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Melvindale High School

Public Grades 9-12

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Melvindale High School is a public high school located in Allen Park, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 979 students. The school is part of the Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools district, which is ranked 530 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Melvindale High School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with only 16.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%, and 21.9% proficient or better in M-Step/Social Studies, compared to the state average of 42.1%. The school's performance in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (35.5%) and SAT/Mathematics (6.1%) also lags behind the state averages of 55.4% and 27.5%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 39.8%, significantly higher than the state average.

While Melvindale High School's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Edsel Ford High School and Allen Park High School, the school's performance varies among different student subgroups. The school ranks relatively higher for African American and Hispanic students compared to other subgroups, but its performance for White students and English Language Learners is particularly low, ranking in the bottom 10% of Michigan high schools.

982

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,124

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4500 Enterprise Dr
Allen Park, MI 48101-3033

(313) 457-8300

District: Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools

Feeder schools for Melvindale High School:

Elementary:	Allendale Elementary School
	Rogers Early Elementary School
Middle:	Julian O Strong Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.6%

Hispanic:

28.4%

African American:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓86% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Michigan avg40%

618^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

530^th of 613Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools 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	15.4	618 of 739	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	644 of 743	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	635 of 735	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	465 of 531	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	295 of 561	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	560 of 666	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	596 of 824	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	514 of 835	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.0	576 of 852	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.4	389 of 832	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	31.8	555 of 799	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.0	501 of 805	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.3	535 of 773	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.1	532 of 784	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.8	424 of 765	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.4	423 of 754	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.1	475 of 750	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.9	496 of 767	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.4	564 of 705	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	123 of 192	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	89 of 188	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	86 of 254	66.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	48 of 53	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	30 of 102	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	547 of 629	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	566 of 619	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	550 of 611	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	500 of 554	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	484 of 710	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	179 of 203	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	156 of 195	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	126 of 190	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	55 of 83	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	57 of 97	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.6	161 of 201	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	523 of 635	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	572 of 654	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	524 of 614	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	325 of 369	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.7	184 of 417	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.5	441 of 532	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	539 of 755	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	546 of 628	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	579 of 633	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	561 of 611	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	360 of 440	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	484 of 543	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	599 of 707	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	66 of 125	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.7	122 of 130	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	70.1	38 of 315	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	594 of 639	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	628 of 638	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	632 of 647	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	474 of 492	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	553 of 582	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	587 of 708	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing36%-20 vs state

Social Studies22%-20 vs state

Science17%-18 vs state

Mathematics6%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Melvindale High School

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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
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
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
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
Lincoln Park High School	Public	9-12	1701 Champaign Rd	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(313) 389-0234	1,384	70	19.6	78.5%	391 (28.3%)	208 (15.0%)	695 (50.2%)	15 (1.1%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (4.7%)	15.8	615^th of 739 public high schools	16.8%		19.4	604^th of 743 public high schools	18.7%	11		32.5	7.0				16.9		25.1	$18,771	$2,579	$16,192
Allen Park High School	Public	9-12	18401 Champaign Rd	Allen Park	48101	Wayne County	Allen Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 827-1200	1,133	57	19.8	41.2%	859 (75.8%)	41 (3.6%)	184 (16.2%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.3%)	62	256^th of 739 public high schools	65.4%		53.6	310^th of 743 public high schools	58.3%	54		59.7	28.0				35.7		49.2	$14,998	$642	$14,356
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
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
Mixter School	Public	12	3301 Electric Ave	Lincoln Park	48146	Wayne County	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	No	(313) 389-0210	35	22	1.6	57.1%	22 (62.9%)	7 (20.0%)	4 (11.4%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)										$51,404	$1,626	$49,778
Vincent G Parks Alternative Education Center	Public, Virtual, Magnet	9-12	27225 W Outer Dr	Ecorse	48229	Wayne County	Ecorse Public Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(313) 294-4750	47	2	23.5	80.9%	5 (10.6%)	38 (80.9%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$13,095	$1,486	$11,609

Frequently Asked Questions about Melvindale High School

How many students attend Melvindale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 982 students attended Melvindale High School.

What is the racial makeup of Melvindale High School?

Students at Melvindale High School are 60% White, 28% Hispanic, 10% African American.

Is Melvindale High School a good school?

Melvindale High School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Michigan high schools.

What district is Melvindale High School in?

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools

What schools feed into Melvindale High School?

Melvindale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Allendale Elementary School
Elementary : Rogers Early Elementary School
Middle : Julian O Strong Middle School

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