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Grosse Pointe South High School

Public Grades 9-12

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Grosse Pointe South High School is a highly-regarded public high school located in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of approximately 1,400 students. The school consistently ranks among the top-performing high schools in the state, thanks to its exceptional academic achievements, high graduation rates, and strong support for diverse student populations.

Grosse Pointe South High School outperforms both the state and Grosse Pointe Public Schools district averages on standardized tests, with 80.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to 63.4% for the district and 34.9% for the state. The school also boasts a 97.4% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Grosse Pointe South High School excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking within the top 10 Michigan high schools for female students, male students, and students from diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Grosse Pointe South High School has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a more affluent student population, the school's strong performance is a testament to the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district's commitment to education and the school's ability to provide a quality learning environment for all students. The school's high spending per student, ranging from $16,022 to $19,050, and low student-teacher ratio, between 17.3 and 18.0, likely contribute to its academic success.

1,123

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,935

Per pupil spending ?

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Grosse Pointe Blvd
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3711

(313) 432-3500

District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Feeder schools for Grosse Pointe South High School:

Elementary:	George Defer Elementary School
	Kerby Elementary School
	Lewis Maire Elementary School
	Richard Elementary School
Middle:	Brownell Middle School
	Pierce Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

African American:

4.9%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (78% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg65%

Michigan avg40%

7^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools

41^st of 613Grosse Pointe Public 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	98.9	7 of 739	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	9 of 743	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	7 of 735	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	14 of 531	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	10 of 561	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	6 of 666	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	13 of 824	98.4%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	14 of 835	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	18 of 852	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.2	16 of 832	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	96.2	17 of 799	97.9%	★★★★★
2013	98.0	8 of 805	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	96.8	16 of 773	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	92.9	11 of 784	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	92.4	13 of 765	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	94.1	14 of 754	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	94.7	9 of 750	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	93.7	13 of 767	98.3%	★★★★★
2006	91.4	26 of 705	96.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	98.3	7 of 188	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	3 of 170	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	11 of 59	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	20 of 254	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	5 of 629	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	16 of 619	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	5 of 611	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	12 of 416	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	5 of 462	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	4 of 554	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	16 of 710	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2022	93.0	6 of 83	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	3 of 201	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	4 of 635	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	43 of 654	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	13 of 614	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	35 of 369	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	39 of 417	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	7 of 532	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	31 of 755	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	6 of 628	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	6 of 633	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	9 of 611	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	16 of 440	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	19 of 472	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	4 of 543	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	10 of 707	98.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	8 of 127	93.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	5 of 125	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	2 of 130	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	2 of 116	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	4 of 61	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	71.4	34 of 315	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	8 of 639	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	14 of 638	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	7 of 647	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	12 of 492	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	11 of 516	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	5 of 582	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	13 of 708	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2024)96th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2022)93rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing88%+33 vs state

Social Studies81%+39 vs state

Science80%+45 vs state

Mathematics62%+35 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, May 4, 2012

I attended South and it could have not been a more rewarding experience! Close Quote

by a student
Friday, August 19, 2011

Well I attended the school, and I know it's a excellent school. Very safe environment for learning. Close Quote

Schools Near Grosse Pointe South High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grosse Pointe South High School	Public	9-12	11 Grosse Pointe Blvd	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3500	1,123	62	18.0	9.1%	956 (85.1%)	55 (4.9%)	41 (3.7%)	19 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.4%)	98.9	7^th of 739 public high schools	99.1%		98.3	9^th of 743 public high schools	98.8%	2	88.1	62.3	80.1	81.3	$18,935	$1,571	$17,365
East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney	Public	9-12	5020 Cadieux Rd	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 873-0655	639	37	17.2	88.4%	2 (0.3%)	616 (96.4%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	8	676^th of 739 public high schools	8.5%		4.9	717^th of 743 public high schools	3.5%	41	5.2		9.9	21.0	$23,125	$3,824	$19,300
Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly	Public	9-12	900 Dickerson St	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 822-8820	96	10	9.6	86.5%	0 (0.0%)	93 (96.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	17	604^th of 739 public high schools	18.3%					(n/a)	32.0		16.0	24.0	$34,374	$4,597	$29,776
Golightly Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	900 Dickerson St	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	No	(313) 822-8820	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Avatar Academy of Excellence	Public, Virtual	7-12	19748 Harper Ave	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 912-3948	78	1	78.0	83.3%	1 (1.3%)	77 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$29,227	$2,024	$27,203
Grosse Pointe North High School	Public	9-12	707 Vernier Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-3200	924	60	15.3	25.2%	540 (58.4%)	292 (31.6%)	29 (3.1%)	24 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.6%)	79.3	118^th of 739 public high schools	84.0%		83	91^st of 743 public high schools	87.8%	27	67.4	38.2	45.5	55.3	$20,037	$1,319	$18,717
Denby High School	Public	9-12	12800 Kelly Rd	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-7200	464	26	17.8	89.9%	0 (0.0%)	457 (98.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7.2	689^th of 739 public high schools	6.8%		2.3	742^nd of 743 public high schools	0.1%	53	6.4		6.5	21.3	$21,267	$3,105	$18,162
Pathways Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	11340 E Jefferson Ave	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Pathways Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 209-3803	140	5	28.0	90.7%	1 (0.7%)	136 (97.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$15,467	$1,200	$14,268
Southeastern High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3030 Fairview St	Detroit	48214	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 866-4500	602	34	17.7	92.4%	3 (0.5%)	588 (97.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	6.5	701^st of 739 public high schools	5.1%		3.8	731^st of 743 public high schools	1.6%	30	18.1		12.2	11.3	$19,611	$2,451	$17,160
The Services Learning Academy East	Public, Charter	9-12	5555 Conner St	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Services YouthBuild Learning Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 945-5200	107	1	107.0	83.2%	0 (0.0%)	104 (97.2%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$6,247	$423	$5,825

Frequently Asked Questions about Grosse Pointe South High School

What schools feed into Grosse Pointe South High School?

Grosse Pointe South High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : George Defer Elementary School
Elementary : Kerby Elementary School
Elementary : Lewis Maire Elementary School
Elementary : Richard Elementary School
Middle : Brownell Middle School
Middle : Pierce Middle School

Is Grosse Pointe South High School a good school?

Yes! Grosse Pointe South High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 739 Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Grosse Pointe South High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,123 students attended Grosse Pointe South High School.

What is the racial makeup of Grosse Pointe South High School?

Students at Grosse Pointe South High School are 85% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Grosse Pointe South High School in?

Grosse Pointe Public Schools

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