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Riverside Middle School

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Riverside Middle School ranks 550 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 5-8

550^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Riverside Middle School is a public magnet school serving grades 5-8 in the Crestwood School District in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. The school has 1,163 students and is ranked 550 out of 890 Michigan middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside Middle School faces several challenges, including low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population with significant socioeconomic and demographic needs. The school's performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT test scores, is generally below the state average, particularly in math and science. However, the school's performance for African American students is relatively stronger, ranking in the top 30% of Michigan middle schools in recent years. In contrast, the school's performance for white students and English Language Learners is significantly below the state average. Riverside Middle School also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from around 19% to 31% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Smith Middle School, Bryant Middle School, and Emerson Middle School, which are part of the Dearborn City School District and Livonia Public Schools District, respectively, Riverside Middle School's performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools tending to have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and a more favorable student-teacher ratio.

1,139

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,504

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25900 W Warren St
Dearborn Heights, MI 48127-2064

(313) 274-6792

District: Crestwood School District

Students who attend Riverside Middle School usually attend:

High:

Crestwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

African American:

4.7%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Michigan avg39%

550^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

197^th of 613Crestwood School District among Michigan districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	550 of 890	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	581 of 897	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	539 of 883	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	504 of 776	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.3	203 of 675	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.6	394 of 792	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	420 of 838	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	28.4	583 of 821	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.7	467 of 894	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.1	403 of 919	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.5	494 of 921	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.6	324 of 919	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.6	281 of 900	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.9	490 of 858	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.1	500 of 851	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.6	509 of 847	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.9	518 of 839	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.1	483 of 823	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.5	416 of 806	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	102 of 338	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	63 of 300	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	111 of 310	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	161 of 366	56.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	102 of 106	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	80 of 88	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	66 of 72	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	33 of 38	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	79 of 154	48.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	518 of 789	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	539 of 771	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	525 of 770	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	462 of 657	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	368 of 658	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	401 of 794	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	444 of 832	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	432 of 836	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	372 of 825	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	358 of 691	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	220 of 672	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	291 of 815	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	536 of 798	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	566 of 786	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	495 of 776	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	465 of 658	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	359 of 639	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	370 of 797	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	15.8	365 of 377	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	550 of 696	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	582 of 701	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	533 of 688	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	497 of 638	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.7	194 of 577	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	408 of 624	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	425 of 678	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)70th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2018)3rd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-3 vs state

Math33%~ state avg

Social Studies23%-15 vs state

Science23%-18 vs state

Mathematics19%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Riverside Middle 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
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%)	36.1	550^th of 890 public middle schools	38.2%		33.7	581^st of 897 public middle schools	35.2%	31	61.5	19.3			46.7	31.9	34.6			40.4	25.2	33.0	31.1	15.7	19.9	26.0	$15,504	$2,535	$12,969
Cooper Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	28550 Ann Arbor Trl	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2710	638	39	16.3	34.6%	460 (72.1%)	76 (11.9%)	49 (7.7%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)								(n/a)					54.6	56.0				40.7	42.4		38.5		33.3		$15,382	$1,455	$13,927
John D Pierce Middle School	Public	6-8	25605 Orangelawn	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 937-8880	577	37	15.8	62.7%	55 (9.5%)	453 (78.5%)	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	24.5	650^th of 890 public middle schools	27.0%		25.1	666^th of 897 public middle schools	25.8%	16	48.5	13.6				22.6	27.2				15.1	16.8		22.4		36.2	$19,652	$1,962	$17,690
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School	Public	3-8	7635 Chatham	Detroit	48239	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 274-8560	68	10	7.1	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	67 (98.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.9	377^th of 890 public middle schools	57.6%		33.8	580^th of 897 public middle schools	35.3%	203	61.5	46.2		30.0		40.0	38.5		50.0		40.0	28.6		30.8		30.8	$29,950	$2,643	$27,308
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)																	$16,282	$1,229	$15,053
Bryant Middle School	Public	6-8	460 N Vernon St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-2900	781	47	16.7	62.4%	733 (93.9%)	21 (2.7%)	13 (1.7%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	74.3	176^th of 890 public middle schools	80.2%		61.2	275^th of 897 public middle schools	69.3%	99	73.0	37.9				49.2	47.4				50.0	47.0		37.7		58.8	$17,108	$1,350	$15,758
Emerson Middle School	Public	6-8	29100 W Chicago St	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2665	638	35	18.0	34.2%	471 (73.8%)	71 (11.1%)	43 (6.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	45.9	463^rd of 890 public middle schools	48.0%		43.6	475^th of 897 public middle schools	47.0%	12	63.9	18.8					35.7					29.9		33.1		43.8	$16,328	$1,068	$15,260
American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	2-8	30055 Joy Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	American Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 533-0000	289	17	16.6	60.9%	73 (25.3%)	168 (58.1%)	28 (9.7%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	21.9	675^th of 890 public middle schools	24.2%		21.3	693^rd of 897 public middle schools	22.7%	18	47.2		18.4	42.2	43.2	25.0	34.4	22.4	26.7	13.5	12.5	18.8	27.0	13.9	32.4	14.3	$12,507	$3,391	$9,117
Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	23851 Yale St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-2800	525	39	13.6	68.8%	415 (79.0%)	53 (10.1%)	32 (6.1%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	43.6	497^th of 890 public middle schools	44.2%		48.6	419^th of 897 public middle schools	53.3%	78	61.3	29.6				29.7	32.5				22.7	36.1		26.3		41.4	$20,194	$1,831	$18,363
Farmington 56 Campus	Public	5-6	33411 Marquette St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 762-8460	455	25	17.9	49.5%	352 (77.4%)	31 (6.8%)	42 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)								(n/a)					29.3	36.9				24.9	23.0		27.6		17.3		$17,854	$1,949	$15,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Middle School?

Students at Riverside Middle School are 92% White, 5% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Riverside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,139 students attended Riverside Middle School.

Is Riverside Middle School a good school?

Riverside Middle School ranks 550^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Riverside Middle School in?

Crestwood School District

What high school do graduates of Riverside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Riverside Middle School usually go on to attend Crestwood High School

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