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West Village Academy

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades K-8

1297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

West Village Academy is a public magnet charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Dearborn, Michigan, with 263 students. The school is part of the West Village Academy District, which is ranked 543 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, West Village Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Michigan elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1039 and 1297 out of around 1500 schools.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 64.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby WhitmoreBolles Elementary School and other Dearborn City School District schools, which have chronic absenteeism rates around 29.5%. Additionally, West Village Academy students perform poorly on state assessments compared to the state and nearby schools, with only 10.71% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 38.9%. Math proficiency rates were also low, ranging from 13.64% to 17.6% across grades.

Despite the challenges, there may be opportunities for improvement. West Village Academy is located very close (within 2 miles) to several higher-performing elementary schools in the Dearborn City School District, such as WhitmoreBolles, Duvall, Haigh, Nowlin, and Long Elementary Schools, which significantly outperform West Village Academy on academic measures. By learning from and collaborating with these higher-performing schools, West Village Academy may be able to improve outcomes for its students.

242

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,391

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3530 Westwood St
Dearborn, MI 48124-3100

(313) 274-9200

District: West Village Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.6%

White:

8.7%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

1,297^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

708^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

543^rd of 613West Village 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1297 of 1488	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1152 of 1486	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1253 of 1470	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1281 of 1344	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1207 of 1408	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1204 of 1448	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	1294 of 1466	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	1261 of 1548	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.9	1039 of 1580	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.1	1119 of 1533	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	1184 of 1563	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.8	1240 of 1566	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	1274 of 1552	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.5	1483 of 1552	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.3	1506 of 1589	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.3	1503 of 1577	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.6	1533 of 1565	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.1	1523 of 1545	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	269 of 369	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	213 of 348	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	196 of 321	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	120 of 212	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	208 of 475	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	915 of 1342	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1095 of 1321	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1119 of 1171	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1209 of 1443	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1130 of 1346	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	1027 of 1381	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1146 of 1350	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	935 of 1134	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1144 of 1397	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1160 of 1366	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1165 of 1347	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1026 of 1196	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1127 of 1446	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	708 of 890	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	730 of 897	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	725 of 883	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	644 of 776	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	674 of 792	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	610 of 838	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	709 of 821	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	639 of 894	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.0	483 of 919	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.5	559 of 921	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	591 of 919	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.6	662 of 900	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.6	623 of 858	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	809 of 851	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	785 of 847	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	774 of 839	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.0	777 of 806	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	183 of 338	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	172 of 300	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	173 of 310	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	80 of 182	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	104 of 196	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	120 of 366	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	513 of 789	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	657 of 771	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	582 of 770	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	580 of 657	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	491 of 658	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	571 of 794	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	585 of 832	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	656 of 836	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	631 of 825	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	523 of 691	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	558 of 672	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	537 of 815	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	16.4	665 of 776	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	562 of 797	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2024)32nd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)46th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2023)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

Science17%-24 vs state

Social Studies17%-22 vs state

Math15%-20 vs state

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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
West Village Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	3530 Westwood St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	West Village Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 274-9200	242	16	15.2	86.4%	21 (8.7%)	212 (87.6%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	13.1	1297^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.8%		21.5	1152^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	22.5%	145	45.5		10.7	13.6	20.6	20.7	27.3		13.6	17.6		13.6	14.7	18.8	14.7	18.8	$11,391	$2,018	$9,373
Long Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Westwood St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6104	238	18	13.3	79.4%	176 (73.9%)	33 (13.9%)	11 (4.6%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	61.2	547^th of 1488 public elementary schools	63.2%		40.3	838^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.6%	291			45.8	44.0	60.0			39.6	46.0	53.3			43.3		30.0		$19,448	$1,404	$18,044
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%)	7	1425^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.2%		8.3	1376^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.4%	49			7.1	9.1	14.6	19.0		3.5		6.1	3.4		9.8		7.3		$19,222	$3,992	$15,229
Nowlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23600 Penn St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6900	243	19	12.5	73.7%	204 (84.0%)	17 (7.0%)	12 (4.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	51.7	691^st of 1488 public elementary schools	53.6%		52.6	672^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	54.8%	19			50.0	41.2	41.9			57.5	35.3	34.9			34.9		23.3		$26,008	$1,929	$24,079
Daly School	Public	PK, KG-6	25824 Michigan Ave	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 565-0016	175	10	17.5	92.6%	24 (13.7%)	136 (77.7%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	14.4	1272^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	14.5%		9.7	1354^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.9%	82				10.7	16.7	13.0				17.4			13.0		25.0		$19,894	$3,235	$16,659
Quest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	24745 Van Born Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Quest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 299-0534	683	40	17.0	84.8%	166 (24.3%)	350 (51.2%)	83 (12.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (11.6%)	27.7	1041^st of 1488 public elementary schools	30.0%		32.1	986^th of 1486 public elementary schools	33.6%	55	51.5	30.3	18.1	27.7	28.6	28.8	30.6	34.7	29.8	25.4	28.8	32.7	22.5	35.4	19.7	33.8	$14,036	$2,708	$11,327
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%)	13.4	1291^st of 1488 public elementary schools	13.2%		9.8	1349^th of 1486 public elementary schools	9.2%	58			19.6	17.0	18.0			10.7	9.3	16.0			30.0		12.0		$14,714	$1,619	$13,096
WhitmoreBolles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21501 Whitmore St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6800	316	33	9.5	74.7%	272 (86.1%)	24 (7.6%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	46.9	766^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.5%		28.3	1047^th of 1486 public elementary schools	29.5%	281			54.3	40.0	40.4			56.5	40.0	14.6			31.3		22.9		$23,848	$2,462	$21,386
Duvall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22561 Beech St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-2750	229	14	16.7	55.5%	189 (82.5%)	12 (5.2%)	20 (8.7%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	74.1	348^th of 1488 public elementary schools	76.6%		75.6	321^st of 1486 public elementary schools	78.4%	27			46.2	58.6	62.5			61.5	44.8	51.2			48.8		37.5		$18,457	$1,240	$17,216
Inkster Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	27355 Woodsfield St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Inkster Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 278-3825	220	10	22.0	94.1%	4 (1.8%)	182 (82.7%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)								(n/a)	25.0			20.8					16.0								$15,539	$4,287	$11,252

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West Village Academy ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Village Academy?

Students at West Village Academy are 88% African American, 9% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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How many students attend West Village Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended West Village Academy.

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