Sylvester Elementary School
1 Sylvester Ave
Berrien Springs MI, 49103, Berrien County
Phone: 269-471-7198
Ranking: 
(1,110 out of 2,213, bottom 50%)*
(1,110 out of 2,213, bottom 50%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Berrien Springs Public 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: | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 381 | 409 | 401 | 403 | 419 | 375 | 348 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 115 | 30.2% | 141 | 34.5% | 136 | 33.9% | 115 | 28.5% | 137 | 32.7% | 121 | 32.3% | 115 | 33.0% |
| Grade 4: | 139 | 36.5% | 132 | 32.3% | 126 | 31.4% | 143 | 35.5% | 145 | 34.6% | 127 | 33.9% | 114 | 32.8% |
| Grade 5: | 124 | 32.5% | 132 | 32.3% | 139 | 34.7% | 145 | 36.0% | 137 | 32.7% | 122 | 32.5% | 111 | 31.9% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.7% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 201 | 52.8% | 215 | 52.6% | 211 | 52.6% | 223 | 55.3% | 236 | 56.3% | 209 | 55.7% | 188 | 54.0% |
| Female: | 180 | 47.2% | 194 | 47.4% | 190 | 47.4% | 180 | 44.7% | 175 | 41.8% | 158 | 42.1% | 156 | 44.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 33 | 8.7% | 43 | 10.5% | 48 | 12.0% | 35 | 8.7% | 41 | 9.8% | 29 | 7.7% | 22 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic: | 58 | 15.2% | 60 | 14.7% | 58 | 14.5% | 52 | 12.9% | 50 | 11.9% | 49 | 13.1% | 49 | 14.1% |
| Black: | 85 | 22.3% | 83 | 20.3% | 77 | 19.2% | 104 | 25.8% | 111 | 26.5% | 103 | 27.5% | 100 | 28.7% |
| White: | 189 | 49.6% | 199 | 48.7% | 197 | 49.1% | 195 | 48.4% | 215 | 51.3% | 194 | 51.7% | 175 | 50.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.4% | 17 | 4.2% | 14 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 216 | 56.7% | 238 | 58.2% | 233 | 58.1% | 231 | 57.3% | 246 | 58.7% | 193 | 51.5% | 163 | 46.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 9.4% | 28 | 6.8% | 31 | 7.7% | 25 | 6.2% | 34 | 8.1% | 47 | 12.5% | 49 | 14.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.52 | 17.39 | 18.63 | 19.73 | 16.44 | 15.30 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 51.2% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 42.6% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 69.2% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.7% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 51.3% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 50.7% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 46.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 75.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 79.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.6% | 45.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.7% | 70.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 81.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 81% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.5% | 14.5% | 15.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 17.7% | 13.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 62.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 57.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.5% | 58.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 63.4% |
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* Sylvester Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.