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River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn is a public elementary school in River Rouge, MI, serving 370 students in grades PK through 8 within the River Rouge School District of the City of, a community where nearly 79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

While the school's overall state ranking is low (11th percentile), it stands out as a clear bright spot within its own district. River Rouge Stem Academy consistently outperforms the district average across nearly all subjects and grade levels. For example, 5th-grade ELA proficiency was 22.7% compared to the district's 13.9%, and 8th-grade Science proficiency was 25% versus the district's 9.6%. The school also dramatically outperforms its direct district peer, Ann Visger K5 Preparatory Academy, which ranks in the bottom 1st percentile. In 4th-grade ELA, River Rouge Stem Academy posted a 20.5% proficiency rate versus Ann Visger's 3.6%. One notable strength is 8th-grade Social Studies, where 29.5% of students were proficient—nearly double the district rate and significantly higher than nearby Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School (18.8%). The school also shows particular effectiveness with its African American student population, which ranked in the 31st percentile statewide—well above the school's overall ranking.

Despite its "STEM Academy" name, math scores are the school's weakest subject, with proficiency rates ranging from just 6.7% in 4th grade to 23.1% in 3rd grade—far below state averages. Chronic absenteeism affects 42% of students, though this is notably better than the district average (56.5%) and much lower than Ralph J Bunche Academy (71.1%). The school spends a substantial $17,609 per student, yet results remain low, suggesting that challenges like poverty and attendance issues require more than funding alone. On a positive note, the school's overall ranking has shown recent improvement, jumping from the 9th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 18th percentile in 2024-2025, suggesting that recent initiatives may be starting to yield results.

370

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,609

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

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: Declining — 27th percentile in 2017 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg10%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,327^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 16 pts since 2017

From bottom 27% (2017) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

722^nd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 5 pts since 2017

From bottom 24% (2017) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

602^nd of 625River 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
2026	12.2	1327 of 1492	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.2	266 of 388	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	15.4	1180 of 1343	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.8	1174 of 1352	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.6	1251 of 1372	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.7	722 of 896	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.9	177 of 337	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	16.3	665 of 789	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.7	636 of 834	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.3	621 of 813	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)31st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)47th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies30%-9 vs state

Science22%-18 vs state

English Language Arts19%-21 vs state

Mathematics18%-15 vs state

Math12%-24 vs state

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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 (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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%)	12.2	1327^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.1%		17.1	1221^st of 1488 public elementary schools	17.9%	106	43.2	18.2	15.4	20.5	22.7	14.5	21.7	23.1	6.7	6.8	11.3	12.8	18.2	25.0	1476.1	29.5	$17,609	$2,515	$15,095
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%)	4.9	1484^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.5%		4.4	1484^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.3%				10.5	3.6	10.5			15.1	2.7	1453.4			4.8		3.9		$18,001	$1,486	$16,515
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%)	4.2	1492^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)			7.8	8.1				3.3	5.8								$16,752	$3,192	$13,560
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%)	12	1329^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.9%		13.8	1279^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.0%	50	28.1	15.6	1263.0	11.8	19.0	12.5	21.2	15.2	9.1	14.3	19.4	18.2	19.0	1773.1	7.1	18.8	$24,774	$2,109	$22,665
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)																	$21,326	$2,171	$19,155
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%)	19.1	1193^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	20.0%		14.7	1264^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.1%	71			36.1	20.8	30.3			25.0	12.5	1467.6			15.6		9.4		$21,623	$2,680	$18,943
Allendale Elementary School	Public	K-3	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%)								(n/a)			14.7					17.7									$15,948	$2,133	$13,815
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%)	17.2	1236^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.2%		10.2	1355^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.9%	119			21.6	17.8	22.4			29.7	20.5	20.9			14.9		10.4		$20,012	$1,831	$18,182
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)			41.6					48.4									$22,212	$1,649	$20,563
Mohamed Said Elementary School	Public	4-5	3303 Oakwood Blvd	Melvindale	48122	Wayne County	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(313) 203-3600	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	11.7	1337^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.4%					(n/a)				17.5	23.3				16.5	11.9			16.5		3.7

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River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

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River Rouge School District of the City of

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

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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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