📍 68079 M 152, Benton Harbor, Van Buren County, 49022
Sister Lakes Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benton Harbor, Van Buren County. The school has 181 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dowagiac Union School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sister Lakes Elementary School enrolls 181 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 99 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 4.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 181 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sister Lakes Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-40, state senate district 26, state house district 66.
Sister Lakes Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Dowagiac Union School District, based in Dowagiac, Michigan. The district serves 1,823 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 181 students, Sister Lakes Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 260 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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