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Dixon Elementary School

Q: Is Dixon Elementary School a good school?

Dixon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dixon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Dixon Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dixon Elementary School?

Students at Dixon Elementary School are 98% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Dixon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dixon Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Cody High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1444^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dixon Elementary School in Detroit, MI, serves 485 students in Pre-K through 8th grade within the Detroit Public Schools Community District, a school facing significant challenges in a community where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most pressing concern at Dixon is its critically high chronic absenteeism rate. In the 2024-2025 school year, 81.3% of students were chronically absent—nearly three times the state average of 27.9%. This is far higher than nearby schools like Vandenberg Elementary School (37.2%) and River Oaks Elementary School (29.3%), though it is somewhat comparable to other district schools like Carver STEM Academy (72.7%). Academically, Dixon consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of Michigan elementary schools. In 3rd-grade English Language Arts, only 8.5% of students were proficient—dramatically lower than Hillcrest Elementary School (53.7%) and Warrendale Charter Academy (30.6%). Notably, Dixon spends a substantial $21,528 per student, which is higher than many better-performing nearby schools, suggesting that financial resources alone are not solving the underlying issues.

There is one encouraging finding: 8th-grade students at Dixon showed relative strength in English Language Arts, with 34% proficient on the PSAT—actually exceeding the district average of 32.1% and improving significantly from 20.6% the prior year. This suggests that students who remain enrolled through middle school may be receiving effective instruction. Additionally, the comparison with Mann Learning Community, a fellow district school just over a mile away serving a similarly high-poverty population, shows that better outcomes are possible—Mann has lower absenteeism (61.0%) and higher proficiency rates in most subjects. For parents considering options, the stark differences between schools within a small geographic area—from Dixon's bottom-tier performance to Hillcrest Elementary School's 72nd percentile ranking—highlight the importance of researching individual schools carefully.

485

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,528

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

88.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.6% (any vaccine)

8401 Trinity St
Detroit, MI 48228-2807

(313) 945-1330

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Dixon Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Cody High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.9%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Pacific Islander:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (81% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg16%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,444^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2022

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Middle school

845^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 1% (2023) to bottom 6% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 64Elementary 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
2026	6.7	1444 of 1492	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	1473 of 1488	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1415 of 1486	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	1428 of 1470	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1317 of 1344	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	355 of 388	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	355 of 369	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	315 of 348	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	289 of 321	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	145 of 158	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	454 of 475	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	1121 of 1342	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1198 of 1321	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1417 of 1443	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	1318 of 1352	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	1334 of 1346	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1312 of 1381	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1300 of 1350	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1072 of 1099	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1388 of 1397	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	1366 of 1366	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1429 of 1446	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	845 of 896	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	860 of 890	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	890 of 897	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	875 of 883	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	286 of 337	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	313 of 338	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	295 of 300	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	296 of 310	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	351 of 366	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	699 of 789	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	697 of 789	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	776 of 794	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	798 of 834	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	808 of 832	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	825 of 836	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	815 of 825	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	808 of 815	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	797 of 798	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	791 of 797	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)15th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies18%-21 vs state

Math10%-26 vs state

Science10%-30 vs state

English Language Arts9%-31 vs state

Mathematics8%-25 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8401 Trinity St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 945-1330	485	29	16.8	94.8%	0 (0.0%)	475 (97.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	1444^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.2%		5	1473^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	1.0%	29	34.0	8.0	1262.6	1359.2	1458.2	8.5	8.7	11.4	8.7	1461.1	1553.3	10.9	1465.2	10.0	1459.4	18.4	88.9%	5.6%	$21,528	$1,644	$19,884
Warrendale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	19400 Sawyer St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Warrendale Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-4200	680	43	15.9	97.4%	6 (0.9%)	585 (86.0%)	28 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.8%)	22.7	1128^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.4%		16.5	1235^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.0%	107	51.9	9.6	30.6	25.0	31.5	32.4	30.3	34.7	20.2	16.7	13.2	18.2	11.1	19.2	5.5	26.9	83.3%	3.3%	$14,735	$2,534	$12,201
KIPP Detroit Imani Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	19321 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	KIPP Detroit Imani Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(586) 808-6604	91	6	14.6	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	90 (98.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			37.0					29.6									78.9%	7.9%	$12,316	$1,318	$10,998
Global Heights Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	23713 Joy Rd	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Global Heights Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 624-3400	274	16	17.1	94.5%	25 (9.1%)	243 (88.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.6	1419^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.9%		7.9	1402^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	5.8%	17	27.3	333.2	1270.5	13.3	9.7	16.7	1671.6	7.3	1365.5	9.7	1561.5	1660.5	9.7	1772.4	1463.4	13.6	94.4%	0%	$15,285	$1,964	$13,322
Mann Learning Community	Public	PK, KG-5	19625 Elmira St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9580	359	24	14.9	91.1%	0 (0.0%)	342 (95.3%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11.9	1333^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	10.7%		8.3	1389^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.7%	56			13.5	21.3	22.5			1261.1	14.9	1461.6			13.2		1469.8		92.6%	3.7%	$22,607	$1,804	$20,803
River Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20755 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6750	366	28	13.0	93.7%	329 (89.9%)	21 (5.7%)	5 (1.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	43.8	797^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.6%		49	735^th of 1488 public elementary schools	50.6%	62			33.3	39.1	41.9			43.5	48.6	25.0			26.7		24.0		95.1%	3.3%	$19,221	$1,629	$17,591
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	7500 N Vernon St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-0425	309	25	12.5	82.8%	253 (81.9%)	32 (10.4%)	12 (3.9%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	69.2	418^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.0%		59.2	571^st of 1488 public elementary schools	61.6%	153			53.7	59.3				52.7	36.4								83.7%	14.3%	$21,496	$1,630	$19,866
Detroit Community Schools Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12675 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Community Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 537-3570	366	22	16.4	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	365 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	296.7	326.7	1259.0	1357.0	1461.6	7.7	6.1	9.1	1357.3	1454.1	1557.7	1656.6	1462.7	6.8	1460.6	1775.5	73.9%	17.4%	$10,664	$1,413	$9,251
WashingtonParks Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11685 Appleton	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Washington-Parks Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 592-6061	591	14	42.2	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	585 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	7.8	1415^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.2%		5.8	1449^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.6%	34	35.1	337.2	12.9	8.3	15.8	16.0	15.4	8.7	6.9	5.3	5.3	4.6	8.8	14.0	8.8	21.1	86.8%	9.4%	$14,847	$1,514	$13,333
Carver STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18701 Paul St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-6622	435	25	17.4	91.3%	23 (5.3%)	374 (86.0%)	33 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6.1	1454^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.5%		6.3	1441^st of 1488 public elementary schools	3.2%	13	25.9	5.6	5.5	14.6	1464.2	5.0	8.9	5.5	1364.4	6.0	5.3	8.9	1468.9	1768.3	6.0	7.3	95.8%	4.2%	$21,739	$1,736	$20,003

Frequently Asked Questions about Dixon Elementary School

How many students attend Dixon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Dixon Elementary School.

Is Dixon Elementary School a good school?

Dixon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dixon Elementary School?

Students at Dixon Elementary School are 98% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Dixon Elementary School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

What schools do graduates of Dixon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Dixon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Cody High School

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