Summary:
Taylor Preparatory High School is the sole high school in this analysis, serving grades 9-12 with 405 students in Taylor, MI, and operating as its own single-school district.
This school shows dramatic swings in its state ranking, moving from 585th (1 star) in 2023-2024 to 183rd (4 stars) in 2024-2025, then settling at 362nd (3 stars) in 2025-2026—a 402-position range that signals inconsistent year-to-year performance. Academically, the school’s strengths lie in verbal and humanities subjects: 11th graders beat state averages in science (37.3% vs. 35.2%), social studies (47% vs. 43.2%), and SAT reading/writing (54.2% vs. 52.1%), while 10th graders exceed state norms in PSAT English language arts (61.6% vs. 58%). However, math is a major weakness, with 9th grade PSAT math proficiency at just 18.6% compared to the state’s 33.5%, and SAT math at 20.5% versus 26.5% statewide. Scores also declined across every subject from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, with social studies dropping 10.7 points and reading/writing falling 8 points.
Non-academic challenges are significant: chronic absenteeism is 47.2%—nearly double the state average of 27.9%—and the graduation rate is 73.4% versus 84.0% statewide, while the dropout rate of 11.3% exceeds the state’s 7.1%. With 67.16% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income population, yet per-student spending of $13,526 is modest given these hurdles. The 9th grade transition appears especially fragile, as incoming students show the largest math deficits, suggesting early intervention and attendance support are critical. Despite these issues, engaged students still perform near or above state averages in several subjects, indicating that the school’s core instruction can succeed when students are present and connected.
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