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57072 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
Dowagiac, MI 49047
County: Cass
Grade span: 7 - 8
Phone: (269) 782-4440 (make sure to verify first before calling)
Enrollment in Dowagiac Middle School
Female Enrollment : 194
Male Enrollment : 187
7th Grade Enrollment : 198
8th Grade Enrollment : 183
7th Grade Female Enrollment : 90
8th Grade Female Enrollment : 104
7th Grade Male Enrollment : 108
8th Grade Male Enrollment : 79
White Enrollment (%): 75.8% | This school: | 75.8% | | State average from 3483 schools: | 70.4% |
Black Enrollment (%): 10.0% | Here: | 10.0% | | State average from 3483 schools: | 20.2% |
Hispanic Enrollment (%): 12.3% | Here: | 12.3% | | State average from 3483 schools: | 4.9% |
Asian Enrollment (%): 0.3% | This school: | 0.3% | | State average from 3483 schools: | 2.1% |
American Indian Enrollment (%): 1.6% | Here: | 1.6% | | State average from 3483 schools: | 1.2% |
Genders in Dowagiac Middle School Grades in Dowagiac Middle School Races in Dowagiac Middle School
2006 Student Enrollment: 371
Female Enrollment : 187
Male Enrollment : 184
7th Grade Enrollment : 186
8th Grade Enrollment : 185
7th Grade Female Enrollment : 101
8th Grade Female Enrollment : 86
7th Grade Male Enrollment : 85
8th Grade Male Enrollment : 99
White Enrollment (%): 73.0% | Here: | 73.0% | | State average from 3572 schools: | 70.3% |
Black Enrollment (%): 13.8% | This school: | 13.8% | | State average from 3572 schools: | 20.5% |
Hispanic Enrollment (%): 10.5% | Here: | 10.5% | | State average from 3572 schools: | 4.7% |
Asian Enrollment (%): 0.3% | Here: | 0.3% | | State average from 3572 schools: | 2.0% |
American Indian Enrollment (%): 2.4% | This school: | 2.4% | | State average from 3572 schools: | 1.2% |
Genders in Dowagiac Middle School Grades in Dowagiac Middle School Races in Dowagiac Middle School
2005 Student Enrollment: 388
Female Enrollment : 192
Male Enrollment : 196
7th Grade Enrollment : 196
8th Grade Enrollment : 192
7th Grade Female Enrollment : 97
8th Grade Female Enrollment : 95
7th Grade Male Enrollment : 99
8th Grade Male Enrollment : 97
White Enrollment (%): 74.0% | Here: | 74.0% | | State average from 3644 schools: | 70.9% |
Black Enrollment (%): 12.1% | Here: | 12.1% | | State average from 3644 schools: | 20.5% |
Hispanic Enrollment (%): 11.3% | Here: | 11.3% | | State average from 3644 schools: | 4.6% |
Asian Enrollment (%): 0.3% | Here: | 0.3% | | State average from 3644 schools: | 2.0% |
American Indian Enrollment (%): 2.3% | Here: | 2.3% | | State average from 3644 schools: | 1.2% |
Genders in Dowagiac Middle School Grades in Dowagiac Middle School Races in Dowagiac Middle School
2004 Student Enrollment: 427
Female Enrollment : 211
Male Enrollment : 216
7th Grade Enrollment : 202
8th Grade Enrollment : 225
7th Grade Female Enrollment : 96
8th Grade Female Enrollment : 115
7th Grade Male Enrollment : 106
8th Grade Male Enrollment : 110
White Enrollment (%): 76.1% | Here: | 76.1% | | State average from 3582 schools: | 72.3% |
Black Enrollment (%): 11.0% | Here: | 11.0% | | State average from 3582 schools: | 19.3% |
Hispanic Enrollment (%): 11.0% | Here: | 11.0% | | State average from 3582 schools: | 4.5% |
Asian Enrollment (%): 0.2% | Here: | 0.2% | | State average from 3582 schools: | 1.9% |
American Indian Enrollment (%): 1.4% | This school: | 1.4% | | State average from 3582 schools: | 1.2% |
Multiracial Enrollment (%): 0.23% | Dowagiac Middle School: | 0.23% | | State average from 3582 schools: | 0.74% |
Genders in Dowagiac Middle School Grades in Dowagiac Middle School Races in Dowagiac Middle School
2003 Student Enrollment: 449
Female Enrollment : 216
Male Enrollment : 233
7th Grade Enrollment : 241
8th Grade Enrollment : 208
7th Grade Female Enrollment : 118
8th Grade Female Enrollment : 98
7th Grade Male Enrollment : 123
8th Grade Male Enrollment : 110
White Enrollment (%): 77.5% | This school: | 77.5% | | State average from 3497 schools: | 73.5% |
Black Enrollment (%): 10.2% | Dowagiac Middle School: | 10.2% | | State average from 3497 schools: | 18.7% |
Hispanic Enrollment (%): 10.5% | Here: | 10.5% | | State average from 3497 schools: | 4.3% |
Asian Enrollment (%): 0.5% | Dowagiac Middle School: | 0.5% | | State average from 3497 schools: | 1.8% |
American Indian Enrollment (%): 1.3% | Here: | 1.3% | | State average from 3497 schools: | 1.3% |
Genders in Dowagiac Middle School Grades in Dowagiac Middle School Races in Dowagiac Middle School
2002 Student Enrollment: 428
Female Enrollment : 197
Male Enrollment : 231
7th Grade Enrollment : 225
8th Grade Enrollment : 203
7th Grade Female Enrollment : 103
8th Grade Female Enrollment : 94
7th Grade Male Enrollment : 122
8th Grade Male Enrollment : 109
White Enrollment (%): 75.9% | Here: | 75.9% | | State average from 3348 schools: | 74.2% |
Black Enrollment (%): 11.0% | Here: | 11.0% | | State average from 3348 schools: | 17.9% |
Hispanic Enrollment (%): 11.2% | This school: | 11.2% | | State average from 3348 schools: | 4.0% |
Asian Enrollment (%): 0.2% | Here: | 0.2% | | State average from 3348 schools: | 1.7% |
American Indian Enrollment (%): 1.6% | Here: | 1.6% | | State average from 3348 schools: | 1.8% |
Genders in Dowagiac Middle School Grades in Dowagiac Middle School Races in Dowagiac Middle School
2001 Student Enrollment: 446
Female Enrollment : 225
Male Enrollment : 221
7th Grade Female Enrollment : 100
8th Grade Female Enrollment : 125
7th Grade Male Enrollment : 115
8th Grade Male Enrollment : 106
White Enrollment (%): 77.1% | This school: | 77.1% | | State average from 3201 schools: | 76.6% |
Black Enrollment (%): 9.4% | Here: | 9.4% | | State average from 3201 schools: | 16.9% |
Hispanic Enrollment (%): 12.1% | Here: | 12.1% | | State average from 3201 schools: | 3.6% |
Asian Enrollment (%): 0.5% | Dowagiac Middle School: | 0.5% | | State average from 3201 schools: | 1.7% |
American Indian Enrollment (%): 0.9% | Here: | 0.9% | | State average from 3201 schools: | 1.2% |
Genders in Dowagiac Middle School Races in Dowagiac Middle School
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Statistics:
Met Overall AYP : Yes
Accreditation Grade (Education/YES) : Yes
School Safety Practices:
Warning codes used to alert faculty of a critical incident : Yes
Tactical evacuation route for students or entry routes for emergency support teams : Yes
Off-site staging area for assembly and communication at the onset of critical incident : Yes
Emergency communication tree or plan : Yes
Facility blueprints and site plan on file with emergency support team : Yes
Control access to site during school hours (doors locked or monitored) : Yes
Control access to grounds during school hours (gates locked or monitored) : Yes
Students required to pass through metal detectors each day : No
Visitors required to pass through metal detectors : No
Campus closed for most students during lunch : Yes
Integrated home-land security in school practices into school safety plans : Yes
Random sweeps for weapons : No
Require clear book bags or ban book bags : No
Require students to wear badges or picture IDs : No
Require staff to wear badges or picture IDs : Yes
Provide staff training in risk assessment : Yes
Security cameras used to monitor the school : Yes
Telephones provided in most classrooms : Yes
Emergency button provided in lavatories : No
In compliance with the state law that requires that a student who brings a firearm to school be expelled for one year : Yes
In compliance with Elem. and Sec. Edu. Act (ESEA), that requires referral to juvenile delinquency system of any student who brings a firearm to school : Yes
School wide training in positive behavioral support and interventions : Yes
School Safety Plans:
Safety plan exists - Shootings : Yes
Safety plan exists - Riots : Yes
Safety plan exists - Bomb scares or comparable threats (excluding fire) : Yes
Safety plan exists - Disaster planning (tornadoes, floods, chemical spill, etc.) : Yes
Safety plan exists - Hostages : Yes
Safety plan exists - Lock down : Yes
School Prevention Programs:
Implemented a violence prevention curriculum : Yes
Practiced behavior modification/intervention with students : Yes
Provided group counseling (social work) or therapeutic activity for students : Yes
Provided peer mentoring or coaching program : Yes
Provided peer mediation (student court) in resolving conduct problems : Yes
Provided conflict resolution training to staff and students : Yes
Provided programs that promote a sense of social integration among students : Yes
Established a hot line for students to report problems : No
Provided training and assistance in classroom management to teachers : Yes
Revised or reviewed school wide discipline policy : Yes
Made architectural or environmental modifications to reduce crime or violence : Yes
Used a paid law enforcement or security service : No
Implemented a drug prevention service : Yes
Conducted community service projects on prevention : Yes
Implemented teacher/staff training on violence/drug prevention : Yes
Conducted public/parent awareness activities on violence/drug prevention : Yes
Offered after-school or before-school programs : Yes
Provided alternative education programs : Yes
Underwent curriculum acquisition or development : Yes
Provided services for out-of-school youth (school-age) : Yes
Administered special one-time events (not included in the above mentioned programs) : Yes
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence-prevention services via joint service delivery (including referrals) : Yes
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via teacher/staff training : Yes
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via public awareness activities : Yes
Involved organizations in administering drug and violence prevention services via fund raising : No
Allowed students to participate in the design, delivery or critiquing of a drug or violence prevention program : Yes
Balanced and restorative justice conferencing (aka transformative conferencing) : Yes
Attendance Statistics:
Attendance Rate (2006): 94.0% | Here: | 94.0% | | State average from 3668 schools: | 93.6% |
Attendance Rate (2005): 94.0% | This school: | 94.0% | | State average from 3919 schools: | 92.3% |
Attendance Rate (2004): 95.0% | Here: | 95.0% | | State average from 3863 schools: | 92.4% |
2005 Expulsion statistics:
Expulsions - Dangerous Weapons : 2
Expulsions - Prohibited Behaviors : 1
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