For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 437 students in Riverside Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Riverside Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 42% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,346 Schools
# Students
846 Students
537,178 Students
# Teachers
53 Teachers
31,643 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Riverside Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#709 out of 862 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
38%
Graduation Rate
85%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
1%
9%
% Black
7%
23%
% White
91%
58%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,433 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,512. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,680 is less than the state median of $17,694. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,433
$18,512
Spending / Student
$11,680
$17,694
Best Riverside Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Riverside Academy West Campus
Charter School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
6409 Schaefer Rd
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 624-3600
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 624-3600
Gr: 6-12 | 437 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
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