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Star International Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
820th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,492 Michigan Alternative Schools
Better than 45% of Michigan alternative schools
Summary

Star International Academy is a large public charter school in Dearborn Heights, MI, serving 1,728 students from Pre-K through 12th grade as its own district, and it stands out for achieving exceptional graduation and persistence rates despite serving a student body where over 93% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most striking finding is the school's perfect 100% graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year, paired with a 0% dropout rate for three consecutive years—a stark contrast to the state average of 7.1%. This outperforms nearby schools like Advanced Technology Academy (87.7% graduation) and Universal Learning Academy (93.4%). Even more impressive, the school achieves these results while spending less per student ($13,046) than several peers with worse outcomes, such as David Ellis Academy West ($13,987). Chronic absenteeism at 25.8% is also below the state average (27.9%) and far better than nearby alternatives like Keeler School (66.9%).

Academically, the school shows a notable "middle school bump." While elementary scores trail state averages, by 7th and 8th grade, students often meet or exceed them—for instance, 7th-grade ELA proficiency hit 46.7% versus the state's 38.4%, and 8th-grade science soared to 68.2% proficiency, more than double the state average and far ahead of Universal Learning Academy's 50.8%. However, math remains a relative weakness throughout, with gaps widening in elementary grades and persisting into SAT scores. High school science (17.5% proficiency) and social studies (34%) also lag significantly behind state averages, suggesting the middle school strengths don't fully carry through to upper grades. Still, for parents prioritizing high school completion and a safe, engaged environment, this school's combination of high poverty, perfect graduation rates, and zero dropouts makes it a remarkable outlier worth serious consideration.

1,728
Students ?
17.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,046
Per pupil spending ?
93.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in Michigan receive free school meals.
95.1%
Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)
Exemptions: 3.5% (any vaccine)
 24425 Hass St
       Dearborn Heights, MI  48127-3275

(313) 724-8990

District: Star International Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.9%
African American:
2.7%
Hispanic:
1.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2026 → 43rd in 2026
Strengths
✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2026) to 43rd (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Social Studies scores 13 pts below the Michigan average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg38%
Michigan avg41%
Elementary school
820th of 1,492
Michigan public elementary schools ?
Bottom 45%▲ up 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
272nd of 896
Michigan public middle schools ?
Top 30%▲ up 23 pts since 2016
From bottom 47% (2016) to top 30% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
454th of 800
Michigan public high schools ?
Bottom 43%▼ down 9 pts since 2016
From top 48% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
239th of 625Star International Academy 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202642.4820 of 149245.0%★★☆☆☆
202538.5885 of 148840.5%★★☆☆☆
202433.7961 of 148635.3%★★☆☆☆
202329.7993 of 147032.4%★★☆☆☆
202222.91029 of 134423.4%★☆☆☆☆
202112.41054 of 11538.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.21016 of 140827.8%★☆☆☆☆
201830.81070 of 144826.1%★☆☆☆☆
201730.71020 of 146630.4%★★☆☆☆
201634.41044 of 154832.6%★★☆☆☆
201543.2949 of 158039.9%★★☆☆☆
201425.91216 of 153320.7%★☆☆☆☆
201328.21216 of 156322.2%★☆☆☆☆
201243.6985 of 156637.1%★★☆☆☆
201156.1878 of 155243.4%★★☆☆☆
201059.1874 of 155243.7%★★☆☆☆
200958.8820 of 158948.4%★★☆☆☆
200830.61318 of 157716.4%★☆☆☆☆
200725.41366 of 156512.7%★☆☆☆☆
200621.81382 of 154510.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202637.0111 of 18841.0%★★☆☆☆
202527.5127 of 17326.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.2139 of 18424.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.8141 of 18021.7%★☆☆☆☆
202216.589 of 989.2%★☆☆☆☆
202110.042 of 420.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.796 of 11717.9%★☆☆☆☆
201830.8209 of 27022.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202638.0788 of 134341.3%★★☆☆☆
202529.5937 of 133830.0%★★☆☆☆
202420.21084 of 134219.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.71025 of 132122.4%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1945 of 110614.6%★☆☆☆☆
202110.2862 of 9024.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.9942 of 117119.6%★☆☆☆☆
201832.41012 of 144329.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202659.3457 of 135266.2%★★★☆☆
202556.7511 of 134662.0%★★★☆☆
202449.1650 of 138152.9%★★★☆☆
202343.6743 of 135045.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.9753 of 109931.5%★★☆☆☆
202118.8670 of 74910.5%★☆☆☆☆
201942.0671 of 113440.8%★★☆☆☆
201844.0822 of 139741.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202637.5833 of 137239.3%★★☆☆☆
202538.8811 of 136640.6%★★☆☆☆
202438.8801 of 134740.5%★★☆☆☆
202327.9951 of 133428.7%★☆☆☆☆
202216.7976 of 113914.3%★☆☆☆☆
202110.8882 of 9153.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.2970 of 119618.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.51076 of 144625.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201846.8195 of 40351.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202628.8875 of 119927.0%★☆☆☆☆
202523.3968 of 120619.7%★☆☆☆☆
202419.01033 of 120414.2%★☆☆☆☆
202316.41052 of 119812.2%★☆☆☆☆
202212.51026 of 11026.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.7980 of 10052.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.01014 of 112810.1%★☆☆☆☆
201816.81112 of 125311.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202662.6272 of 89669.6%★★★☆☆
202546.6450 of 89049.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.0561 of 89737.5%★★☆☆☆
202336.6550 of 88337.7%★★☆☆☆
202233.9509 of 77634.4%★★☆☆☆
202123.8537 of 67520.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.6532 of 79232.8%★★☆☆☆
201847.3462 of 83844.9%★★☆☆☆
201743.8418 of 82149.1%★★☆☆☆
201646.2473 of 89447.1%★★☆☆☆
201564.0304 of 91966.9%★★★☆☆
201443.9567 of 92138.4%★★☆☆☆
201345.9524 of 91943.0%★★☆☆☆
201261.3325 of 90063.9%★★★☆☆
201169.7271 of 85868.4%★★★☆☆
201068.2316 of 85162.9%★★★☆☆
200977.8145 of 84782.9%★★★★☆
200839.1632 of 83924.7%★☆☆☆☆
200738.6631 of 82323.3%★☆☆☆☆
200648.9534 of 80633.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201877.952 of 36685.8%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202649.648 of 10855.6%★★★☆☆
202522.589 of 10616.0%★☆☆☆☆
202425.270 of 8820.5%★☆☆☆☆
202336.442 of 7241.7%★★☆☆☆
202229.326 of 3831.6%★★☆☆☆
201846.368 of 15455.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202659.0271 of 78965.7%★★★☆☆
202536.1494 of 78937.4%★★☆☆☆
202427.5566 of 77126.6%★☆☆☆☆
202329.8536 of 77030.4%★★☆☆☆
202230.5471 of 65728.3%★☆☆☆☆
202121.1441 of 52115.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.7503 of 65823.6%★☆☆☆☆
201843.5458 of 79442.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202676.8113 of 83486.5%★★★★☆
202564.1224 of 83273.1%★★★★☆
202443.8437 of 83647.7%★★☆☆☆
202346.4405 of 82550.9%★★★☆☆
202246.7354 of 69148.8%★★☆☆☆
202138.9324 of 52338.0%★★☆☆☆
201947.9340 of 67249.4%★★☆☆☆
201861.1269 of 81567.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202659.2269 of 81366.9%★★★☆☆
202549.6366 of 79854.1%★★★☆☆
202436.9494 of 78637.2%★★☆☆☆
202335.8485 of 77637.5%★★☆☆☆
202228.8471 of 65828.4%★☆☆☆☆
202121.1450 of 54016.7%★☆☆☆☆
201930.3459 of 63928.2%★☆☆☆☆
201848.1392 of 79750.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202649.3314 of 68754.3%★★★☆☆
202529.0512 of 69626.4%★☆☆☆☆
202421.7581 of 70117.1%★☆☆☆☆
202323.0557 of 68819.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.0504 of 63821.0%★☆☆☆☆
202115.8517 of 57710.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.4518 of 62417.0%★☆☆☆☆
201831.6478 of 67829.5%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202640.1454 of 80043.3%★★☆☆☆
202549.8365 of 73950.6%★★★☆☆
202438.9435 of 74341.5%★★☆☆☆
202334.2485 of 73534.0%★★☆☆☆
202234.0395 of 53125.6%★☆☆☆☆
202130.0409 of 56127.1%★☆☆☆☆
201952.4307 of 66653.9%★★★☆☆
201850.5402 of 82451.2%★★★☆☆
201726.5547 of 83534.5%★★☆☆☆
201649.9410 of 85251.9%★★★☆☆
201575.5187 of 83277.5%★★★★☆
201445.1471 of 79941.1%★★☆☆☆
201347.5451 of 80544.0%★★☆☆☆
201267.3255 of 77367.0%★★★☆☆
201167.6317 of 78459.6%★★★☆☆
201070.1283 of 76563.0%★★★☆☆
200954.2433 of 75442.6%★★☆☆☆
200839.8524 of 75030.1%★★☆☆☆
200731.9565 of 76726.3%★☆☆☆☆
200631.7544 of 70522.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202627.986 of 11927.7%★☆☆☆☆
202432.524 of 4344.2%★★☆☆☆
202349.816 of 3554.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202628.3496 of 68627.7%★☆☆☆☆
202545.9335 of 62946.7%★★☆☆☆
202433.7402 of 61935.1%★★☆☆☆
202344.7333 of 61145.5%★★☆☆☆
202222.5376 of 4169.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.3361 of 46221.9%★☆☆☆☆
201951.7261 of 55452.9%★★★☆☆
201857.0285 of 71059.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202652.7310 of 71956.9%★★★☆☆
202565.8189 of 63570.2%★★★★☆
202450.2298 of 65454.4%★★★☆☆
202350.6280 of 61454.4%★★★☆☆
202251.8198 of 36946.3%★★☆☆☆
202143.8238 of 41742.9%★★☆☆☆
201974.7102 of 53280.8%★★★★☆
201866.3208 of 75572.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202647.0347 of 69349.9%★★★☆☆
202543.0350 of 62844.3%★★☆☆☆
202434.4413 of 63334.8%★★☆☆☆
202315.3532 of 61112.9%★☆☆☆☆
202236.7299 of 44032.0%★★☆☆☆
202126.9355 of 47224.8%★☆☆☆☆
201939.2344 of 54336.6%★★☆☆☆
201834.5465 of 70734.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202626.8499 of 67125.6%★☆☆☆☆
202540.0380 of 63940.5%★★☆☆☆
202425.3488 of 63823.5%★☆☆☆☆
202321.7528 of 64718.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.8431 of 49212.4%★☆☆☆☆
202120.6443 of 51614.1%★☆☆☆☆
201943.2323 of 58244.5%★★☆☆☆
201837.5454 of 70835.9%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+21 vs school
Special Education (2018)52nd percentile+26 vs school
Female (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)39th percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)27th percentile-18 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+17 vs school
African American (2018)86th percentile+41 vs school
Male (2026)67th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2026)66th percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile-14 vs school
White (2026)54th percentile-15 vs school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile-16 vs school
Female (2026)28th percentile-16 vs school
White (2026)26th percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing49%-4 vs state
Science43%+5 vs state
English Language Arts40%~ state avg
Math34%~ state avg
Social Studies27%-13 vs state
Mathematics24%-8 vs state

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Star International Academy ranks 820th of 1492 Michigan alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Star International Academy are 94% White, 3% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,728 students attended Star International Academy.

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