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Dossin ElementaryMiddle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dossin ElementaryMiddle School is a public PK-8 school in Detroit, MI, serving 283 students within the Detroit Public Schools Community District, where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Dossin faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools for the past five years, with its most recent state percentile dropping to the 3rd percentile. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 67.3%, more than double the state average. However, there are notable bright spots. In the 2024-2025 school year, 8th-grade students achieved a 37.1% proficiency rate on the PSAT ELA exam—more than double the district average and the highest among nearby schools like Gompers ElementaryMiddle School (26.3%) and Burns ElementaryMiddle School (19.1%). Additionally, Dossin's performance for its African American students ranked in the 24th percentile in 2024-2025, significantly higher than its overall 8th percentile ranking that year, suggesting relative strength in serving this group.

One of the most striking findings is that Dossin spends more per student ($25,030) than any nearby DPSCD school, including Henderson Academy ($21,236) and Cooke STEM Academy, yet its academic outcomes lag behind several less-funded peers like Edison Elementary School and Mann Learning Community. Nearby charter schools show what's possible: Detroit Innovation Academy, less than a mile away, posted an 8th-grade PSAT ELA proficiency rate of 63.3% in 2025-2026 compared to Dossin's 10%, while KIPP Detroit Imani Academy achieved 37% 3rd-grade ELA proficiency versus Dossin's 10.71% the prior year. These comparisons suggest that despite high investment, Dossin's inconsistent performance across grade levels and subjects points to deeper instructional challenges that could benefit from examining successful practices in nearby schools.

283

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,030

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16650 Glendale St
Detroit, MI 48227-1210

(313) 866-9390

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Students who attend Dossin ElementaryMiddle School usually attend:

High:

Cody High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.2%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (67% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg16%

Michigan avg40%

1,446^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^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	6.5	1446 of 1492	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	1375 of 1488	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1380 of 1486	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1405 of 1470	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1303 of 1344	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	348 of 388	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	280 of 369	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	285 of 348	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	268 of 321	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	135 of 158	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	436 of 475	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	8.2	1380 of 1443	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1248 of 1346	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1288 of 1381	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1297 of 1350	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1369 of 1397	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1156 of 1366	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1315 of 1347	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	1411 of 1446	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	800 of 890	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	848 of 897	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	226 of 338	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	254 of 300	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	283 of 366	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	730 of 789	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	750 of 771	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	743 of 794	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	747 of 832	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	763 of 836	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	752 of 815	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	682 of 798	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	719 of 797	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2018)4th percentile

Middle school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Math8%-28 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
Dossin ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	16650 Glendale St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9390	283	21	13.4	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	275 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	6.5	1446^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.9	1375^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.6%	71	10.0	281.3	1260.8	12.5	14.3	1567.1	17.1	1261.6	7.5	1463.2	1552.0	1664.2	1472.1	1765.0	1470.9	1773.7	$25,030	$1,793	$23,237
Detroit Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	18211 Plymouth Rd	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Innovation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 736-5537	335	22	15.2	86.9%	0 (0.0%)	330 (98.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9.7	1374^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.9%		10.5	1345^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.6%	29	63.3	23.3	13.5	13.5	15.2	9.5	30.2	15.8	1364.5	9.1	1559.1	9.5	18.2	36.7	12.1	53.3	$12,215	$2,063	$10,152
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17045 Grand River Ave	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-1066	279	22	12.9	87.8%	3 (1.1%)	263 (94.3%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	20.8	1163^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	22.1%		27.4	1049^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.5%	114			19.2	20.0	1471.9			23.1	12.5	10.3			10.3		46.7		$24,024	$2,291	$21,732
Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	14771 Mansfield St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-8100	303	19	15.9	88.4%	0 (0.0%)	301 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8.1	1407^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.7%		7.8	1405^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.6%	2	26.7	352.3	1263.2	12.9	17.6	1569.5	19.4	9.1	1364.6	8.8	7.7	9.7	11.8	1769.6	1466.9	26.7	$23,994	$1,816	$22,178
Burns ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14350 Terry St	Detroit	48227	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0534	411	28	14.6	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	403 (98.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8.1	1408^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.6%		5.2	1466^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.5%	58	10.0	306.8	1257.0	1362.5	14.6	10.6	13.3	12.2	1355.0	1454.7	1552.8	1654.7	9.8	1763.5	9.8	13.5	$22,168	$1,904	$20,265
Henderson Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16101 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-0512	558	32	17.2	91.6%	7 (1.3%)	534 (95.7%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	14.6	7.3	1260.0	1357.1	1461.4	1561.1	15.4	5.5	1349.1	1451.9	6.8	1667.4	1466.2	1767.0	1459.1	1777.0	$21,236	$1,672	$19,564
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		$22,607	$1,804	$20,803
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									$12,316	$1,318	$10,998
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	$10,663	$1,413	$9,251
Gompers ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14450 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7495	749	43	17.3	91.3%	3 (0.4%)	730 (97.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	5.4	1474^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.2%		4.9	1476^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.8%	2	31.6	8.8	4.3	10.4	6.3	6.0	21.0	10.8	11.7	1452.9	3.0	17.9	4.8	12.7	4.7	23.2	$20,971	$2,163	$18,809

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Is Dossin ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Dossin ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 3.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dossin ElementaryMiddle School attend?

Students who attend Dossin ElementaryMiddle School usually go on to attend:

High : Cody High School

What is the racial makeup of Dossin ElementaryMiddle School?

Students at Dossin ElementaryMiddle School are 97% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Dossin ElementaryMiddle School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

How many students attend Dossin ElementaryMiddle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Dossin ElementaryMiddle School.

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