Sister Lakes Elementary School
68079 M 152
Benton Harbor MI, 49022, Berrien County
Phone: 269-424-3101
Ranking: (1,658 out of 2,213, bottom 25%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Dowagiac Union Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 15 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | |||||||
Total Students: | 237 | 235 | 235 | 203 | 238 | 251 | 234 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 41 | 17.3% | 41 | 17.4% | 42 | 17.9% | 33 | 16.3% | 57 | 23.9% | 51 | 20.3% | 59 | 25.2% |
Grade 1: | 36 | 15.2% | 40 | 17.0% | 44 | 18.7% | 43 | 21.2% | 36 | 15.1% | 31 | 12.4% | 31 | 13.2% |
Grade 2: | 43 | 18.1% | 41 | 17.4% | 45 | 19.1% | 32 | 15.8% | 32 | 13.4% | 31 | 12.4% | 51 | 21.8% |
Grade 3: | 36 | 15.2% | 40 | 17.0% | 37 | 15.7% | 29 | 14.3% | 26 | 10.9% | 49 | 19.5% | 50 | 21.4% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 17.7% | 40 | 17.0% | 38 | 16.2% | 25 | 12.3% | 49 | 20.6% | 41 | 16.3% | 43 | 18.4% |
Grade 5: | 39 | 16.5% | 33 | 14.0% | 29 | 12.3% | 41 | 20.2% | 38 | 16.0% | 48 | 19.1% | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 114 | 48.1% | 114 | 48.5% | 112 | 47.7% | 100 | 49.3% | 116 | 48.7% | 118 | 47.0% | 114 | 48.7% |
Female: | 123 | 51.9% | 121 | 51.5% | 123 | 52.3% | 103 | 50.7% | 113 | 47.5% | 125 | 49.8% | 116 | 49.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 112 | 47.3% | 113 | 48.1% | 110 | 46.8% | 82 | 40.4% | 104 | 43.7% | 87 | 34.7% | 90 | 38.5% |
Black: | 5 | 2.1% | 5 | 2.1% | 8 | 3.4% | 3 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.7% |
White: | 106 | 44.7% | 107 | 45.5% | 110 | 46.8% | 112 | 55.2% | 127 | 53.4% | 157 | 62.5% | 138 | 59.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 5.9% | 10 | 4.3% | 7 | 3.0% | 5 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 196 | 82.7% | 193 | 82.1% | 186 | 79.1% | 155 | 76.4% | 183 | 76.9% | 167 | 66.5% | 143 | 61.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 4.2% | 12 | 5.1% | 9 | 3.8% | 7 | 3.4% | 11 | 4.6% | 11 | 4.4% | 8 | 3.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.70 | 12.66 | 14.97 | 13.65 | 15.87 | 14.30 | 16.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.7% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 83.7% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.5% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 90.2% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 90.5% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 93.4% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 25.6% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 22.5% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.9% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 85.3% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 85.2% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 85.5% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 61.1% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 68.6% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 51.4% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 45.1% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 47.5% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 51% | 61.1% |
2006 | Listening | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 57.2% | 62.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 83.8% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85.9% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.3% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 82.9% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 93% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91.9% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 29.6% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 40.5% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 85.3% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 81.5% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 85.3% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 77.2% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 83% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 82.9% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 64.9% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 66.2% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 52.4% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 35.3% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 33.7% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 38% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 45.8% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 30.4% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 42.7% | 46.7% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 76.4% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 79.2% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78.9% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 22.6% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 39.9% | 45.7% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 76.3% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 83.5% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 85.9% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.4% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66% | 70.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 76.4% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 78.7% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 80% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 7.1% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 12.3% | 13.1% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 54.1% | 63.4% |
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* Sister Lakes Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.