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Watervliet Senior High School

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Watervliet Senior High School ranks 449 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 39% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Watervliet Senior High School is a public high school located in Watervliet, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 376 students. The school is part of the Watervliet School District, which is ranked 370 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Watervliet Senior High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from a high of 79 out of 832 Michigan high schools in 2014-2015 (5-star rating) to 449 out of 739 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with a higher ranking for low socioeconomic status students but lower rankings for female, male, and white students. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 66.3% to 94.3% in recent years, and dropout rates have also been inconsistent, ranging from 2.2% to 18.4% during the same period.

Watervliet Senior High School's test scores, particularly in mathematics and science, are significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16% of students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 27.5%. The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.96% to 61.44% in recent years. Nearby schools, such as Benton Harbor High School and Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan, also struggle with low test scores and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism.

360

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,342

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 E Saint Joseph St
Watervliet, MI 49098-9350

(269) 463-0734

District: Watervliet School District

Feeder schools for Watervliet Senior High School:

Elementary:	North Elementary School
	South Elementary School
Middle:	Watervliet Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 15 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg31%

Michigan avg40%

449^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 51 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Watervliet School District

370^th of 613Watervliet School District 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	449 of 739	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	327 of 743	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	242 of 735	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	346 of 531	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	363 of 561	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	287 of 666	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	211 of 824	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	60.9	288 of 835	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.5	179 of 852	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	87.0	79 of 832	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	60.3	331 of 799	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.7	204 of 805	74.7%	★★★★☆
2012	65.0	277 of 773	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	81.0	123 of 784	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	235 of 765	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.4	290 of 754	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.1	275 of 750	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.7	259 of 767	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.6	279 of 705	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	426 of 629	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	309 of 619	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	223 of 611	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.6	323 of 416	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	424 of 462	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	355 of 554	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.6	229 of 710	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	53.7	77 of 190	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	243 of 635	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	174 of 654	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	115 of 614	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	33.7	294 of 417	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	166 of 532	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.2	61 of 755	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	389 of 628	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	302 of 633	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	237 of 611	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	289 of 440	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.9	142 of 472	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	195 of 543	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	180 of 707	74.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	435 of 639	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	286 of 638	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	222 of 647	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	223 of 492	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.4	360 of 516	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	310 of 582	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.9	209 of 708	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2023)59th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing54%~ state avg

Social Studies42%~ state avg

Science20%-15 vs state

Mathematics16%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Watervliet Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Watervliet Senior High School	Public	9-12	450 E Saint Joseph St	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 463-0734	360	20	17.8	63.1%	262 (72.8%)	9 (2.5%)	63 (17.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	39.4	449^th of 739 public high schools	39.2%		52.1	327^th of 743 public high schools	56.0%	122			54.3	16.0				20.2		41.5	$14,342	$1,266	$13,076
WAY Watervliet High School	Public	9-12	450 E Saint Joseph St	Watervliet	49098	Berrien County	Watervliet School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 463-0897	90	2	45.0	73.3%	55 (61.1%)	3 (3.3%)	18 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (12.2%)	25.6	536^th of 739 public high schools	27.5%		14.4	635^th of 743 public high schools	14.5%	99								21.4		28.6	$11,977	$1,217	$10,760
Coloma High School	Public	9-12	300 W Saint Joseph St	Coloma	49038	Berrien County	Coloma Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 468-2400	336	19	17.6	64.0%	219 (65.2%)	34 (10.1%)	54 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	44.5	411^th of 739 public high schools	44.4%		33.1	485^th of 743 public high schools	34.7%	74			52.4	17.5				23.8		48.4	$15,636	$1,667	$13,968
Hartford Alternative Education	Public	6-12	115 School St	Hartford	49057	Van Buren County	Hartford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 621-7143	122	0		89.3%	74 (60.7%)	5 (4.1%)	32 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)								(n/a)											$6,564	$1,274	$5,290
Hartford High School	Public	9-12	121 School St	Hartford	49057	Van Buren County	Hartford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 621-7100	379	20	19.3	70.7%	134 (35.4%)	6 (1.6%)	219 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	23.5	554^th of 739 public high schools	25.0%		35.8	461^st of 743 public high schools	38.0%	93			32.6	9.8				22.8		33.7	$13,710	$1,121	$12,589
Covert High School	Public	9-12	35323 M 140 Hwy	Covert	49043	Van Buren County	Covert Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 764-3711	101	7	14.7	76.2%	12 (11.9%)	23 (22.8%)	61 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	11.4	652^nd of 739 public high schools	11.8%		13.2	645^th of 743 public high schools	13.2%	7								13.6		18.2	$16,762	$2,053	$14,709
Lawrence JrSr High School	Public	7-12	650 W Saint Joseph St	Lawrence	49064	Van Buren County	Lawrence Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 674-8232	179	12	14.6	73.2%	97 (54.2%)	1 (0.6%)	76 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	18.8	589^th of 739 public high schools	20.3%		30.6	509^th of 743 public high schools	31.5%	80	37.5	12.5	36.7		12.9	9.7	12.0	22.6	16.0	13.3	$16,330	$2,143	$14,186
Van Buren Technical	Public	11-12	250 South St	Lawrence	49064	Van Buren County	Van Buren Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(269) 674-8091	0	34	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bangor High School	Public	9-12	801 W Arlington St	Bangor	49013	Van Buren County	Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	No	No	No	No	(269) 427-6800	264	16	16.5	59.8%	113 (42.8%)	11 (4.2%)	118 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.0%)	49.2	367^th of 739 public high schools	50.3%		49.4	342^nd of 743 public high schools	54.0%	25			44.6	12.5				39.3		51.8	$18,515	$2,311	$16,203
Benton Harbor High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	870 Colfax Ave	Benton Harbor	49022	Berrien County	Benton Harbor Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 605-1200	469	33	14.2	94.2%	5 (1.1%)	445 (94.9%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)								(n/a)											$22,907	$13,509	$9,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Watervliet Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Watervliet Senior High School?

Students at Watervliet Senior High School are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools feed into Watervliet Senior High School?

Watervliet Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North Elementary School
Elementary : South Elementary School
Middle : Watervliet Middle School

How many students attend Watervliet Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Watervliet Senior High School.

Is Watervliet Senior High School a good school?

Watervliet Senior High School ranks 449^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Watervliet School District

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