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Riverside Academy West Campus

Q: Is Riverside Academy West Campus a good school?

Riverside Academy West Campus ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Michigan high schools.

Q: How many students attend Riverside Academy West Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Riverside Academy West Campus.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Riverside Academy West Campus?

Students at Riverside Academy West Campus are 94% White, 4% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

683^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 8% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Riverside Academy West Campus is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Dearborn, Michigan, with an enrollment of 437 students. Despite being 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, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan high schools over the past decade.

Riverside Academy West Campus consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18.2% of 6th graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 38.6%. Similarly, the school's 11th grade students scored significantly below the state average in Science (7.69% vs 34.9%), Social Studies (17.3% vs 42.1%), and SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (20.8% vs 55.4%). Additionally, the school has had a 4-year graduation rate around 82-88% in recent years, which is lower than the state average, and a higher-than-average dropout rate ranging from 7-11%.

Riverside Academy West Campus's struggles are likely indicative of the challenges faced by high-poverty schools, as 100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance lags far behind nearby Dearborn City School District schools, such as Fordson High School and Henry Ford Early College/Advanced Manufacturing, which have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite being in operation for over a decade, Riverside Academy West Campus has not shown any meaningful improvement in its performance metrics, raising questions about the oversight and accountability measures in place for charter schools within the Riverside Academy district.

470

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,967

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6409 Schaefer Rd
Dearborn, MI 48126-2212

(313) 624-3600

District: Riverside Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

African American:

4.0%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Michigan avg43%

Middle school

769^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

683^rd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 8% (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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	769 of 890	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	760 of 897	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	827 of 883	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	711 of 776	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	758 of 792	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	725 of 838	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	710 of 821	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	788 of 894	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	799 of 919	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.6	759 of 921	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	619 of 919	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.1	597 of 900	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.6	670 of 858	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.4	795 of 851	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	801 of 847	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.3	789 of 839	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	43.7	180 of 366	50.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	87 of 106	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	128 of 154	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	690 of 789	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	624 of 771	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	705 of 770	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	520 of 657	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	627 of 658	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	642 of 794	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	690 of 832	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	677 of 836	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	764 of 825	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	616 of 691	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	644 of 672	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	640 of 815	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	724 of 798	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	735 of 786	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	757 of 776	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	609 of 658	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	701 of 797	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	680 of 696	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	685 of 701	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	686 of 688	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	633 of 638	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	571 of 577	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	624 of 624	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	656 of 678	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	683 of 739	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	661 of 743	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	715 of 735	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	516 of 561	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	611 of 666	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	577 of 824	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.1	563 of 835	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.3	463 of 852	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.6	526 of 832	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.4	567 of 799	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	626 of 805	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.8	549 of 773	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	615 of 784	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	687 of 765	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	636 of 754	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	642 of 750	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	656 of 767	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	28.3	76 of 102	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	2.2	608 of 611	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	452 of 462	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	512 of 554	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	514 of 710	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	587 of 635	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	573 of 654	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	596 of 614	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	350 of 417	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	475 of 532	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	451 of 755	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	595 of 628	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	563 of 633	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	425 of 472	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	519 of 543	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	563 of 707	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	626 of 639	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	619 of 638	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	507 of 516	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	577 of 582	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	592 of 708	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2018)51st percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2018)25th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing21%-35 vs state

English Language Arts20%-18 vs state

Math16%-17 vs state

Social Studies12%-32 vs state

Science8%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside Academy West Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	6409 Schaefer Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Riverside Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3600	470	22	21.7	100.0%	441 (93.8%)	19 (4.0%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	683^rd of 739 public high schools	7.6%		10.7	661^st of 743 public high schools	11.0%	22	28.2	20.8		18.2	23.3	9.1	24.2	8.6	7.7	8.6	17.3	$13,967	$3,384	$10,583
Fordson High School	Public	9-12	13800 Ford Rd	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1400	1,966	102	19.1	85.8%	1,922 (97.8%)	21 (1.1%)	12 (0.6%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20.4	581^st of 739 public high schools	21.4%		26.1	545^th of 743 public high schools	26.6%	36		35.8	21.2						13.9		20.8	$16,849	$1,767	$15,081
Services Metro YouthBuild Learning Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5200 Stecker St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Services YouthBuild Learning Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 945-5200	109	3	36.3	69.7%	0 (0.0%)	83 (76.1%)	26 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$11,987	$293	$11,694
Breithaupt Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	9300 Hubbell St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 866-9550	1	11	.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cody High School	Public	9-12	18445 Cathedral St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9200	563	36	15.6	90.4%	17 (3.0%)	534 (94.8%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	11.4	651^st of 739 public high schools	11.9%		4.4	724^th of 743 public high schools	2.6%	73		7.8							9.5		28.0	$22,199	$2,705	$19,494
Detroit Leadership Academy High School	Public, Charter	7-12	5845 Auburn St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 769-2015	271	16	16.6	82.3%	3 (1.1%)	256 (94.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)												$18,487	$5,817	$12,670
WAY Academy Vernor Site	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	8701 W Vernor Hwy	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	W-A-Y Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 444-8082	135	2	88.8	84.4%	8 (5.9%)	2 (1.5%)	125 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$12,761	$3,526	$9,235
Voyageur College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	4366 Military St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Voyageur Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-4180	524	27	19.4	97.9%	7 (1.3%)	414 (79.0%)	93 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	2.7	738^th of 739 public high schools	0.1%		4.4	725^th of 743 public high schools	2.4%	13		8.7							4.4		6.1	$4,960	$75	$4,885
Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 317-1584	422	11	39.4	70.4%	395 (93.6%)	9 (2.1%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.7	85^th of 739 public high schools	88.5%		77.4	133^rd of 743 public high schools	82.1%	48		78.6	47.6						45.2		50.0	$13,136	$1,264	$11,871
Dearborn Newcomer College Prep Academy	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 317-1588	24	1	24.0	75.0%	23 (95.8%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$30,674	$1,042	$29,632

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverside Academy West Campus

Is Riverside Academy West Campus a good school?

Riverside Academy West Campus ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Michigan high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Riverside Academy West Campus?

Students at Riverside Academy West Campus are 94% White, 4% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Riverside Academy West Campus in?

Riverside Academy

How many students attend Riverside Academy West Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Riverside Academy West Campus.

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