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Edwardsburg Middle School

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Edwardsburg Middle School ranks 114 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Edwardsburg Middle School in Edwardsburg, MI, serves 612 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly rated Edwardsburg Public Schools district, which ranks in the top 10% of Michigan districts.

Academically, this school is a clear standout in southwestern Michigan. It consistently outperforms every nearby middle school in nearly every subject and grade level. For example, 6th grade ELA proficiency is 52.9%, compared to 34.1% at the next closest school, Buchanan Middle School. In 8th grade science, 52.5% of students are proficient versus 42.9% at Berrien Springs Middle School. The school also achieves exceptional PSAT results, with 83.9% of 8th graders proficient in ELA and 53.3% in math—far exceeding state averages of 64.8% and 33.2%, respectively. Notably, the school achieves these results while spending less per student ($13,058) than most neighboring districts, and it serves its economically disadvantaged students exceptionally well, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for that group.

However, there are some concerns parents should know. Chronic absenteeism spiked dramatically to 48.1% in 2024-2025—nearly half of all students—which is far above the state average of 27.9% and higher than all nearby schools. This is a significant red flag that could threaten future academic performance. Additionally, while overall rankings remain strong, there has been a recent decline in outcomes specifically for male students, and performance for special education students has been inconsistent from year to year. Despite these challenges, the school's decade-long stability in rankings (consistently in the top 15% of Michigan middle schools) suggests strong institutional systems. For parents considering this school, the academic excellence is undeniable, but the attendance trend is worth monitoring closely.

612

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,058

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

69230 Section St
Edwardsburg, MI 49112-8606

(269) 663-1031

District: Edwardsburg Public Schools

Students who attend Edwardsburg Middle School usually attend:

High:

Edwardsburg High School

Feeder schools for Edwardsburg Middle School:

Elementary:	Eagle Lake Elementary School
	Edwardsburg Intermediate School
	Edwardsburg Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.2%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (57% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Michigan avg41%

114^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^th of 625Edwardsburg 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	84.0	114 of 896	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	87.5	89 of 890	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	85 of 897	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	87 of 883	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	74 of 776	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	76.3	112 of 675	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	99 of 792	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	178 of 838	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	75.6	149 of 821	81.9%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	150 of 894	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	83.1	109 of 919	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	86.2	81 of 921	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	85.2	92 of 919	90.0%	★★★★★
2012	80.4	138 of 900	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.5	77 of 858	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	70.1	283 of 851	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.7	207 of 847	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.7	206 of 839	75.4%	★★★★☆
2007	77.5	161 of 823	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	152 of 806	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	107 of 789	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	122 of 789	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	116 of 771	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	131 of 770	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	126 of 657	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	117 of 521	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	106 of 658	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	171 of 794	78.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	33 of 265	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	42 of 257	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	30 of 246	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	109 of 834	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.9	75 of 832	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	131 of 836	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	69 of 825	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	44 of 691	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	68.3	106 of 523	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	116 of 672	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	225 of 815	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	108 of 813	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	90.7	54 of 798	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	54 of 786	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	56 of 776	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	45 of 658	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	75.9	89 of 540	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	89 of 639	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	163 of 797	79.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	92.1	7 of 176	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	67.1	46 of 156	70.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	117 of 236	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.3	172 of 244	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.2	25 of 201	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	43 of 199	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	46.5	180 of 377	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	129 of 687	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.1	102 of 696	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	100 of 701	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	95 of 688	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	88 of 638	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	121 of 577	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	101 of 624	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	201 of 678	70.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)96th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies67%+17 vs state

Mathematics53%+20 vs state

Science52%+13 vs state

English Language Arts51%+14 vs state

Math45%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Sunday, August 28, 2011

Edwardsburg Middle School, is a very high class school. The students are treated with dignity and respect. Edwardsburg Middle School strives to be the best, and to attain academic excellent! And that is why we are the best! As a student we are proud to show off our school colors, and we never give up on our Eddies! We work hard and our teachers are always there to help us! Pride, Passion, and Purpose, those are the words we live by and live up to! GO EDDIES GO! 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)		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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Edwardsburg Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Edwardsburg Middle School?

Students at Edwardsburg Middle School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Edwardsburg Middle School in?

Edwardsburg Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Edwardsburg Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Edwardsburg Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Edwardsburg Middle School.

Is Edwardsburg Middle School a good school?

Edwardsburg Middle School ranks 114^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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