Steam Academy At Mlk Primary School
750 East Britain Ave
Benton Harbor MI, 49022, Berrien County
Phone: 269-605-2400
Ranking: 
(2,206 out of 2,213, bottom 0%)*
(2,206 out of 2,213, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 8
School District: Benton Harbor Area 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: | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 438 | 384 | 338 | 262 | 282 | 252 | 335 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 65 | 14.8% | 44 | 11.5% | 71 | 21.0% | 47 | 17.9% | 39 | 13.8% | 39 | 15.5% | 51 | 15.2% |
| Grade 2: | 44 | 10.0% | 53 | 13.8% | 73 | 21.6% | 32 | 12.2% | 46 | 16.3% | 36 | 14.3% | 50 | 14.9% |
| Grade 3: | 53 | 12.1% | 59 | 15.4% | 63 | 18.6% | 48 | 18.3% | 44 | 15.6% | 43 | 17.1% | 46 | 13.7% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 12.6% | 51 | 13.3% | 69 | 20.4% | 42 | 16.0% | 52 | 18.4% | 45 | 17.9% | 49 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 12.8% | 59 | 15.4% | NA | NA | 51 | 19.5% | 51 | 18.1% | 36 | 14.3% | 42 | 12.5% |
| Grade 6: | 55 | 12.6% | 59 | 15.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 55 | 12.6% | 58 | 15.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 52 | 11.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 18 | 5.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 234 | 53.4% | 200 | 52.1% | 188 | 55.6% | 149 | 56.9% | 153 | 54.3% | 122 | 48.4% | 171 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 204 | 46.6% | 184 | 47.9% | 150 | 44.4% | 113 | 43.1% | 121 | 42.9% | 122 | 48.4% | 160 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 421 | 96.1% | 363 | 94.5% | 328 | 97.0% | 253 | 96.6% | 276 | 97.9% | 242 | 96.0% | 327 | 97.6% |
| White: | 12 | 2.7% | 13 | 3.4% | 7 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.4% | 8 | 3.2% | 7 | 2.1% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 385 | 87.9% | 343 | 89.3% | 314 | 92.9% | 231 | 88.2% | 267 | 94.7% | 242 | 96.0% | 310 | 92.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.3% | 9 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.4% | 11 | 4.2% | 5 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.8% | 22 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.58 | 20.22 | 18.27 | 15.41 | 16.59 | 14.80 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.2% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 76% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 75.9% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 81.1% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 81.8% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 87.7% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 1.6% | 7.6% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 1.8% | 11.8% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 76.4% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 77.4% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 81.6% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 77.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 83.2% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 76.1% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 31.7% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 35% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 45.8% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 35.6% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 30.9% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 37.1% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 58.1% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 61.4% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 63.2% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 62.6% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 85.1% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 79.2% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 5.4% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 8.8% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 70.9% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 72.6% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 66% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 65.1% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 70% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 62.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 34.3% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 31.8% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 41% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 27.5% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 23.1% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 18.8% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 22.4% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 17.9% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.1% | 15% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 50.4% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 59.1% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 51.2% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 52.2% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 54.7% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 63.1% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.4% | 7% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 63.2% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 73.6% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 59.6% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 57.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 56.1% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 67.7% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 27.9% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 41.5% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 58.9% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 49.6% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 56% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 48.9% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 44.6% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 0% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 55% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 55.6% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 35.5% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 33.5% | 63.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 3.5% | 7.9% | 40.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 27.8% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 0% | 2.3% | 29.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 3.7% | 4.3% | 38.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 18.2% | 62% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.3% | 19.7% | 51.7% |
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* Steam Academy At Mlk Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.