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Unis Middle School

Q: Is Unis Middle School a good school?

Unis Middle School ranks 543 rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Unis Middle School in Dearborn, MI, serves 522 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Dearborn City School District.

Unis is a school with real strengths and some significant challenges. On the positive side, the school performs relatively well for its students from low-income families, ranking in the 57th percentile statewide for that group. It also has a favorable student-teacher ratio of about 15 to 1 and spends more per student ($18,993) than many nearby schools. However, overall academic performance sits in the lower-middle tier of Michigan schools (39th percentile), and the school trails its own district average by 10 to 15 percentage points in nearly every subject and grade level. For example, only about 28% of 6th graders are proficient in math, compared to 42% across the district. The most urgent concern is the English Language Learner (ELL) population, which ranks in the 2nd percentile statewide—a dramatic decline that suggests current support systems are not meeting these students' needs. Chronic absenteeism is also high at 34.4%, well above the district and state averages, and has remained stubbornly elevated for several years.

The most telling comparison is with Lowrey Middle School, located less than a mile away. Both schools serve nearly identical student populations, yet Lowrey ranks in the 79th percentile statewide while Unis sits in the 39th. The gap is stark: 68.9% of Lowrey's 6th graders are proficient in math versus 28% at Unis—a 41-point difference. Stout Middle School, another Dearborn school with similar demographics, also outperforms Unis significantly. These comparisons suggest that poverty alone doesn't explain the achievement gap. On a more encouraging note, Unis has shown modest improvement over the past two years, rising from the 31st to the 39th percentile, with notable gains in math. While the school outperforms many Detroit-area schools like Julian O Strong Middle School and LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68, the path forward likely involves studying what nearby schools like Lowrey are doing differently—particularly around attendance and ELL support—and applying those successful strategies at Unis.

522

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,993

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7801 Maple St
Dearborn, MI 48126-1136

(313) 827-1700

District: Dearborn City School District

Students who attend Unis Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fordson High School

Feeder schools for Unis Middle School:

Elementary:	McCollough Elementary School
	McDonald Elementary School
	Oakman Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.3%

African American:

1.1%

Hispanic:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 19 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg42%

Michigan avg41%

543^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

268^th of 625Dearborn 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
2026	37.9	543 of 896	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	561 of 890	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	617 of 897	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	586 of 883	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	559 of 776	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	582 of 675	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	454 of 792	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	517 of 838	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	496 of 821	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	544 of 894	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.9	407 of 919	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.2	658 of 921	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	688 of 919	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	677 of 900	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.4	671 of 858	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.6	685 of 851	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.8	621 of 847	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.1	678 of 839	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.2	614 of 823	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	106 of 108	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	85 of 106	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	77 of 88	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	62 of 72	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	27 of 38	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	34 of 46	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	94 of 154	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	541 of 789	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	533 of 789	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	614 of 771	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	532 of 770	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	525 of 657	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	478 of 521	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	404 of 658	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	456 of 794	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	359 of 834	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.3	411 of 832	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	470 of 836	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	482 of 825	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	435 of 691	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	387 of 523	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	236 of 672	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	324 of 815	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	491 of 813	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	549 of 798	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	565 of 786	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	581 of 776	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	506 of 658	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	486 of 540	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	412 of 639	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	500 of 797	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	554 of 687	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	576 of 696	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	620 of 701	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	600 of 688	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	562 of 638	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	549 of 577	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	471 of 624	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	537 of 678	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies32%-18 vs state

English Language Arts30%-8 vs state

Mathematics30%-4 vs state

Math29%-3 vs state

Science20%-19 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

i love unis ive been at it from when i was in 1st grade thats when it opened it is the best school. Close Quote

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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 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
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
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%)	73.2	192^nd of 896 public middle schools	78.6%		60.6	294^th of 890 public middle schools	67.0%	102	64.1	60.4			45.5	50.4			68.9	60.1		25.7		50.0	$14,371	$1,527	$12,843
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
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%)	38.4	535^th of 896 public middle schools	40.3%		42.3	506^th of 890 public middle schools	43.1%	29	52.8	33.7	32.7	35.6	27.4	31.2	40.4	20.2	28.6	34.4	14.9	10.2	10.6	33.7	$20,358	$1,825	$18,533
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
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
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%)	61.1	287^th of 896 public middle schools	68.0%		54	363^rd of 890 public middle schools	59.2%	76	63.5	38.5			36.1	42.9			36.1	44.4		33.0		50.2	$22,556	$2,557	$19,998
Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6782 Goldsmith St	Detroit	48210	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%)	23.1	667^th of 896 public middle schools	25.6%		21.7	677^th of 890 public middle schools	23.9%	10	44.7	17.3			19.5	27.7			11.2	15.7		23.2		36.9	$13,096	$1,823	$11,273
Clippert Academy	Public	6-8	1981 McKinstry St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-5009	424	17	24.9	89.6%	17 (4.0%)	28 (6.6%)	377 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.8	553^rd of 896 public middle schools	38.3%		37.7	541^st of 890 public middle schools	39.2%	12	50.7	26.8			22.5	32.5			25.0	33.3		22.3		40.6	$19,836	$1,902	$17,935
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%)	17.5	729^th of 896 public middle schools	18.6%		13.8	768^th of 890 public middle schools	13.7%	39	47.7	11.6			20.3	12.1			20.0	12.4		15.3		25.6	$18,674	$2,382	$16,292

Frequently Asked Questions about Unis Middle School

What district is Unis Middle School in?

Dearborn City School District

Is Unis Middle School a good school?

Unis Middle School ranks 543^rd of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Unis Middle School?

Students at Unis Middle School are 97% White, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Unis Middle School attend?

Students who attend Unis Middle School usually go on to attend Fordson High School

How many students attend Unis Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Unis Middle School.

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