.8	415 of 847	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.2	553 of 839	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.0	450 of 823	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.4	612 of 806	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	576 of 789	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	583 of 789	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	555 of 771	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	402 of 770	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	483 of 657	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	414 of 521	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	344 of 658	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	455 of 794	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	353 of 834	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	325 of 832	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	281 of 836	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	268 of 825	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	461 of 691	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	390 of 523	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	251 of 672	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	438 of 815	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	306 of 813	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	384 of 798	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	401 of 786	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	459 of 776	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	505 of 658	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	387 of 540	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	300 of 639	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	434 of 797	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	128 of 190	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	86 of 163	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	474 of 687	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.4	489 of 696	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	500 of 701	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	465 of 688	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	557 of 638	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	452 of 577	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	318 of 624	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	475 of 678	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)62nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-18 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies56%+6 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

English Language Arts26%-12 vs state

Mathematics24%-10 vs state

Math14%-19 vs state

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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
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
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
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%)	84	114^th of 896 public middle schools	87.3%		87.5	89^th of 890 public middle schools	90.0%	25	83.9	53.3		52.9	50.0		47.7	42.4		52.5		67.0	$13,058	$538	$12,521
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
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
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
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%)	22.1	678^th of 896 public middle schools	24.3%		23.5	656^th of 890 public middle schools	26.3%	22	54.5	15.2		19.4	11.7		12.9	6.7		30.3		33.3	$14,973	$1,974	$12,999
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brandywine Middle School

How many students attend Brandywine Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Brandywine Middle School.

What district is Brandywine Middle School in?

Brandywine Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Brandywine Middle School?

Students at Brandywine Middle School are 79% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Brandywine Middle School attend?

Students who attend Brandywine Middle School usually go on to attend Brandywine Senior High School

Is Brandywine Middle School a good school?

Brandywine Middle School ranks 459^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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