Summary:
Taylor Preparatory High School is the sole high school in the Taylor Preparatory High School district, serving grades 9-12 with 405 students in Taylor, Michigan. This single-school district has shown dramatic swings in performance over the past three years, moving from a 1-star rating (585th in Michigan) in 2023-2024, to a 4-star rating (183rd) in 2024-2025, and settling at a 3-star rating (362nd) in 2025-2026.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that this school has clear strengths in literacy and social studies, but faces serious challenges in mathematics and student attendance. In the most recent year, 11th graders outperformed state averages in science (37.3% vs. 35.2% proficient), social studies (47% vs. 43.2%), and SAT reading/writing (54.2% vs. 52.1%). However, math proficiency is alarmingly low across all grades—only 18.6% of 9th graders and 20.5% of 11th graders are proficient in math, both well below state averages. The gap between ELA and math proficiency for 9th graders is a staggering 36 percentage points, suggesting the school excels at literacy instruction but struggles with math curriculum and support.
Attendance and graduation metrics are significant concerns. With 47.2% of students chronically absent—nearly double the state average—and a graduation rate of 73.4% (10.6 points below the state average), these issues likely contribute to the school's inconsistent performance. The student body is predominantly low-income (67.2% free/reduced lunch eligibility), yet the school's reading and social studies scores prove these students can achieve at or above state levels when effectively supported. The 2024-2025 school year demonstrated this potential with top-quartile rankings, but those gains were not sustained. At $13,526 per student with an 18:1 student-teacher ratio, the school has reasonable resources but may need to redirect them toward targeted math interventions and attendance improvement programs to build on its demonstrated strengths and achieve more consistent results.
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