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Best Public Schools in Dearborn Heights, MI

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At a glance

Schools

10,012

Students

Districts

Top rankedKinloch Elementary School159^th of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bedford School up 167 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Annapolis High School 7.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Dearborn Heights, Michigan, is served by 21 schools spanning Pre-K through 12th grade, including elementary, middle, high, and alternative programs, with a student population facing significant economic challenges as reflected in high free/reduced lunch rates.

For parents, the most striking finding is the clear divide between school districts. The Crestwood School District stands out as the top performer, with Kinloch Elementary School earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 89th percentile statewide, with 3rd-grade math proficiency at 63% compared to the state average of 42.9%. Crestwood High School also leads with a 91.9% graduation rate. In contrast, schools in the Westwood Community School District struggle significantly—Thorne Elementary School holds a 0-star rating with 3rd-grade ELA proficiency at just 5.1%, and Robichaud Senior High School has only 23.2% of 11th graders proficient in SAT reading. The Dearborn Heights School District #7 falls in between, with schools like Bedford School showing some above-average math scores but overall below state benchmarks.

Chronic absenteeism is a critical issue citywide, with the state average at 27.9%. High-performing schools like Dearborn STEM Middle School (7.7% absenteeism) and Kinloch (10.9%) demonstrate the strong link between attendance and achievement—Dearborn STEM boasts a 92.86% science proficiency rate. However, schools like Annapolis High School (52.8%), Thorne (60.4%), and Clara B Ford Academy SDA (63.4%) face crisis-level absenteeism, correlating with low test scores and, in Clara B Ford's case, a 33.3% graduation rate. Interestingly, higher per-pupil spending does not guarantee better outcomes—Howe Trainable Center and Montessori spends $45,313 per student yet shows poor academic results, while Kinloch achieves excellence with $15,791 per student. For parents, the Crestwood School District clearly offers the most consistent quality, while Dearborn STEM Middle School remains a hidden gem with exceptional outcomes despite its small size.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)			M-Step Social Studies (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th 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
Crestwood High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1501 N Beech Daly Rd	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-7475	1,272	62	20.4	66.8%	1,162 (91.4%)	67 (5.3%)	20 (1.6%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.8%)	45.9	414^th of 800 public high schools	48.3%		54.3	331^st of 739 public high schools	55.2%	83		52.2	57.3		20.7	29.1	44.1	24.4													36.6			38.6	$16,407	$1,533	$14,875
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	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%)	69.2	418^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.0%		59.2	571^st of 1488 public elementary schools	61.6%	153									53.7	59.3				52.7	36.4										$21,496	$1,630	$19,866
Kinloch Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-4	1505 Kinloch St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-4482	557	34	16.2	72.4%	534 (95.9%)	16 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	88.2	159^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.3%		82	244^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.6%	85									57.8	63.8				63.0	68.1										$15,791	$1,274	$14,517
Riverside Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	25900 W Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 274-6792	1,139	67	17.0	71.9%	1,052 (92.4%)	54 (4.7%)	16 (1.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	46.8	447^th of 896 public middle schools	50.1%		36.1	550^th of 890 public middle schools	38.2%	103	65.8			30.0							42.8	38.6	29.7			28.1	40.1	28.6	30.1	26.1		10.8	32.9		$16,007	$1,720	$14,287
Highview Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	25225 Richardson St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-8390	395	29	13.8	89.4%	363 (91.9%)	18 (4.6%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74	356^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.1%		72.8	372^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	75.0%	16									41.7	54.4				58.9	57.3										$20,784	$1,558	$19,226
Star International Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	24425 Hass St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Star International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 724-8990	1,728	98	17.6	93.1%	1,623 (93.9%)	46 (2.7%)	24 (1.4%)	23 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)								(n/a)	62.8	63.7	44.7	24.8	28.3	20.2	48.5	23.7	31.5	36.7	43.9	43.2	46.7	37.6	25.2	33.8	29.7	43.7	37.8	68.2	17.5	9.5	42.6	34.0	$13,046	$1,642	$11,404
Clara B Ford Academy SDA	Public, Charter	5-12	20651 West Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 436-0020	58	9	6.6	94.8%	17 (29.3%)	33 (56.9%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.3%)								(n/a)																									$27,525	$5,310	$22,215
Vista Meadows Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20651 West Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Vista Meadows Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-4347	86	5	16.5	100.0%	3 (3.5%)	80 (93.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		319.3			258.6		398.5	350.0													2078.8			2085.7	$15,486	$2,863	$12,623
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%)	7.6	1419^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.9%		7.9	1402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%	17	27.3			333.2					1270.5	13.3	9.7	16.7	1671.6	7.3	1365.5	9.7	1561.5	1660.5	9.7	1772.4		1463.4	13.6		$15,285	$1,964	$13,322
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%)	43.8	797^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.6%		49	735^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.6%	62									33.3	39.1	41.9			43.5	48.6	25.0			26.7			24.0			$19,221	$1,629	$17,591
Howe Trainable Center and Montessori	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-7000	247	29	8.4	74.9%	221 (89.5%)	15 (6.1%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)									31.6	61.9	66.7			57.9	66.7	66.7			53.3			60.0			$45,313	$3,198	$42,115
Dearborn Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 827-4800	113	2	51.3	77.9%	101 (89.4%)	9 (8.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			353.3			296.0	352.0	304.6													2064.9			8.6	$28,447	$1,651	$26,795
Dearborn STEM Middle School	Public	6-8	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1904	166	7	23.0	42.2%	159 (95.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	570.2			549.3								1632.0	1728.9				1625.9	1724.7		92.9			1834.8		$15,273	$1,145	$14,128
Bedford School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4650 Croissant St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 203-4100	389	25	15.3	82.3%	178 (45.8%)	118 (30.3%)	69 (17.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	37.3	898^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.8%		25.6	1065^th of 1488 public elementary schools	28.4%	167									39.3	32.2	33.9			55.4	34.5	18.6			27.1			15.3			$20,067	$1,571	$18,496
Oakley W Best Middle School	Public	6-8	22201 Powers Ave	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 203-3200	557	37	15.1	76.8%	330 (59.2%)	131 (23.5%)	66 (11.8%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	30.4	604^th of 896 public middle schools	32.6%		21.1	682^nd of 890 public middle schools	23.4%	78	51.2			17.6								19.5	27.8				14.2	21.6		24.7			49.4		$19,447	$1,929	$17,517
Pardee School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4650 Pardee Ave	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 203-5600	337	23	14.7	77.2%	211 (62.6%)	64 (19.0%)	45 (13.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	17.4	1229^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.6%		13.4	1291^st of 1488 public elementary schools	13.2%	62									20.9	34.6	30.9			11.9	9.6	10.9			25.5			9.1			$18,754	$1,843	$16,912
Annapolis High School	Public	9-12	4650 Clippert St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	No	No	No	(313) 203-3300	682	86	7.9	67.3%	415 (60.9%)	130 (19.1%)	96 (14.1%)	11 (1.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	17.2	628^th of 800 public high schools	21.5%		22.2	565^th of 739 public high schools	23.5%	63		43.2	36.8		9.9	11.1	31.1	5.6													18.5			24.2	$17,829	$2,434	$15,395
Polk Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4651 Polk St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 203-0500	374	23	16.0	84.5%	244 (65.2%)	60 (16.0%)	40 (10.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	15.6	1264^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.3%		13.8	1282^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	13.8%	18									13.3	30.0	20.3			17.4	24.6	16.2			20.3			4.1			$19,163	$1,716	$17,447
Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	20629 Annapolis St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 203-1000	42	0	110.0	66.7%	20 (47.6%)	9 (21.4%)	8 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.9%)								(n/a)																									$28,098	$1,954	$26,145
Robichaud Senior High School	Public	9-12	3601 Janet St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 565-8851	328	24	13.5	83.8%	56 (17.1%)	250 (76.2%)	11 (3.4%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7.6	730^th of 800 public high schools	8.8%		14	632^nd of 739 public high schools	14.5%	98		27.3	20.0		347.4	4.7	23.2	406.4													10.5			17.5	$23,817	$3,115	$20,702
Thorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	25251 Annapolis St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 292-1600	593	39	15.3	92.6%	122 (20.6%)	387 (65.3%)	25 (4.2%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.9%)	5.6	1470^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.5%		7	1425^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.2%	45									5.1	9.5	12.8	7.5		3.9	6.0	1454.4	3.8		13.0			5.1			$20,621	$3,095	$17,526

Cities Near Dearborn Heights

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dearborn	0.72 mi	44	341^st
Taylor	1.01 mi	18	438^th
Inkster	1.41 mi	10	490^th
Allen Park	2.69 mi	6	224^th
Melvindale	3.42 mi	5	486^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.