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Woodworth Middle School

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Woodworth Middle School ranks 587 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

587^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Woodworth Middle School is a public middle school in Dearborn, Michigan, serving 730 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Dearborn City School District, which is ranked 279 out of 613 school districts in the state. Over the past several years, Woodworth Middle School has seen a decline in its academic performance and overall school ranking.

Woodworth Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores, including M-Step and PSAT. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 26.2% to 32.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Woodworth Middle School has a very high percentage of students (over 90%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When comparing Woodworth Middle School to other nearby schools within the Dearborn City School District, it becomes evident that some schools, such as Bryant Middle School and Lowrey Middle School, are outperforming Woodworth in academic metrics and overall school rankings. Woodworth's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of Michigan middle schools in their respective categories. Despite the increased per-student spending at Woodworth Middle School, the school's academic outcomes have not shown significant improvement, suggesting the need for a critical review of resource allocation and implementation strategies.

699

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,496

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4951 Ternes St
Dearborn, MI 48126-3056

(313) 827-7100

District: Dearborn City School District

Feeder schools for Woodworth Middle School:

Elementary:	Henry Ford Elementary School
	William Ford Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.3%

African American:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2021 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 26 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg40%

Michigan avg41%

587^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Middle Schools in the Dearborn City School District

279^th of 613Dearborn City School 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	587 of 890	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	630 of 897	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	727 of 883	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	662 of 776	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	615 of 675	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	626 of 792	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	628 of 838	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	598 of 821	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.1	509 of 894	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.6	336 of 919	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.8	513 of 921	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.9	535 of 919	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.9	389 of 900	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.4	615 of 858	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	699 of 851	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	665 of 847	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.1	618 of 839	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.6	583 of 823	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.3	622 of 806	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	99 of 106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	81 of 88	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.7	41 of 46	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	106 of 154	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	568 of 789	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	601 of 771	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	686 of 770	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	613 of 657	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	489 of 521	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	560 of 658	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	601 of 794	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	431 of 832	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	507 of 836	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	675 of 825	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	549 of 691	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	449 of 523	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	464 of 672	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	515 of 815	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	554 of 798	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	581 of 786	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	682 of 776	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	589 of 658	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	517 of 540	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	534 of 639	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	558 of 797	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	20.1	352 of 377	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	573 of 696	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	623 of 701	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	673 of 688	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	621 of 638	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	569 of 577	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	584 of 624	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	607 of 678	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2018)7th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-6 vs state

Math30%~ state avg

Social Studies24%-23 vs state

Mathematics19%-11 vs state

Science16%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Woodworth Middle 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 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 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
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%)	32.3	587^th of 890 public middle schools	34.0%		28.3	630^th of 897 public middle schools	29.8%	43	42.1	19.3			41.1	26.0			35.3	25.7		15.5		23.9	$17,496	$1,529	$15,968
Lowrey Middle School	Public	6-8	6601 Jonathon St	Dearborn	48126	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1800	448	32	14.1	90.6%	436 (97.3%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.6	294^th of 890 public middle schools	67.0%		60	286^th of 897 public middle schools	68.1%	8	57.1	40.8			46.7	43.7			77.5	59.0		22.4		32.8	$15,674	$1,399	$14,274
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%)	34.7	561^st of 890 public middle schools	37.0%		29.5	617^th of 897 public middle schools	31.2%	56	58.9	24.0			27.1	31.8			28.9	25.5		22.5		25.1	$18,673	$2,386	$16,287
Salina Intermediate 4 8	Public	4-8	2623 Salina St	Dearborn	48120	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6600	461	41	11.3	93.3%	456 (98.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.3	506^th of 890 public middle schools	43.1%		25	667^th of 897 public middle schools	25.6%	161	52.6	42.5	29.2	21.8	30.3	25.8	29.2	31.0	38.6	33.3	20.7	12.5	17.2	27.5	$19,940	$1,631	$18,309
Stout Middle School	Public	6-8	18500 Oakwood Blvd	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-4600	698	52	13.3	84.1%	642 (92.0%)	34 (4.9%)	16 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54	363^rd of 890 public middle schools	59.2%		49.7	400^th of 897 public middle schools	55.4%	37	65.9	33.5			37.8	37.2			41.4	32.1		24.9		44.7	$20,053	$2,107	$17,946
Julian O Strong Middle School	Public	6-8	18656 Prospect St	Melvindale	48122	Wayne County	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-3320	651	38	17.1	90.2%	462 (71.0%)	54 (8.3%)	124 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	13.8	768^th of 890 public middle schools	13.7%		17.6	733^rd of 897 public middle schools	18.3%	35	43.9	8.3			14.5	19.1			10.4	14.8		11.6		19.3	$17,267	$2,125	$15,142
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6782 Goldsmith St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 842-0006	615	44	14.0	94.5%	18 (2.9%)	19 (3.1%)	573 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	21.7	677^th of 890 public middle schools	23.9%		21.1	695^th of 897 public middle schools	22.5%	18	49.5	8.1			22.6	24.0			12.4	12.7		25.2		32.9	$12,452	$4,010	$8,442
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)															$16,282	$1,229	$15,053
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School	Public	3-8	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%)	52.9	377^th of 890 public middle schools	57.6%		33.8	580^th of 897 public middle schools	35.3%	203	61.5	46.2	30.0		40.0	38.5	50.0		40.0	28.6		30.8		30.8	$29,950	$2,643	$27,308
CB Sabbath 68 Preparatory Academy	Public	6-8	340 Frazier St	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-9654	261	15	16.9	88.1%	16 (6.1%)	209 (80.1%)	22 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	3.6	886^th of 890 public middle schools	0.4%		3	897^th of 897 public middle schools	0.0%	11	17.3				4.5					3.9				7.1	$18,174	$2,443	$15,731

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodworth Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Woodworth Middle School?

Students at Woodworth Middle School are 98% White.

Is Woodworth Middle School a good school?

Woodworth Middle School ranks 587^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Woodworth Middle School in?

Dearborn City School District

How many students attend Woodworth Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Woodworth Middle School.

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