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Best public schools in Benton Harbor, MI

13 public schools in Benton Harbor: 5 elementary · 1 middle · 2 high · 3 K-8 · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Michigan.

Elementary schools

5 schools in Benton Harbor, best first
1
Sister Lakes Elementary School 38.8
Dowagiac Union School District · Grades K-5 · 168 students
ELA 36%Math 35%Science 35%
#758 of 1,239 in Michigan
2
Countryside Academy Elementary 16.3
Countryside Academy · Grades K-5 · Charter · 380 students
ELA 22%Math 17%Science 28%
#1,037 of 1,239 in Michigan
3
Fair Plain East Elementary 3.2
Benton Harbor Area Schools · Grades 4-5 · 166 students
ELA 9%Math 5%Science 15%
#1,200 of 1,239 in Michigan
4
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary 1.4
Benton Harbor Area Schools · Grades 1-3 · 234 students
ELA 8%Math 7%
#1,222 of 1,239 in Michigan
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Discovery Enrichment Center —
Benton Harbor Area Schools · Grades PK-K · 86 students
No published test results

Middle schools

1 school in Benton Harbor
1
Fair Plain Middle School 0.3
Benton Harbor Area Schools · Grades 6-8 · 249 students
ELA 9%Math 3%Science 3%
#447 of 448 in Michigan

High schools

2 schools in Benton Harbor, best first
1
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan 8.5
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 121 students
ELA 7%Math 7%Science 25%
#553 of 604 in Michigan
2
Benton Harbor High School 0.6
Benton Harbor Area Schools · Grades 9-12 · 506 students
ELA 14%Math 3%Science 3%
#601 of 604 in Michigan

K-8 schools

3 schools in Benton Harbor, best first
1
Riverside School 65.6
Hagar Township S/D #6 · Grades PK-8 · 73 students
ELA 25%Math 25%
#83 of 240 in Michigan
2
Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy 28.1
Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 215 students
ELA 14%Math 12%Science 10%
#173 of 240 in Michigan
3
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy 20.2
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy · Grades PK-9 · Charter · 455 students
ELA 13%Math 7%Science 16%
#192 of 240 in Michigan

Combined schools

2 schools in Benton Harbor, best first
1
Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center 36.8
Benton Harbor Area Schools · Grades K-12 · 51 students
ELA 25%Math 25%Science 10%
#180 of 287 in Michigan
2
Countryside Academy MiddleHigh School 15.9
Countryside Academy · Grades 2-12 · Charter · 372 students
ELA 30%Math 7%Science 14%
#242 of 287 in Michigan

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