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Coloma Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-5

1209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Coloma Intermediate School in Coloma, MI, is a small school serving 175 students in 4th and 5th grades within the Coloma Community Schools district, where nearly 79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at Coloma Intermediate has been a concern for over a decade, with the school consistently ranking in the bottom fifth of elementary schools statewide. Test scores are notably lower than nearby schools facing similar challenges. For example, in the most recent school year, 5th-grade math proficiency was just 10.5%, compared to 28.6% at Redwood Elementary and 34.5% at Sister Lakes Elementary School. A particularly stark comparison is with North Elementary School in the Watervliet School District, which serves a similar student population and spends about the same per pupil ($14,183 vs. $14,116) yet achieves nearly double the math proficiency rates. This suggests the gap isn't about funding or demographics but rather school-level effectiveness. There are also notable patterns within the school: male students consistently rank lower than female students, and 5th-grade math scores have shown a steady decline over the past few years.

One interesting trend emerges when looking at the transition from Coloma Elementary School (which serves PK-3) to Coloma Intermediate. Students typically show significant improvement in English Language Arts upon entering 4th grade, but the opposite happens in math—proficiency drops dramatically between 3rd and 4th grade, suggesting a possible breakdown in math instruction or curriculum alignment during this transition. Chronic absenteeism is also a persistent issue, hovering above 20% for five years and peaking at 39.2% in 2021-2022, which likely contributes to the academic struggles. For parents considering this school, it's worth asking about math intervention strategies, how the school supports boys' learning, and what steps are being taken to address attendance.

175

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,116

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

274a S West St
Coloma, MI 49038-9511

(269) 468-2415

District: Coloma Community Schools

Students who attend Coloma Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Coloma Junior High School
High:	Coloma High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Hispanic:

23.4%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Math scores 20 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Michigan avg37%

1,209^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

472^nd of 625Coloma 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	18.3	1209 of 1492	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	1182 of 1488	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1234 of 1486	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1195 of 1470	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1050 of 1344	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	954 of 1153	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1143 of 1408	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1080 of 1448	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	1148 of 1466	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.2	1204 of 1548	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	1292 of 1580	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.7	1039 of 1533	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	986 of 1563	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.8	1048 of 1566	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.9	1060 of 1552	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.8	885 of 1552	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.0	972 of 1589	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.0	875 of 1577	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.6	1047 of 1565	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.6	1033 of 1545	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	1118 of 1343	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	1151 of 1338	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1042 of 1342	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1112 of 1321	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	920 of 1106	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	854 of 902	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1065 of 1171	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1110 of 1443	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	173 of 225	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	151 of 209	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	160 of 201	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	158 of 222	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	1110 of 1352	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1111 of 1346	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1139 of 1381	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1098 of 1350	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	701 of 1099	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	556 of 749	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	942 of 1134	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1051 of 1397	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	1253 of 1372	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	1170 of 1366	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1259 of 1347	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1187 of 1334	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	990 of 1139	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	720 of 915	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	972 of 1196	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1015 of 1446	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	1124 of 1199	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	1116 of 1206	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1124 of 1204	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1120 of 1198	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	993 of 1102	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	877 of 1005	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1016 of 1128	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1031 of 1253	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-15 vs state

Science21%-19 vs state

Math15%-20 vs state

Social Studies13%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 10, 2019

Huge turnover with teachers and principals, it's a wonder they can keep anything straight. If your child has any special needs,I highly recommend you send them elsewhere!! Im extremely disappointed in my decision to enroll my son here 2yrs ago,its done more damage than good. He will be transferring schools next year. Close Quote

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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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coloma Intermediate School	Public	4-5	274a S West St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 468-2415	175	10	16.8	78.9%	99 (56.6%)	13 (7.4%)	41 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.0%)	18.3	1209^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.0%		18.9	1182^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	20.6%	27				30.5	25.6				20.7	10.5			20.9		12.8				$14,116	$2,162	$11,955
Coloma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	262 West St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 468-2420	356	21	16.7	74.7%	217 (61.0%)	29 (8.1%)	68 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.2%)								(n/a)			19.3					16.9									90.1%	4.9%	$15,709	$2,235	$13,474
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	433 Lucinda Ln	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 463-0820	335	23	14.8	66.9%	252 (75.2%)	7 (2.1%)	56 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)								(n/a)																	92.2%	3.3%	$15,384	$1,421	$13,962
North Elementary School	Public	3-5	287 West Baldwin Ave	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 463-0824	312	18	17.4	73.4%	225 (72.1%)	8 (2.6%)	61 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	34.1	940^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.0%		38.1	892^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	40.1%	48			23.2	40.6	35.5			31.0	39.6	15.5			33.3		21.6				$14,183	$1,565	$12,617
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%)								(n/a)						50.0					30.0								$13,377	$549	$12,828
Countryside Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	4722 Meadowbrook Rd	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Countryside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(269) 944-3319	384	24	16.3	83.1%	27 (7.0%)	213 (55.5%)	125 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	20.5	1168^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.7%		17.9	1198^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.5%	30			12.2	12.5	39.6			20.4	16.1	13.2			28.3		22.6		92.3%	5.1%	$14,523	$2,186	$12,336
Redwood Elementary	Public	K-5	395 Woodside Dr	Hartford	49057	Van Buren County	Hartford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 621-7300	516	33	15.6	89.0%	177 (34.3%)	2 (0.4%)	333 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.5	1076^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.9%		23	1112^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.3%	36			19.2	29.0	32.6			20.8	28.0	28.6			27.5		13.2		94.6%	4.1%	$14,680	$1,984	$12,695
Covert Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	35323 M 140 Hwy	Covert	49043	Van Buren County	Covert Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 764-3710	144	10	14.1	81.3%	19 (13.2%)	22 (15.3%)	98 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	14.4	1289^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.6%					(n/a)			18.8	1370.2	20.8			1276.2	1370.8	1461.8			20.8		1474.0		95.7%	0%	$24,898	$2,799	$22,100
Discovery Enrichment Center	Public	PK-K	465 S Mccord St	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 605-1600	80	11	7.2	88.8%	0 (0.0%)	79 (98.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	92.6%	5.6%	$31,369	$9,074	$22,295
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	1-3	750 E Britain Ave	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 605-1500	229	22	10.4	89.1%	8 (3.5%)	197 (86.0%)	15 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)								(n/a)			8.2					6.8											$27,150	$10,410	$16,740

Frequently Asked Questions about Coloma Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Coloma Intermediate School?

Students at Coloma Intermediate School are 57% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 7% African American.

How many students attend Coloma Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 175 students attended Coloma Intermediate School.

What district is Coloma Intermediate School in?

Coloma Community Schools

Is Coloma Intermediate School a good school?

Coloma Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Coloma Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Coloma Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coloma Junior High School
High : Coloma High School

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