📍 433 Lucinda Ln, Watervliet, Berrien County, 49098
South Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Watervliet, Berrien County. The school has 359 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Watervliet School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Elementary School enrolls 359 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 281 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 359 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 241 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 21, state house district 79.
South Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Watervliet School District, based in WATERVLIET, Michigan. The district serves 1,423 students district-wide and employs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 359 students, South Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 285 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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