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Edsel Ford High School

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Edsel Ford High School ranks 448 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 39% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Edsel Ford High School is a public high school located in Dearborn, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,571 students. It is part of the Dearborn City School District, which is ranked 279 out of 613 school districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edsel Ford High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests like the M-Step and SAT. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.8% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. Similarly, in SAT Mathematics, only 19.5% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 27.5%. The school has also had mixed results in terms of graduation and dropout rates, with the four-year graduation rate ranging from 81.7% to 97.8% and the dropout rate ranging from 0.2% to 8.1%. Additionally, Edsel Ford High School has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 26.2% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby high schools in the Dearborn City School District, such as Dearborn High School and Henry Ford Early College/Advanced Manufacturing, Edsel Ford High School generally performs worse academically. However, the school has shown some strengths in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking highly (top 50 in the state) for its performance with African American and Hispanic students on certain assessments. Despite an increase in per-student spending over the past few years, from $12,406 in 2020-2021 to $17,171 in 2023-2024, the school's academic outcomes have not yet seen significant improvements, which may be partly due to its relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.8 to 19.3 over the past few years.

1,502

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,171

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20601 Rotunda Dr
Dearborn, MI 48124-3954

(313) 827-1500

District: Dearborn City School District

Feeder schools for Edsel Ford High School:

Elementary:	Geer Park Elementary School
	Long Elementary School
	Nowlin Elementary School
	Salina Elementary P 3
	More...
	Snow Elementary School
	WhitmoreBolles Elementary School
Middle:	Salina Intermediate 4 8
	Smith Middle School
	Stout Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.8%

African American:

5.9%

Hispanic:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2022 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Dearborn City School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Michigan avg40%

448^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Dearborn City School District

279^th of 613Dearborn City School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	448 of 739	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	510 of 743	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	530 of 735	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	451 of 531	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	382 of 561	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	473 of 666	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	455 of 824	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.4	512 of 835	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.9	440 of 852	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	77.2	170 of 832	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	64.0	293 of 799	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.8	402 of 805	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.5	440 of 773	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.1	460 of 784	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.6	336 of 765	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.2	363 of 754	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.0	381 of 750	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.5	506 of 767	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.6	501 of 705	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	41 of 192	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	63 of 188	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.8	12 of 170	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	57.5	76 of 254	70.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	51 of 53	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	38 of 43	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	81 of 102	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	449 of 629	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	435 of 619	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	515 of 611	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	341 of 416	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	326 of 462	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	391 of 554	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	437 of 710	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	71.3	54 of 195	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	42.3	104 of 190	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	385 of 635	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	487 of 654	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	475 of 614	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	324 of 369	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	279 of 417	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	426 of 532	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	380 of 755	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	395 of 628	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	509 of 633	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	431 of 611	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	409 of 440	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	373 of 472	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	469 of 543	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	430 of 707	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	50 of 125	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	70 of 315	77.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	474 of 639	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	548 of 638	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	562 of 647	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	456 of 492	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	411 of 516	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	489 of 582	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	499 of 708	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)79th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2024)72nd percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing49%-7 vs state

Social Studies38%-4 vs state

Science27%-8 vs state

Mathematics20%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Edsel Ford High School	Public	9-12	20601 Rotunda Dr	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1500	1,502	88	17.0	69.8%	1,319 (87.8%)	88 (5.9%)	56 (3.7%)	20 (1.3%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	39.5	448^th of 739 public high schools	39.4%		30.4	510^th of 743 public high schools	31.4%	62		48.6	19.5				26.8		37.7	$17,171	$1,513	$15,658
Henry Ford Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	20900 Oakwood Blvd	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Henry Ford Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 982-6193	476	45	10.6	58.2%	125 (26.3%)	234 (49.2%)	109 (22.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	36.7	462^nd of 739 public high schools	37.5%		34.6	472^nd of 743 public high schools	36.5%	10		48.1	20.8				23.1		35.6	$14,823	$1,947	$12,876
Dearborn Heights Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	20629 Annapolis St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 203-1000	42	0	110.0	66.7%	20 (47.6%)	9 (21.4%)	8 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.9%)								(n/a)										$31,453	$916	$30,537
Annapolis High School	Public	9-12	4650 Clippert St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Dearborn Heights School District #7	No	No	No	No	(313) 203-3300	682	86	7.9	67.3%	415 (60.9%)	130 (19.1%)	96 (14.1%)	11 (1.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	22.2	565^th of 739 public high schools	23.5%		28.5	518^th of 743 public high schools	30.3%	47		36.2					19.0		26.8	$15,274	$1,512	$13,761
Dearborn High School	Public	9-12	19501 Outer Dr	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-1600	1,775	91	19.5	64.8%	1,657 (93.4%)	50 (2.8%)	39 (2.2%)	23 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	46.5	393^rd of 739 public high schools	46.8%		54.9	304^th of 743 public high schools	59.1%	89		54.8	25.7				25.4		39.2	$16,550	$1,328	$15,223
Melvindale High School	Public	9-12	4500 Enterprise Dr	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 457-8300	982	42	23.3	79.2%	585 (59.6%)	100 (10.2%)	279 (28.4%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	15.4	618^th of 739 public high schools	16.4%		13.2	644^th of 743 public high schools	13.3%	26		35.5	6.1				16.7		21.9	$15,124	$1,862	$13,261
Academy for Business and Technology High School	Public, Charter	6-12	19625 Wood St	Melvindale	48122	Wayne County	Academy for Business and Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 382-3422	231	20	11.7	98.7%	4 (1.7%)	210 (90.9%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	3.6	730^th of 739 public high schools	1.2%					(n/a)	32.4	10.5		12.5	9.4	21.2		24.2	10.3	$16,147	$3,653	$12,494
Henry Ford Early College	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 317-1584	220	9	25.8	65.9%	193 (87.7%)	6 (2.7%)	5 (2.3%)	14 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	99.2	4^th of 739 public high schools	99.5%		93.8	36^th of 743 public high schools	95.2%	32		89.4	68.1				80.9		80.9	$24,969	$1,241	$23,728
Henry Ford Early CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 317-1584	422	11	39.4	70.4%	395 (93.6%)	9 (2.1%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.7	85^th of 739 public high schools	88.5%		77.4	133^rd of 743 public high schools	82.1%	48		78.6	47.6				45.2		50.0	$13,136	$1,264	$11,871
Dearborn Newcomer College Prep Academy	Public	9-12	5101 Evergreen Rd	Dearborn	48128	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 317-1588	24	1	24.0	75.0%	23 (95.8%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$30,674	$1,042	$29,632

Frequently Asked Questions about Edsel Ford High School

Is Edsel Ford High School a good school?

Edsel Ford High School ranks 448^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Edsel Ford High School?

Students at Edsel Ford High School are 88% White, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Edsel Ford High School?

Edsel Ford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Geer Park Elementary School
Elementary : Long Elementary School
Elementary : Nowlin Elementary School
Elementary : Salina Elementary P 3
Elementary : Snow Elementary School
Elementary : WhitmoreBolles Elementary School
Middle : Salina Intermediate 4 8
Middle : Smith Middle School
Middle : Stout Middle School

What district is Edsel Ford High School in?

Dearborn City School District

How many students attend Edsel Ford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,502 students attended Edsel Ford High School.

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