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Cassopolis Middle School

Q: Is Cassopolis Middle School a good school?

Cassopolis Middle School ranks 656 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

656^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Cassopolis Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Cassopolis, Michigan, with 207 students. The school is part of the Cassopolis Public Schools district, which is ranked 464 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cassopolis Middle School consistently performs below the state averages in M-Step and PSAT assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.2% of 6th graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 38.6%, and only 7.4% were proficient in Math compared to 31.5% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 31.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Cassopolis Middle School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 61.35% to 68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Compared to nearby middle schools such as Lawton Middle School, Three Rivers Middle School, and Edwardsburg Middle School, Cassopolis Middle School performs significantly worse, with lower academic proficiency rates, higher chronic absenteeism, and a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. The school's ranking and performance have also been declining over the past few years, dropping from a rank of 612 out of 675 Michigan middle schools in 2020-2021 to a rank of 656 out of 890 in 2024-2025.

188

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,142

Per pupil spending ?

62.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 Center St
Cassopolis, MI 49031-1170

(269) 445-0506

District: Cassopolis Public Schools

Students who attend Cassopolis Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cassopolis High School

Feeder schools for Cassopolis Middle School:

Elementary:

Sam Adams Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.2%

Two or more races:

20.7%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2021 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Michigan)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Michigan avg41%

656^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 17 pts since 2021

From bottom 9% (2021) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

464^th of 613Cassopolis 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
2025	23.5	656 of 890	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	736 of 897	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	743 of 883	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	651 of 776	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	612 of 675	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	553 of 789	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	631 of 771	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	655 of 770	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	565 of 657	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	503 of 521	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	627 of 832	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	731 of 836	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	694 of 825	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	613 of 691	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	493 of 523	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	655 of 798	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	677 of 786	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	697 of 776	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	526 of 658	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	467 of 540	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	13.5	151 of 163	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	57 of 65	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	577 of 696	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	648 of 701	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	665 of 688	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	604 of 638	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	518 of 577	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)7th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-3 vs state

Social Studies30%-18 vs state

English Language Arts17%-22 vs state

Math12%-20 vs state

Mathematics7%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Cassopolis Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (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	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
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	$14,142	$1,886	$12,256
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	$14,588	$1,812	$12,777
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	$11,590	$745	$10,845
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	$12,376	$1,058	$11,317
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%)	56.4	338^th of 890 public middle schools	62.0%		46.4	454^th of 897 public middle schools	49.4%	116	72.0	39.8		39.0	45.8		28.6	28.2		34.4		41.1	$13,805	$2,577	$11,228
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%)	40.4	523^rd of 890 public middle schools	41.2%		43.2	482^nd of 897 public middle schools	46.3%	41	65.9	22.0			24.2			19.8		30.5		50.0	$15,812	$852	$14,960
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%)	14.2	764^th of 890 public middle schools	14.2%		10.9	818^th of 897 public middle schools	8.8%	54	44.7	13.2		16.3	16.3		11.6	6.8		20.5		17.5	$12,512	$1,205	$11,308
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%)	55.7	342^nd of 890 public middle schools	61.6%		53.4	355^th of 897 public middle schools	60.4%	13	69.0	22.1		35.8	40.7		32.5	32.9		40.0		52.3	$15,273	$1,220	$14,053
Constantine Middle School	Public	6-8	260 W 6th St	Constantine	49042	St. Joseph County	Constantine Public School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 435-8940	309	19	16.2	52.1%	274 (88.7%)	6 (1.9%)	23 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	45.7	465^th of 890 public middle schools	47.8%		42.5	491^st of 897 public middle schools	45.3%	26	63.7	27.5		34.0	26.0		20.0	22.4		40.2		53.9	$15,927	$2,041	$13,886
Lawton Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Blue Pride Dr	Lawton	49065	Van Buren County	Lawton Community School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 624-7600	325	19	17.3	61.2%	257 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	48.7	424^th of 890 public middle schools	52.4%		40.3	509^th of 897 public middle schools	43.3%	85	65.2	25.8	44.7	30.0	28.9	29.4	24.7	30.1	43.5	43.9	45.9	56.1	$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Cassopolis Middle School

Is Cassopolis Middle School a good school?

Cassopolis Middle School ranks 656^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Cassopolis Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 188 students attended Cassopolis Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Cassopolis Middle School?

Students at Cassopolis Middle School are 61% White, 21% Two or more races, 8% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Cassopolis Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cassopolis Middle School usually go on to attend Cassopolis High School

What district is Cassopolis Middle School in?

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