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Rochester Adams High School

Public Grades 7-12

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 99% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Rochester Adams High School is a public high school in Rochester Hills, Michigan, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 1,539 students. It is part of the Rochester Community School District, which is ranked 38th out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Rochester Adams High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Michigan, currently ranking 11th out of 739 Michigan high schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Rochester Adams High School excels academically, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 62.3% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to 52.3% for the district and 34.9% for the state. The school also had an exceptional 96.9% four-year graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly better than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school ranks highly for supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including ranking 7th out of 203 Michigan high schools for Hispanic students and 15th out of 188 Michigan high schools for African American students in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Stoney Creek High School and Rochester High School, Rochester Adams High School outperforms them in academic assessments and overall school rankings. The school also has a higher spending per student ($13,752 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages, which may contribute to its exceptional academic performance and support for students. Overall, Rochester Adams High School is an exceptional educational institution that consistently delivers outstanding results and provides a well-rounded educational experience for its diverse student population.

1,521

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,221

Per pupil spending ?

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 W Tienken Rd
Rochester Hills, MI 48306-3734

(248) 726-5200

District: Rochester Community School District

Feeder schools for Rochester Adams High School:

Elementary:	Brewster Elementary School
	Delta Kelly Elementary School
	Musson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Asian:

17.7%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (71% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Michigan high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg65%

Michigan avg40%

11^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Rochester Community School District

38^th of 613Rochester Community 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	97.5	11 of 739	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	27 of 743	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	10 of 735	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	7 of 531	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	19 of 561	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	12 of 666	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	4 of 824	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.2	7 of 835	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	6 of 852	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	94.6	28 of 832	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	98.2	6 of 799	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	97.0	14 of 805	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	98.4	4 of 773	99.5%	★★★★★
2011	92.4	12 of 784	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	92.8	10 of 765	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	94.5	10 of 754	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	94.5	13 of 750	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	93.4	14 of 767	98.2%	★★★★★
2006	92.5	17 of 705	97.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	88.0	15 of 188	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	10 of 254	96.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	8 of 69	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	6 of 70	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	11 of 63	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	3 of 42	92.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	98.6	1 of 43	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	17 of 629	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	26 of 619	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	4 of 611	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	5 of 416	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	21 of 462	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	11 of 554	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	3 of 710	99.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	7 of 203	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	2 of 195	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	4 of 190	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	1 of 201	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	148 of 635	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	34 of 654	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.2	109 of 614	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	99.2	7 of 369	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	22 of 417	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	4 of 755	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	10 of 628	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	30 of 633	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	18 of 611	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	9 of 440	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	18 of 472	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	9 of 543	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	6 of 707	99.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	15 of 127	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	49 of 110	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	92.3	7 of 93	92.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	22 of 125	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	93.9	7 of 130	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	77.2	18 of 116	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	99.8	1 of 315	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	21 of 639	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	50 of 638	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	14 of 647	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	7 of 492	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	29 of 516	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	24 of 582	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	7 of 708	99.0%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2024)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing88%+33 vs state

Social Studies70%+28 vs state

Mathematics65%+38 vs state

Science62%+27 vs state

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Schools Near Rochester Adams High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (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 (2025)
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	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th 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
Rochester Adams High School	Public	7-12	3200 W Tienken Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5200	1,521	70	21.7	4.8%	1,065 (70.0%)	47 (3.1%)	90 (5.9%)	269 (17.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.1%)	97.5	11^th of 739 public high schools	98.5%		95.2	27^th of 743 public high schools	96.4%	16			88.4	65.4						62.3		69.8	$14,221	$324	$13,897
Van Hoosen Middle School	Public	6-12	1339 N Adams Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4900	906	44	20.6	3.1%	560 (61.8%)	22 (2.4%)	58 (6.4%)	229 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)								(n/a)	92.7	66.7			67.6	75.5	68.7	70.1	72.1		77.0		$14,399	$626	$13,773
West Middle School	Public	6-12	500 Old Perch Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5000	784	40	19.6	9.8%	591 (75.4%)	27 (3.4%)	60 (7.7%)	74 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.1%)								(n/a)	88.1	65.0			66.5	67.7	57.4	61.3	75.4		81.5		$17,874	$567	$17,307
Rochester High School	Public	7-12	180 S Livernois Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5400	1,682	73	23.1	15.8%	1,154 (68.6%)	75 (4.5%)	115 (6.8%)	279 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (3.4%)	93.7	36^th of 739 public high schools	95.1%		88.7	66^th of 743 public high schools	91.1%	30			77.7	54.9						55.1		66.7	$13,772	$399	$13,372
Hart Middle School	Public	6-12	6500 Sheldon Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4500	999	41	24.4	9.8%	765 (76.6%)	24 (2.4%)	82 (8.2%)	80 (8.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.5%)								(n/a)	85.9	56.5			71.6	65.1	64.9	59.5	65.1		70.7		$14,850	$504	$14,346
Stoney Creek High School	Public	6-12	6755 Sheldon Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5700	1,478	63	23.3	9.5%	1,164 (78.8%)	32 (2.2%)	115 (7.8%)	113 (7.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.4%)	87.1	65^th of 739 public high schools	91.2%		93.1	41^st of 743 public high schools	94.5%	24			80.6	51.2						39.8		66.8	$14,229	$394	$13,835
Oakland Schools Technical CampusNE	Public	9-12	1371 N Perry St	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 451-2700	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pontiac High School	Public	9-12	1051 Arlene Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7424	992	58	17.1	67.3%	41 (4.1%)	355 (35.8%)	536 (54.0%)	27 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.1%)	10.4	662^nd of 739 public high schools	10.4%		9.5	670^th of 743 public high schools	9.8%	8			23.8							13.5		18.3	$29,768	$8,877	$20,891
Pontiac Academy for Student Success	Public	9-12	1051 Arlene Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 451-7323	7	1	7.7		1 (14.3%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$43,574	$38,220	$5,353
Bethune Adult Education	Public	12	1051 Arlene Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 451-7970	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Rochester Adams High School

What district is Rochester Adams High School in?

Rochester Community School District

Is Rochester Adams High School a good school?

Yes! Rochester Adams High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 739 Michigan high schools.

What schools feed into Rochester Adams High School?

Rochester Adams High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brewster Elementary School
Elementary : Delta Kelly Elementary School
Elementary : Musson Elementary School

How many students attend Rochester Adams High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,521 students attended Rochester Adams High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rochester Adams High School?

Students at Rochester Adams High School are 70% White, 18% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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