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River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the River Rouge School District of the City of, which is ranked 590 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has 353 students and has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Michigan elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 64.2% over the past few years, significantly below-average academic performance on M-Step and PSAT tests, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 83.57% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's performance on key subgroups, such as female students, male students, African American students, and low-socioeconomic status students, is consistently in the bottom 25-30% of Michigan elementary schools, indicating significant achievement gaps.

Interestingly, the school's performance lags behind the nearby Ann Visger K5 Preparatory Academy, which is also in the River Rouge School District and has slightly better test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, the school's ranking and performance on key metrics have generally declined over the past several years, suggesting that the school is struggling to make meaningful improvements and address its challenges, despite relatively high spending per student ranging from $12,514 to $17,353 over the past few years.

370

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,093

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

163 Burke St
River Rouge, MI 48218-1401

(313) 297-9663

District: River Rouge School District of the City of

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.5%

Hispanic:

6.2%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2018 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg10%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,221^st of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 9 pts since 2017

From bottom 27% (2017) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

705^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2017

From bottom 24% (2017) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the River Rouge School District of the City of

590^th of 613River Rouge School District of the City of 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	17.1	1221 of 1488	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1356 of 1486	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1304 of 1470	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1269 of 1408	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1329 of 1448	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	1075 of 1466	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	225 of 369	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	274 of 348	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	198 of 321	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	139 of 212	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	298 of 475	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1028 of 1338	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1308 of 1342	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1176 of 1321	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1221 of 1443	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1063 of 1346	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1234 of 1381	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1161 of 1350	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1232 of 1397	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1106 of 1366	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1036 of 1347	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1023 of 1334	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1342 of 1446	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	705 of 890	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	814 of 897	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	751 of 883	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	721 of 776	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	660 of 792	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	710 of 838	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	623 of 821	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	174 of 338	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	212 of 300	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	205 of 310	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	127 of 182	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	108 of 196	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	185 of 366	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	625 of 789	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	713 of 771	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	691 of 770	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	536 of 658	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	675 of 794	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	606 of 832	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	751 of 836	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	716 of 825	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	640 of 691	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	428 of 672	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	654 of 815	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	666 of 798	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	718 of 786	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	651 of 776	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	564 of 658	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	633 of 797	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)49th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-12 vs state

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

Social Studies17%-21 vs state

Math13%-23 vs state

Mathematics9%-21 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, August 30, 2019

This has to be the worst school in Michigan. Deplorable conditions at this school. Close Quote

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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
River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Burke St	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-9663	370	21	17.6	78.9%	14 (3.8%)	320 (86.5%)	23 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	17.1	1221^st of 1488 public elementary schools	17.9%		9.4	1356^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.7%	135	50.0	9.1	17.5		31.3	18.0	17.4	7.5			12.0	17.4	31.3	25.0	8.3	27.3	$17,093	$2,286	$14,807
Ann Visger K5 Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	11121 W Jefferson Ave	River Rouge	48218	Wayne County	River Rouge School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-9648	625	30	20.8	86.9%	40 (6.4%)	473 (75.7%)	69 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	4.4	1484^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.3%		6.2	1433^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	3.6%	51			6.6	4.9	10.5			9.8					6.3		2.3		$17,327	$2,249	$15,078
Ralph J Bunche Academy	Public	1-4	503 Hyacinthe St	Ecorse	48229	Wayne County	Ecorse Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 294-4710	316	12	26.3	83.5%	20 (6.3%)	245 (77.5%)	44 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)								(n/a)				16.2					7.4								$19,566	$3,228	$16,338
Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12800 Visger St	Detroit	48217	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 386-5530	251	17	14.7	91.2%	2 (0.8%)	208 (82.9%)	30 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	13.8	1279^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.0%		8.7	1370^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.8%	91	32.4	11.8	13.8	16.7	24.0	18.8	11.8	13.8	16.7		18.8	11.8		17.6		17.6	$19,827	$2,188	$17,639
Brenda Hague Early Learning Village	Public	PK-K	50 W Josephine St	Ecorse	48229	Wayne County	Ecorse Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 294-4750	85	8	10.8	87.1%	8 (9.4%)	64 (75.3%)	9 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)								(n/a)																	$23,218	$1,553	$21,665
Raupp School	Public	PK, KG-5	1351 Ethel Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-0226	261	19	14.0	94.3%	67 (25.7%)	70 (26.8%)	105 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.9%)	14.7	1264^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.1%		11.8	1313^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.6%	49			25.0	25.0	20.0			19.6					9.8				$18,655	$2,073	$16,582
Allendale Elementary School	Public	2-5	3201 Oakwood Blvd	Melvindale	48122	Wayne County	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 389-4664	914	43	21.2	91.8%	644 (70.5%)	64 (7.0%)	174 (19.0%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.4%)	20.8	1142^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	23.3%		16.3	1231^st of 1486 public elementary schools	17.2%	89			13.7	20.8	37.4			20.3	24.0	24.3			25.7		15.5		$15,004	$2,087	$12,917
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 Mullane St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3585	498	27	18.5	75.3%	34 (6.8%)	41 (8.2%)	417 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	10.2	1355^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.7	1316^th of 1486 public elementary schools	11.4%	39			13.2	12.2	20.3			16.7	15.2	12.1			16.7		9.1		$19,088	$2,516	$16,571
Salina Elementary P 3	Public	PK, KG-3	2700 Ferney St	Dearborn	48120	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-6550	406	34	12.0	94.8%	404 (99.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			41.7					53.3									$20,925	$1,589	$19,336
Roberto Clemente Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 Beard St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-3489	521	28	18.8	87.1%	28 (5.4%)	20 (3.8%)	463 (88.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	13.5	1287^th of 1488 public elementary schools	13.5%		17.4	1215^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.2%	72			10.9	20.2	16.8			23.4	22.9	13.9			18.8		12.0		$19,465	$1,918	$17,547

Frequently Asked Questions about River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn

How many students attend River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn.

What district is River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn in?

River Rouge School District of the City of

Is River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn a good school?

River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn?

Students at River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn are 86% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

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