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Dossin Elementary-Middle School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8

366

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16650 Glendale St
Detroit, MI 48227-1210

(313) 866-9390

District: Detroit City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.5%

White:

0.3%

American Indian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2007 → 1st in 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (6% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2007

!English Language Arts scores 40 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2015-2016) ?

This school6%

District avg10%

Michigan avg42%

Not ranked this year

Dossin Elementary-Middle 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	4.5	1536 of 1548	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.4	1571 of 1580	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.6	1509 of 1533	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	1501 of 1563	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.4	1556 of 1566	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.9	1515 of 1552	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.8	1526 of 1552	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.7	1513 of 1589	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.4	1536 of 1577	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	1472 of 1565	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.6	1457 of 1545	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2016	9.2	811 of 894	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	881 of 919	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	868 of 921	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	837 of 919	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	832 of 900	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.8	810 of 858	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	799 of 851	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	793 of 847	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.3	795 of 839	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.0	729 of 823	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	744 of 806	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Michigan (2015-2016) ?

English Language Arts8%-40 vs state

Math5%-34 vs state

Social Studies4%-26 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, July 5, 2012

I went here 3rd through 7th grade and have learned a lot. Sometimes I would wish I went to a different school but overall I'm glad I stayed. Close Quote

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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 (2025)
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
Dossin ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	16650 Glendale St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9390	283	21	13.4	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	275 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	8.9	1375^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.1	1380^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.1%	5	37.1	11.4	10.7		14.7	16.7		10.7					11.8	13.9	11.8	13.9	$25,030	$1,793	$23,237
Detroit Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	18211 Plymouth Rd	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Innovation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 736-5537	335	22	15.2	86.9%	0 (0.0%)	330 (98.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.5	1345^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.6%					(n/a)	33.3		15.2	16.7	17.1	20.5	40.0	15.2		8.6	7.7	10.0	11.4	25.0		25.0	$12,215	$2,063	$10,152
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17045 Grand River Ave	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-1066	279	22	12.9	87.8%	3 (1.1%)	263 (94.3%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	27.4	1049^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.5%		23	1127^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.2%	78			18.8		27.6			30.6	8.1	24.1			17.9		57.1		$24,024	$2,291	$21,732
Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	14771 Mansfield St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8100	303	19	15.9	88.4%	0 (0.0%)	301 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.8	1405^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.6%		4.7	1469^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.1%	64	33.3			17.1					11.4				8.6	18.4		23.7	$23,994	$1,816	$22,178
Burns ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14350 Terry St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0534	411	28	14.6	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	403 (98.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5.2	1466^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.3	1427^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.0%	39	19.1			11.9	7.9	9.8	9.3	6.9				7.1	8.3	8.3		8.3	$22,168	$1,904	$20,265
Henderson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16101 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0512	558	32	17.2	91.6%	7 (1.3%)	534 (95.7%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3.8	1487^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.3	1476^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.7%	11	17.6			7.7				4.6	5.8			6.1	5.1	5.8			$21,236	$1,672	$19,564
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		$22,607	$1,804	$20,803
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)																	$12,316	$1,318	$10,998
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					$10,663	$1,413	$9,251
Cooke STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	18800 Puritan St	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7458	296	26	11.3	86.5%	2 (0.7%)	288 (97.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.7	1307^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.2%		9.7	1351^st of 1486 public elementary schools	9.1%	44			12.8	8.3	17.4	27.9		15.4			16.3		13.0		6.5		$25,290	$1,988	$23,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Dossin Elementary-Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Dossin Elementary-Middle School?

Students at Dossin Elementary-Middle School are 99% African American.

How many students attend Dossin Elementary-Middle School?

In the 2015-16 school year, 366 students attended Dossin Elementary-Middle School.

What district is Dossin Elementary-Middle School in?

Detroit City School District

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