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Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School

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Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School ranks 450 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School is a small middle school in Detroit, MI, serving just 68 students in grades 4 through 8 within the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

This school stands out for its remarkable academic performance relative to its district. While scores are below state averages, they are consistently and often dramatically higher than district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 8th-grade math proficiency was 46.15% compared to the district's 9.9%, and 8th-grade ELA proficiency was 61.54% versus the district's 30.8%. The school has also improved its overall state ranking from the 35th percentile (2 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 50th percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026. A key differentiator is the school's exceptional resource allocation: it spends $41,883 per pupil—more than double that of nearby Emerson Middle School ($16,589) and nearly three times that of American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary ($14,554)—and maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.1 to 1, far lower than the 13.6 to 18 range seen in neighboring schools. This suggests a highly personalized, resource-intensive learning environment.

The school demonstrates outstanding effectiveness with its African American student population, ranking in the 92nd percentile (5 stars) statewide in 2024-2025 and the 88th percentile (4 stars) in 2025-2026. It also performs well for low-income students, ranking in the 66th percentile. This is a significant strength compared to nearby John D Pierce Middle School, which serves a similar demographic but ranks in the 27th percentile overall. However, the school faces a severe challenge with chronic absenteeism: the rate was 60.5% in 2024-2025, more than double the state average of 27.9% and significantly higher than nearby Riverside Middle School (20.3%). Despite this barrier, the school still achieves results far above its district average—a testament to the effectiveness of its instruction when students are present. Addressing absenteeism would likely be the single most impactful lever for further improvement.

Students ?

7.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,883

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

7635 Chatham
Detroit, MI 48239-1098

(313) 274-8560

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School usually attend:

High:

Cody High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.5%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2024 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2024

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 28% Michigan)

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg16%

Michigan avg39%

450^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 14 pts since 2024

From bottom 35% (2024) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

541^st of 625Detroit Public Schools Community District 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	56.8	613 of 1488	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.3	1100 of 1486	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	19 of 369	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	55.5	114 of 348	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	306 of 475	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	12.2	1298 of 1443	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	900 of 1381	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1310 of 1397	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	9.9	1333 of 1446	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	450 of 896	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.9	377 of 890	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	580 of 897	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	40 of 337	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.3	28 of 338	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	59.8	83 of 300	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	41.9	190 of 366	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	24.3	612 of 794	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	279 of 832	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	391 of 836	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.3	622 of 815	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	368 of 798	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	10.9	721 of 797	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)95th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)35th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2018)10th percentile

Male (2018)8th percentile

Middle school

African American (2026)88th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2018)23rd percentile

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-15 vs state

Social Studies40%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+7 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School	Public	4-8	7635 Chatham	Detroit	48239	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 274-8560	68	10	7.1	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	67 (98.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.4	450^th of 896 public middle schools	49.8%		52.9	377^th of 890 public middle schools	57.6%	73	50.0	40.0												1790.4		40.0	$41,883	$3,055	$38,828
Dearborn STEM Middle School	Public	6-8	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1904	166	7	23.0	42.2%	159 (95.8%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	570.2	549.3				1632.0	1728.9				1625.9	1724.7		92.9		1834.8	$15,273	$1,145	$14,128
Riverside Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	25900 W Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 274-6792	1,139	67	17.0	71.9%	1,052 (92.4%)	54 (4.7%)	16 (1.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	46.8	447^th of 896 public middle schools	50.1%		36.1	550^th of 890 public middle schools	38.2%	103	65.8	30.0			42.8	38.6	29.7			28.1	40.1	28.6	30.1	26.1	10.8	32.9	$16,007	$1,720	$14,287
John D Pierce Middle School	Public	6-8	25605 Orangelawn	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 937-8880	577	37	15.8	62.7%	55 (9.5%)	453 (78.5%)	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	23.8	661^st of 896 public middle schools	26.2%		24.5	650^th of 890 public middle schools	27.0%	11	46.0	18.5				24.1	24.5				16.4	15.5		17.2		37.1	$18,955	$1,380	$17,576
Bryant Middle School	Public	6-8	460 N Vernon St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-2900	781	47	16.7	62.4%	733 (93.9%)	21 (2.7%)	13 (1.7%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	72.4	200^th of 896 public middle schools	77.7%		74.3	176^th of 890 public middle schools	80.2%	24	71.2	43.2				52.8	47.5				56.7	46.9		30.2		50.8	$17,523	$1,374	$16,149
Cooper Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	28550 Ann Arbor Trl	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2710	638	39	16.3	34.6%	460 (72.1%)	76 (11.9%)	49 (7.7%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)								(n/a)					53.6	50.6				39.5	47.4		36.3		26.5		$15,567	$1,434	$14,133
Emerson Middle School	Public	6-8	29100 W Chicago St	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2665	638	35	18.0	34.2%	471 (73.8%)	71 (11.1%)	43 (6.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	60.7	293^rd of 896 public middle schools	67.3%		45.9	463^rd of 890 public middle schools	48.0%	170	68.8	39.5					41.6					39.1		33.6		46.4	$16,589	$756	$15,833
American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	2-8	30055 Joy Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	American Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 533-0000	289	17	16.6	60.9%	73 (25.3%)	168 (58.1%)	28 (9.7%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	39.4	525^th of 896 public middle schools	41.4%		21.9	675^th of 890 public middle schools	24.2%	150	71.4	10.7	29.5	25.0	33.3	32.4	23.5	22.7	12.5	13.3	1563.9	14.7	26.7	39.3	8.9	46.4	$14,554	$2,551	$12,003
Woodworth Middle School	Public	6-8	4951 Ternes St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-7100	699	48	14.7	91.6%	687 (98.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	38.1	539^th of 896 public middle schools	39.8%		32.3	587^th of 890 public middle schools	34.0%	48	50.6	23.0				28.6	40.9				24.9	40.7		15.4		36.2	$18,693	$1,718	$16,975
Unis Middle School	Public	6-8	7801 Maple St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1700	522	35	14.7	87.5%	508 (97.3%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37.9	543^rd of 896 public middle schools	39.4%		34.7	561^st of 890 public middle schools	37.0%	18	55.2	29.5				29.7	29.3				28.0	30.5		20.5		32.2	$18,993	$3,834	$15,160

Frequently Asked Questions about Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School

What is the racial makeup of Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School?

Students at Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School are 99% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What high school do graduates of Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School attend?

Students who attend Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School usually go on to attend Cody High School

How many students attend Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 68 students attended Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School.

Is Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School a good school?

Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School ranks 450^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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