📍 1 Sylvester Ave, Berrien Springs, Berrien County, 49103
Sylvester Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Berrien Springs, Berrien County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Berrien Springs Public Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sylvester Elementary School enrolls 369 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 29% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 162 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 106 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 20 | 5.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
273 of the school's 369 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 245 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sylvester Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-50, state senate district 21, state house district 78.
Sylvester Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Berrien Springs Public Schools, based in BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan. The district serves 4,993 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 369 students, Sylvester Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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