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Riverside Academy

Q: Is Riverside Academy a good school?

Riverside Academy ranks in the bottom 10.4% 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 K-5

1333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Riverside Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 409 students in grades K-5 in Dearborn, Michigan. The school is part of the Riverside Academy District, which is ranked 573 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Riverside Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverside Academy significantly underperforms the state average on M-STEP assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 38.9%, and only 9.2% of 5th graders were proficient in Math compared to the state average of 32.9%. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.7% to 30.8% over the past few years, far exceeding the state average. Additionally, 100% of Riverside Academy students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high-poverty student population.

Comparing Riverside Academy to nearby public schools like McCollough Elementary, Oakman Elementary, and Iris Becker Elementary, which are all part of the higher-performing Dearborn City School District, highlights the disparities in educational opportunities and resources available to students in the Dearborn area. These nearby schools have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and more favorable student-teacher ratios compared to Riverside Academy.

397

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,527

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 — 25th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Michigan avg40%

1,333^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

573^rd of 613Riverside 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-25 vs state

Math16%-22 vs state

Science11%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Riverside Academy

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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 Academy	Public, Charter	K-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%)	11.3	1333^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	10.4%		10.5	1333^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	10.3%				19.0	18.8	14.1			21.9	18.1	9.2			10.8				$15,527	$2,561	$12,966
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%)	71.6	391^st of 1488 public elementary schools	73.7%		74.5	335^th of 1486 public elementary schools	77.5%	56			54.1	43.3	53.3			57.9	59.4	63.3			33.3		40.0		$23,294	$1,525	$21,769
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%)	67.5	451^st of 1488 public elementary schools	69.7%		59	568^th of 1486 public elementary schools	61.8%	117			44.7	41.5	47.4			61.3	58.0	52.0			40.0		39.0		$20,996	$2,317	$18,679
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%)	29.4	1022^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	31.3%		43.6	793^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	46.6%	229			22.8	32.8	30.4			46.6	36.7	27.9			8.3		11.5		$20,532	$1,532	$19,000
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%)	39.7	867^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.7%		40.1	847^th of 1486 public elementary schools	43.0%	20			33.8	41.1	37.7			54.9	32.0	28.8			30.0		13.8		$20,576	$1,895	$18,680
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%)	58.1	592^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	60.2%		44.5	774^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.9%	182			42.0	46.2	61.5			59.6	26.4	47.6			35.7		28.6		$19,513	$1,565	$17,948
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%)	5.1	1470^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.2%		7.2	1408^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.2%	62	30.2	19.7	5.1	9.0	7.4	5.2	27.9	10.1	8.3	7.0	3.7	16.4		18.2		18.2	$19,747	$2,134	$17,613
Academy for Business and Technology Elementary	Public, Charter	K-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%)	16.2	1241^st of 1488 public elementary schools	16.6%		9.1	1361^st of 1486 public elementary schools	8.4%	120			28.6	25.0	30.6			10.0					10.8		8.1		$13,948	$4,238	$9,710
Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	8530 Joy Rd	Detroit	48204	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-7441	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%)	17.2	1218^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.1%		35	935^th of 1486 public elementary schools	37.1%	283			18.5		8.5					10.6	39.1	36.4	19.1				$21,172	$2,510	$18,662
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%)	55.4	640^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.0%		41.8	820^th of 1486 public elementary schools	44.8%	180			43.9	39.1	54.3			52.0	34.4	45.2			36.9		26.2		$17,878	$1,618	$16,259

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Academy

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Academy?

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

What district is Riverside Academy in?

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How many students attend Riverside Academy?

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

Is Riverside Academy a good school?

Riverside Academy ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

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