River School
Public · Grades K–8 · 70 students
Countryside Academy Elementary
4722 Meadowbrook Rd, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
384
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Countryside Academy
Berrien County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Michigan elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Countryside Academy Elementary
Countryside Academy Elementary is a charter elementary school in Benton Harbor, Michigan, serving grades K–5. It is part of Countryside Academy. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Berrien County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 384 students were enrolled, with about 16.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Michigan elementary school (15.3 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Central Michigan University. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 384 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Central Michigan University
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Countryside Academy
- County
- Berrien County
- NCES school ID
- 260014201700
Schools near Countryside Academy Elementary
All 15 schools in Benton Harbor →
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Public · Grades 1–3 · 229 students
Brookview Montessori School
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Clarke School
Public · Grades K–5 · 462 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.