STEM eligibility criteria 25/26
STEM 2025-26 Admissions Timeline
Monday, April 7th
Post online application for charter/private school students as well as interested new 7th and 8th grade students. Current 5th grade DPS students need NOT apply. We will send invites to those that qualify based on results of Spring iReady.*
April 7 – April 25
iReady test administered to ALL 5th graders. Elementary schools will need to finish testing the 5th graders for Math and Reading No later than Friday, April 25th.
Wednesday, April 23rd
Online applications due back District Assessment office forwards testing data
Monday, April 28th
District Assessment office forwards testing data
Wednesday, April 30th
Invitation letters sent out via email to students, parents and principals.
Tuesday May 6th
Virtual Q and A for invited students and parents
Tuesday, May 13th
Students need to respond to invitations
Thursday, May 15th
Lottery held, if needed
Monday, May 19th
Acceptance and waitlist letters emailed to parents, students, and principals
Thursday, May 29th
FINAL day to accept admissions
Qualification requirements
*Students qualify for an invitation if they meet the following requirements:
– They score in the 80th percentile or above on both the math and reading iReady SPRING tests.
AND
– They scored a 3 or 4 on the math and ELA M-STEP tests in 4th grade.
Any questions can be directed to our Lead Teacher Ms. Jennifer Fryzel at fryzelj@dearbornschools.org or Principal Mr. Oussama Baydoun at baydouo@dearbornschools.org