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Dossin ElementaryMiddle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dossin ElementaryMiddle School is a public school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 305 students in grades PK-8. The school is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which is ranked 549 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dossin ElementaryMiddle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 68.3% in recent years. Dossin serves a student population that is predominantly from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 88.2% to 90.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school is struggling to improve student outcomes, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to the school's challenges.

Compared to nearby schools like Mann Learning Community, Gompers ElementaryMiddle School, Cooke STEM Academy, and Edison Elementary School, Dossin ElementaryMiddle School performs significantly worse, with lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism. The school's struggles are reflective of the broader challenges facing many urban schools in Detroit and other high-poverty areas, where factors such as socioeconomic status, access to resources, and community support play a significant role in student success.

283

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,353

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: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg16%

Michigan avg42%

Elementary school

1,375^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2022

From bottom 3% (2022) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

800^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2024

From bottom 5% (2024) to bottom 10% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 65Elementary Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

549^th of 613Detroit 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	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
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

African American (2025)24th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+8 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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

Science13%-28 vs state

Social Studies13%-26 vs state

Mathematics11%-19 vs state

Math11%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Dossin ElementaryMiddle School

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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
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%)	8.9	1375^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.1	1380^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.1%	5	37.1	11.4	10.7		14.7	16.7		10.7					11.8	13.9	11.8	13.9	$23,353	$1,963	$21,389
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%)	10.5	1345^th of 1488 public elementary schools	9.6%					(n/a)	33.3		15.2	16.7	17.1	20.5	40.0	15.2		8.6	7.7	10.0	11.4	25.0		25.0	$10,895	$3,869	$7,027
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%)	27.4	1049^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.5%		23	1127^th of 1486 public elementary schools	24.2%	78			18.8		27.6			30.6	8.1	24.1			17.9		57.1		$20,776	$2,705	$18,071
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%)	7.8	1405^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.6%		4.7	1469^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.1%	64	33.3			17.1					11.4				8.6	18.4		23.7	$20,385	$2,414	$17,971
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%)	5.2	1466^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.3	1427^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.0%	39	19.1			11.9	7.9	9.8	9.3	6.9				7.1	8.3	8.3		8.3	$20,334	$2,527	$17,807
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%)	3.8	1487^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.1%		4.3	1476^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.7%	11	17.6			7.7				4.6	5.8			6.1	5.1	5.8			$19,680	$2,471	$17,209
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%)	8.3	1389^th of 1488 public elementary schools	6.7%		6.2	1435^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.4%	46			10.4	16.7	23.5			12.1	7.3				9.8		7.8		$20,420	$2,059	$18,361
KIPP Detroit Imani Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	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)																	$13,512	$1,141	$12,371
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)	8.5				8.3							8.0					$13,825	$3,209	$10,616
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%)	4.9	1476^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.8%		4	1480^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.4%	4	26.3	13.2	3.4	7.0	10.3	7.3	7.0	10.1			4.2	4.2	6.3	16.0	4.1	26.7	$18,459	$2,564	$15,896

Frequently Asked Questions about Dossin ElementaryMiddle School

What schools do graduates of Dossin ElementaryMiddle School attend?

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

High : Cody High School

Is Dossin ElementaryMiddle School a good school?

Dossin ElementaryMiddle School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dossin ElementaryMiddle School?

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

How many students attend Dossin ElementaryMiddle School?

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

What district is Dossin ElementaryMiddle School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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