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Dixon Elementary School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8

505

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8401 Trinity Street
Detroit, MI 48228-2807

(313) 947-1330

District: Detroit City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.8%

White:

2.0%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2007 → 4th in 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (5% vs 36% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 36 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2015-2016) ?

This school5%

District avg7%

Michigan avg36%

Not ranked this year

Dixon Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2016	6.2	1491 of 1548	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	1517 of 1580	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	1204 of 1533	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.1	1041 of 1563	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.2	1279 of 1566	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	1350 of 1552	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.2	1247 of 1552	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	1358 of 1589	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	1360 of 1577	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.1	1451 of 1565	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	1376 of 1545	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2016	6.2	861 of 894	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	820 of 919	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	695 of 921	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	662 of 919	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	816 of 900	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.2	779 of 858	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	40.1	650 of 851	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.0	703 of 847	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.9	713 of 839	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.9	673 of 823	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	673 of 806	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Michigan (2015-2016) ?

English Language Arts11%-36 vs state

Math2%-35 vs state

Science1%-18 vs state

Social Studies1%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Dixon Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8401 Trinity St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 947-1330	485	29	16.8	94.8%	0 (0.0%)	475 (97.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5	1473^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.9	1415^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.8%	58	20.6	6.2			8.2	6.2	6.8	10.2		4.8		10.3	8.2	10.8		12.7	$20,907	$2,100	$18,807
Warrendale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19400 Sawyer St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Warrendale Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-4200	680	43	15.9	97.4%	6 (0.9%)	585 (86.0%)	28 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.8%)	16.5	1235^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.0%		9.8	1348^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.3%	113	50.0	20.0	23.2	22.2	27.3	24.0	40.4	22.0	16.0	11.8	16.2	14.5	18.2	24.0	9.1	30.4	$14,939	$3,449	$11,490
KIPP Detroit Imani Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	19321 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	KIPP Detroit Imani Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(586) 808-6604	91	6	14.6	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	90 (98.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$13,512	$1,141	$12,371
Mann Learning Community	Public	PK, KG-5	19625 Elmira St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9580	359	24	14.9	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	342 (95.3%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.3	1389^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.7%		6.2	1435^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.4%	46			10.4	16.7	23.5			12.1	7.3				9.8		7.8		$20,420	$2,059	$18,361
Global Heights Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	23713 Joy Rd	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Global Heights Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3400	274	16	17.1	94.5%	25 (9.1%)	243 (88.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	1402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%		5.2	1459^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.8%	57			13.3	16.1	13.9			9.7							8.3		$14,336	$2,578	$11,759
River Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20755 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6750	366	28	13.0	93.7%	329 (89.9%)	21 (5.7%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	49	735^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.6%		64.8	486^th of 1486 public elementary schools	67.3%	249			43.5	43.5	45.8			48.6	47.2	30.7			25.3		22.7		$18,320	$1,519	$16,802
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	7500 N Vernon St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-0425	309	25	12.5	82.8%	253 (81.9%)	32 (10.4%)	12 (3.9%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	59.2	571^st of 1488 public elementary schools	61.6%		60	552^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	62.9%	19			56.9	35.9				67.9	32.3								$18,887	$3,333	$15,555
Carver STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18701 Paul St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-6622	435	25	17.4	91.3%	23 (5.3%)	374 (86.0%)	33 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6.3	1441^st of 1488 public elementary schools	3.2%		8.8	1368^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.9%	73	17.4	8.2	12.7	10.9	10.5	9.8	7.6	8.9			5.5	9.1	8.5	11.5	6.8	9.6	$19,047	$2,214	$16,833
Detroit Community Schools Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12675 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Community Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 537-3570	366	22	16.4	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	365 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	8.5				8.3							8.0					$13,825	$3,209	$10,616
The Dearborn Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	19310 Ford Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	The Dearborn Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 982-1300	518	32	16.1	94.2%	261 (50.4%)	40 (7.7%)	214 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.2	1336^th of 1488 public elementary schools	10.2%		8.1	1382^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	7.0%	46	41.2	15.7	14.8	13.0	15.1	20.7	17.0	21.8	20.0	5.6	6.9	9.4	14.8	17.6	9.3	23.5	$17,987	$5,171	$12,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Dixon Elementary School

What district is Dixon Elementary School in?

Detroit City School District

How many students attend Dixon Elementary School?

In the 2015-16 school year, 505 students attended Dixon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dixon Elementary School?

Students at Dixon Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% White.

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