Other · Michigan
Berrien Springs Virtual Academy
AlternativeMostly virtualBerrien Springs Virtual Academy, a public other school in Berrien Sprgs, Michigan: grades pre-k–12, 213 students, 28.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Berrien Springs Public Schools.
Size and class size
Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 213
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.5
- Students per teacher
- 28.4
- Grades
- Pre-K–12
- Other
More students per teacher than 93% of schools in Michigan
Median 11.3 · 316 schools compared
More students per teacher than 92% of schools in the US
Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared
Larger than 63% of schools in Michigan
Median 129 · 326 schools compared
Larger than 51% of schools in the US
Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Michigan's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Michigan: 45%48%proficient
−6.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 78% of schools in Michigan
Median 34% · 152 schools compared
89 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Michigan: 35%26%proficient
−7.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 50% of schools in Michigan
Median 26% · 151 schools compared
89 students tested, grades 3–8 · M-STEP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Other · Grades Pre-K–12
- Type
- District school · Alternative
- Instruction
- Mostly virtual
- Area
- Town near a city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Berrien Springs Public Schools.
Location
- Address
- 501 Middle School Drive, Berrien Sprgs, MI 49103
- Phone
- (269)471-0500
- City or town
- Berrien Springs
- County
- Berrien County
Nearby schools
The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blossomland Learning CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 124 | 4.6 | — | — |
Buchanan Virtual AcademyAlternativeFully virtual | K–12 | 49 | 19.2 | — | — |
Buchanan Step UpAlternativeFully virtual | K–12 | 15 | 6.4 | — | — |
Lighthouse Education CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all | K–12 | 128 | 5.3 | — | — |
Countryside Academy MiddleHigh SchoolCharterFree meals for all | 2–12 | 386 | 15.9 | 24% | 5.8% |
Southside Special Educ SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all | 4–12 | 37 | 12.3 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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