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Smith Middle School

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Smith Middle School ranks 497 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Smith Middle School is a public middle school located in Dearborn, Michigan, serving 486 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.

Academically, Smith Middle School's performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT test scores, is generally below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 6th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step English Language Arts was 29.7% at Smith Middle School, compared to 40.2% for the district and 38.6% for the state. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.2% to 33.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Special Education students, is relatively strong compared to the state average. In contrast, Dearborn STEM Middle School, a nearby school within the same district, consistently outperforms Smith Middle School and the district as a whole in academic achievement, with significantly higher test scores and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. To address these challenges, the school and district may consider implementing targeted interventions to improve student attendance, analyzing successful instructional practices for certain subgroups, and collaborating with higher-performing schools to share best practices.

525

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,194

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23851 Yale St
Dearborn, MI 48124-3252

(313) 827-2800

District: Dearborn City School District

Students who attend Smith Middle School usually attend:

High:

Edsel Ford High School

Feeder schools for Smith Middle School:

Elementary:	Duvall Elementary School
	Long Elementary School
	Nowlin Elementary School
	WhitmoreBolles Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

African American:

10.1%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2017 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 24th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

Michigan avg41%

497^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	43.6	497 of 890	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	419 of 897	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	413 of 883	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	473 of 776	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	499 of 675	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	349 of 792	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	520 of 838	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.4	625 of 821	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	50.6	425 of 894	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.6	329 of 919	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.0	464 of 921	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	475 of 919	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.6	498 of 900	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.4	499 of 858	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.4	485 of 851	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.6	548 of 847	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.6	470 of 839	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.8	427 of 823	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.0	338 of 806	58.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	24 of 338	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	68.0	56 of 300	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	60 of 310	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	26 of 182	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	25 of 196	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	107 of 366	70.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	91 of 106	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	57 of 88	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	40 of 72	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	61 of 154	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	428 of 789	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	521 of 771	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	465 of 770	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	472 of 657	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	419 of 521	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	319 of 658	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	493 of 794	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	118 of 265	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	107 of 257	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	139 of 246	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	389 of 832	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	294 of 836	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	309 of 825	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	404 of 691	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	427 of 523	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	248 of 672	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	476 of 815	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	495 of 798	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	295 of 786	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	361 of 776	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	410 of 658	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	447 of 540	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	317 of 639	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	468 of 797	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	25 of 244	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	57.1	65 of 199	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.4	340 of 377	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	491 of 696	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	426 of 701	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	437 of 688	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	464 of 638	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	464 of 577	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	323 of 624	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	519 of 678	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)93rd percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies41%-6 vs state

English Language Arts31%-8 vs state

Mathematics30%~ state avg

Math29%-3 vs state

Science26%-15 vs state

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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
Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	23851 Yale St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-2800	525	39	13.6	68.8%	415 (79.0%)	53 (10.1%)	32 (6.1%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	43.6	497^th of 890 public middle schools	44.2%		48.6	419^th of 897 public middle schools	53.3%	78	61.3	29.6			29.7	32.5			22.7	36.1		26.3		41.4	$20,194	$1,831	$18,363
Oakley W Best Middle School	Public	6-8	22201 Powers Ave	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 203-3200	557	37	15.1	76.8%	330 (59.2%)	131 (23.5%)	66 (11.8%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	21.1	682^nd of 890 public middle schools	23.4%		15.6	755^th of 897 public middle schools	15.8%	73	53.7	9.0			24.1	16.9			15.5	10.1		17.0		35.0	$16,399	$2,318	$14,081
Tomlinson Middle School	Public	6-8	25912 Annapolis St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 565-3391	180	13	13.9	96.7%	28 (15.6%)	135 (75.0%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	6.8	857^th of 890 public middle schools	3.7%		6.8	867^th of 897 public middle schools	3.3%	10	31.4	8.1				10.0				3.8		9.4		9.3	$22,060	$4,958	$17,102
Bryant Middle School	Public	6-8	460 N Vernon St	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-2900	781	47	16.7	62.4%	733 (93.9%)	21 (2.7%)	13 (1.7%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	74.3	176^th of 890 public middle schools	80.2%		61.2	275^th of 897 public middle schools	69.3%	99	73.0	37.9			49.2	47.4			50.0	47.0		37.7		58.8	$17,108	$1,350	$15,758
Hoover Middle School	Public	6-8	27101 Beverly Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5775	515	37	13.7	87.0%	228 (44.3%)	196 (38.1%)	50 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	10.8	804^th of 890 public middle schools	9.7%		11.7	808^th of 897 public middle schools	9.9%	4	44.2	7.1			13.3	8.3			4.4	7.6		12.9		23.2	$21,784	$5,985	$15,798
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
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
Riverside Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	25900 W Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 274-6792	1,139	67	17.0	71.9%	1,052 (92.4%)	54 (4.7%)	16 (1.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	36.1	550^th of 890 public middle schools	38.2%		33.7	581^st of 897 public middle schools	35.2%	31	61.5	19.3		46.7	31.9	34.6		40.4	25.2	33.0	31.1	15.7	19.9	26.0	$15,504	$2,535	$12,969
Robert J West Middle School	Public	6-8	10575 William St	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 295-5783	641	38	17.0	76.4%	300 (46.8%)	190 (29.6%)	87 (13.6%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.1%)	23.2	662^nd of 890 public middle schools	25.6%		17.5	734^th of 897 public middle schools	18.2%	72	54.7	18.9			16.9	19.8			8.0	6.8		27.2		39.8	$19,191	$5,569	$13,622
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Smith Middle School?

Students at Smith Middle School are 79% White, 10% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Smith Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Smith Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Smith Middle School attend?

Students who attend Smith Middle School usually go on to attend Edsel Ford High School

What district is Smith Middle School in?

Dearborn City School District

Is Smith Middle School a good school?

Smith Middle School ranks 497^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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