Best Public Schools in Zip Code 49085

Summary:

The 49085 zip code area is home to 6 schools that are part of the St. Joseph Public Schools district, which is ranked 47th out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating. The schools include 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school.

Among the standout schools in this area is St Joseph High School, which has consistently ranked in the top 100 high schools in Michigan and boasts a 98.3% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.6% dropout rate. Upton Middle School is also highly ranked, placing in the top 70 middle schools in Michigan, and Brown School is one of the top-performing elementary schools in the district, ranking in the top 160 elementary schools in Michigan.

The data also reveals some areas of concern, particularly with the Lighthouse Education Center, an alternative school that has a high chronic absenteeism rate, low graduation rate, and high free/reduced lunch rate, indicating it may be serving a more at-risk student population. Overall, the schools in the 49085 zip code area appear to be providing a quality education, with the St. Joseph Public Schools district performing well compared to other districts in Michigan.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT English Language Arts (2024)	PSAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	M-Step English Language Arts (2024)					M-Step Math (2024)					M-Step Science (2024)			M-Step Social Studies (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brown School	Public	PK, KG-5	2027 Brown School Rd	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3500	398	20	20.0	31.2%	295 (74.1%)	30 (7.5%)	17 (4.3%)	33 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	87.3	160^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.2%		88	137^th of 1470 public elementary schools	90.7%	23					70.6	65.8	67.2			75.0	63.6	55.2			56.9			29.3			$11,712	$507	$11,205
Clarke School	Public	K-5	515 E Glenlord Rd	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3600	483	22	21.7	24.4%	362 (74.9%)	26 (5.4%)	35 (7.2%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	78.8	267^th of 1486 public elementary schools	82.0%		66.6	448^th of 1470 public elementary schools	69.5%	181					63.2	59.2	51.2			68.4	64.9	47.6			59.5			23.8			$10,738	$494	$10,244
Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	1102 Orchard Ave	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 926-3700	421	20	21.1	34.0%	318 (75.5%)	44 (10.5%)	26 (6.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	78.7	271^st of 1486 public elementary schools	81.8%		82.8	218^th of 1470 public elementary schools	85.2%	53					52.9	73.2	51.3			54.3	54.9	46.1			55.8			37.7			$11,805	$899	$10,906
St Joseph High School	Public	9-12	2521 Stadium Dr	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3200	988	49	20.0	25.9%	744 (75.3%)	93 (9.4%)	59 (6.0%)	47 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.3%)	90	60^th of 743 public high schools	91.9%		85.4	83^rd of 735 public high schools	88.7%	23			75.6	50.2													50.9			57.9	$14,207	$570	$13,636
Upton Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Maiden Ln	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	St. Joseph Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 926-3400	665	36	18.3	30.2%	482 (72.5%)	59 (8.9%)	48 (7.2%)	33 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (5.9%)	90.2	70^th of 897 public middle schools	92.2%		91.1	64^th of 883 public middle schools	92.8%	6	85.3	62.3						56.2	53.4				54.2	50.2		58.6			49.8		$13,432	$515	$12,917
Lighthouse Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	379 W Glenlord Rd	Saint Joseph	49085	Berrien County	Berrien Regional Educational Service Agency	No	No	No	No	(269) 429-2351	111	30	3.7	82.9%	67 (60.4%)	26 (23.4%)	8 (7.2%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 49085

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Joseph	1.26 mi	6	56^th
Benton Harbor	1.67 mi	15	469^th
Stevensville	2.97 mi	5	64^th
Sodus	4.55 mi	1
Bridgman	9.33 mi	3	18^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 49085

Upton Middle School

St Joseph High School

Brown School

Clarke School

Lincoln School

Lighthouse Education Center

Cities Near Zip Code 49085