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Niles Community Schools Schools
Niles Community Schools is a public school district in Michigan, based in Berrien County (Niles). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Niles Community Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Niles Community Schools
8 of 11 schools in Niles Community Schools carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 5D: 1
Best schools in Niles Community Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Way Niles (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Eastside Connections School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Howardellis Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Ring Lardner Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Ballard Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Niles Senior High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Southside Special Educ School (Other school, meets expectations)
- D+ Niles Cedar Lane (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Niles Community Schools
All schools, A to Z (11)
- C- Ballard Elementary School, Niles
- B- Eastside Connections School, Niles
- C Howardellis Elementary School, Niles
- D+ Niles Cedar Lane, Niles
- Niles Comm Schools Adult Education, Niles
- C- Niles Senior High School, Niles
- Niles Virtual School, Niles
- Northside Child Development Center, Niles
- C- Ring Lardner Middle School, Niles
- C- Southside Special Educ School, Niles
- B Way Niles, Niles
Where Niles Community Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Niles (11)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Berrien County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,327 students with 170 full-time-equivalent teachers and 409 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2625560
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Brandywine Community Schools (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Buchanan Community Schools (6 schools, 9 mi)
- Berrien Springs Public Schools (8 schools, 9 mi)
- Edwardsburg Public Schools (6 schools, 10 mi)
- Eau Claire Public Schools (4 schools, 11 mi)
- Dowagiac Union School District (7 schools, 12 mi)
- Cassopolis Public Schools (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Lakeshore School District (Berrien) (5 schools, 16 mi)
Questions about Niles Community Schools
How many schools are in Niles Community Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Niles Community Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Niles Community Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Niles.
How good are the schools in Niles Community Schools?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 31.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.1%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Niles Community Schools?
3,327 students were enrolled in Niles Community Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Niles Community Schools?
Niles Community Schools is in Michigan, based in Berrien County, with its district office in Niles. Its boundary covers about 69.7 sq mi.