River of Life School
Private · Grades K–6 · 49 students
Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy
248 9th St, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
227
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy
Berrien County
Schola Grade F · Far 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 Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy
Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy is a charter elementary school in Benton Harbor, Michigan, serving grades K–8. It is part of Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy. The school is located in a small suburb in Berrien County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 227 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 Bay Mills Community College. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 1,437 Michigan elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 227 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Bay Mills Community College
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Small
- School district
- Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy
- County
- Berrien County
- NCES school ID
- 260029701848
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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.