Dundee Middle School, Dundee MI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Dundee Middle School

Dundee Middle School sits in the village of Dundee in Monroe County, serving grades five through eight as part of Dundee Community Schools. It is a regular public school on Ypsilanti Street, and its enrollment places it in a moderate-size band for a middle school covering four grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, with small representation across Hispanic, multiracial, Black, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, though the rate sits below what many Michigan middle schools report. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available, so those population details remain an open question.

State assessment results from the most recent year tell a mixed but readable story. In English language arts, proficiency holds fairly steady from fifth through seventh grade, with just under half of tested students meeting or exceeding the bar. Eighth grade stands apart: the PSAT-based ELA proficiency rate jumps to a clear majority of students scoring proficient, a striking result that suggests the upper-grade cohort and instruction are clicking in literacy. Math follows the opposite direction. Fifth and sixth grade land in the low-to-mid range, then proficiency dips in seventh grade and dips again in eighth grade on the PSAT, where fewer than two-fifths of students clear the proficient threshold. Science and social studies are tested only in fifth and eighth grade. Fifth-grade results in both subjects sit on the lower side, while eighth-grade results climb, with social studies reaching a clear majority proficient. A parent weighing this school might ask how the eighth-grade literacy and social studies strength connects to the math dip, and whether the school has a plan for strengthening math through the upper grades. The school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint relative to districts in Monroe County, which is a solid standing among its peers.

Dundee as a place has its own character. Publicly reported sources describe a village nicknamed the "Hub of the Highways" for the convergence of M-50 and US-23 at its center. A historic downtown district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, clusters shops and restaurants around a triangular green with a memorial bandstand where five streets meet at odd angles. The River Raisin flows through the village, with the Old Mill Museum on its banks. Just west of downtown, a large outdoor outfitter at the highway interchange draws millions of visitors a year and anchors local commerce. An industrial park and municipal government round out the employment base, and many residents commute to Ann Arbor, Toledo, or Monroe. The village experienced substantial residential growth, with new housing built on former farm fields at its edges. Housing values in the school's zip code sit above the state benchmark but below the national one, and the estimated monthly mortgage remains modest relative to income. Rental data was not available. No formal walkability score or fixed-route transit was identified.

The district brief turned up no specific parent-relevant changes such as bond measures, curriculum shifts, or tax adjustments in recent years. That absence means the picture here rests on the school's current academic results and the community context rather than on any documented strategic initiatives. Attendance, chronic absenteeism, discipline, course access, and staffing details were also not available, so those dimensions remain gaps rather than quiet strengths or weaknesses. A family considering Dundee Middle School has a solid foundation in the assessment data and a clear read on the village. What it would want to probe further with the school is the math trajectory across grades and the support structures behind a student body whose literacy results outpace its math results by a widening margin as students move toward high school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 737%

School 37% · District 37%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 35%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 748%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 874%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Science

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

This schoolDundee Community Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income36%Higher-income55%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income22%Higher-income57%35 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income54%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income63%Higher-income79%16 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income34%Higher-income48%14 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income23%Higher-income54%32 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income49%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income17%Higher-income42%25 pp gap