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Riverside Academy

Q: Is Riverside Academy a good school?

Riverside Academy ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Riverside Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Riverside Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Riverside Academy?

Students at Riverside Academy are 90% White, 7% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

1335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Academy is a public elementary school in Dearborn, MI, serving 397 students in grades PK-5, where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch. The school operates as its own single-school district, and while attendance is a clear strength, academic performance is a significant concern.

Students at Riverside Academy show up consistently—chronic absenteeism is just 6.7%, far better than the state average of 29.5% and even better than nearby higher-performing schools like Iris Becker Elementary School (37.4%) and Maples Elementary School (29.4%). However, despite strong attendance, test scores are critically low. In 3rd grade math, only 15.7% of Riverside students are proficient, compared to 69% at Iris Becker (just 0.17 miles away) and 73.2% at Oakman Elementary School. The school ranks in the 11th percentile statewide, while Iris Becker ranks in the 75th percentile. This achievement gap exists even though Riverside spends less per student ($14,745) than the Dearborn City School District schools, which spend between $18,549 and $25,614 per student.

The data reveals a troubling trend: Riverside Academy has declined from the 29th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 11th percentile today. The school ranks in the bottom 10% for both male and female students, and ranks last in the state for English Language Learner performance. Since students are clearly attending school regularly, the issue appears to be instructional effectiveness rather than student engagement. Riverside Academy is a struggling school in an otherwise high-performing area, making the contrast with its neighbors particularly stark. For parents considering this school, it's important to understand that while your child will be in a safe, consistently attended environment, the academic outcomes lag significantly behind other options in the immediate vicinity.

397

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,745

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7124 Miller Rd
Dearborn, MI 48126-1918

(313) 624-3200

District: Riverside Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.2%

African American:

7.3%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Michigan avg38%

1,335^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

564^th of 625Riverside 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	1335 of 1492	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	1333 of 1488	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1333 of 1486	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1231 of 1470	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1151 of 1344	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1117 of 1408	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1027 of 1448	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	1186 of 1466	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	1245 of 1548	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	1264 of 1580	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.7	1153 of 1533	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1225 of 1563	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	1219 of 1566	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.9	1262 of 1552	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	1384 of 1552	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	1505 of 1589	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.0	1401 of 1577	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	1466 of 1565	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	39.8	1191 of 1545	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	188 of 188	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	169 of 173	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	176 of 184	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	173 of 180	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	75 of 98	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	107 of 117	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	198 of 270	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	1291 of 1343	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	1249 of 1338	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1214 of 1342	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1137 of 1321	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1002 of 1106	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	914 of 1171	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	942 of 1443	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	1172 of 1352	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	1182 of 1346	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1227 of 1381	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1052 of 1350	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	862 of 1099	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	742 of 1134	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	713 of 1397	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	1276 of 1372	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	1270 of 1366	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1241 of 1347	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1225 of 1334	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	981 of 1139	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1088 of 1196	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1045 of 1446	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	1196 of 1199	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	1203 of 1206	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1201 of 1204	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1167 of 1198	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1076 of 1102	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1055 of 1128	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1045 of 1253	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts17%-24 vs state

Math16%-22 vs state

Science14%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT 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 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 Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	7124 Miller Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Riverside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3200	397	28	14.1	100.0%	358 (90.2%)	29 (7.3%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.7	1335^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.5%		11.3	1333^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.4%	2			16.7	15.6	18.8			15.7	16.7	16.7			13.6		1464.0		$14,745	$1,461	$13,284
Iris Becker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10821 Henson St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6950	224	19	12.0	94.6%	217 (96.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.2	368^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.3%		71.6	391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	73.7%	23			54.8	55.3	41.9			69.0	65.8	38.7			29.0		48.4		$25,614	$1,781	$23,833
Lowrey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Jonathon St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1800	515	39	13.3	91.3%	498 (96.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.4	551^st of 1492 public elementary schools	63.1%		67.5	451^st of 1488 public elementary schools	69.7%	100			45.0	47.5	35.8			63.4	50.0	40.3			25.4		31.3		$23,605	$2,383	$21,222
McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10151 Diversey St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6700	357	27	13.3	90.5%	352 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.9	1084^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.3%		29.4	1022^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%	62			24.5	24.1	34.5			24.0	33.9	28.3			16.7		10.0		$21,697	$1,694	$20,003
McCollough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Maple St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1700	424	30	14.2	87.5%	411 (96.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45.8	762^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	48.9%		39.7	867^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%	105			31.8	37.1	50.7			50.0	52.9	28.0			22.7		17.3		$22,011	$1,673	$20,337
Oakman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7545 Chase Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6500	253	19	13.5	96.8%	252 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.1	556^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.7%		58.1	592^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	60.2%	36			46.3	46.2	53.7			73.2	50.9	31.5			33.3		24.1		$21,376	$1,820	$19,556
Priest ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7840 Wagner St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3705	673	43	15.5	81.7%	185 (27.5%)	136 (20.2%)	344 (51.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	6.1	1458^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.1	1470^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.2%	12	36.9	22.7	5.1	5.9	6.8	9.3	14.3	10.1	11.6	11.7	5.4	7.1	6.7	20.0	1465.7	29.2	$22,183	$1,790	$20,393
Academy for Business and Technology Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5277 Calhoun St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Academy for Business and Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 581-2223	256	17	15.5	100.0%	10 (3.9%)	179 (69.9%)	59 (23.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	9.5	1378^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.6%		16.2	1241^st of 1488 public elementary schools	16.6%	137			11.1	22.7	14.6			8.3	15.9	1466.8			12.2		1470.8		$00	$00	$00
Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8530 Joy Rd	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-9952	221	14	15.6	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	215 (97.3%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.6	932^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	37.5%		17.2	1218^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.1%	286	33.3	33.3	1263.4	1363.3	1464.6	17.1	1671.3	10.0	1360.7	1459.4	50.0	46.2	1469.1	20.0	1468.1	20.0	$22,284	$1,980	$20,305
Maples Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Mead St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6454	541	39	14.0	94.5%	532 (98.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49.7	698^th of 1492 public elementary schools	53.2%		55.4	640^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.0%	58			57.5	30.3	46.7			66.7	36.4	35.8			25.5		12.8		$18,549	$1,693	$16,856

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Riverside Academy ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Riverside Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Riverside Academy.

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What is the racial makeup of Riverside Academy?

Students at Riverside Academy are 90% White, 7% African American, 2% Hispanic.

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