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WayneWestland Innovative Academy

Public Grades 6-12

694^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 6% of Michigan high schools

Summary

WayneWestland Innovative Academy is a public high school located in Wayne, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 255 students. The school is part of the Wayne-Westland Community School District, which is ranked 548 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

WayneWestland Innovative Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Michigan high schools, with a statewide ranking between 662-824 out of 805-852 schools over the past decade. Its performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 28.57% in M-Step/ELA for 6th grade, 14.29% in M-Step/Math for 7th grade, and 20.8% in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing for 11th grade, compared to district and state averages that were much higher. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 31.3% and 82.8%, and its dropout rate has ranged from 7.6% to 18.9%, both of which are significantly worse than state and district averages. Additionally, WayneWestland Innovative Academy has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 29.5% to 66.5% in recent years.

Interestingly, the two other high schools in the Wayne-Westland Community School District, John Glenn High School and Wayne Memorial High School, perform significantly better than WayneWestland Innovative Academy on academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. When compared to the nearby Westwood Community School District, which includes Robichaud Senior High School and Westwood Virtual Academy, WayneWestland Innovative Academy still performs better on most academic measures, though the gap is not as large as with the other schools in its own district.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,463

Per pupil spending ?

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Free/discounted lunch ?

5400 4th St
Wayne, MI 48184-2341

(734) 419-2436

District: Wayne-Westland Community School District

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2007 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (31% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg25%

Michigan avg44%

694^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Wayne-Westland Community School District

548^th of 613Wayne-Westland 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	6.8	694 of 739	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	702 of 743	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	793 of 824	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	714 of 835	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	3.0	824 of 852	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	664 of 832	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	662 of 805	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.6	725 of 784	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.6	683 of 754	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	728 of 767	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.0	695 of 705	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	7.2	249 of 254	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	608 of 629	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	690 of 710	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	613 of 635	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	621 of 654	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	738 of 755	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	608 of 628	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	622 of 633	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	701 of 707	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	15.0	285 of 315	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	607 of 639	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	482 of 638	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	702 of 708	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)10th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2018)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-13 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing21%-35 vs state

Math14%-19 vs state

Social Studies14%-31 vs state

Science13%-25 vs state

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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 6th 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
WayneWestland Innovative Academy	Public	6-12	5400 4th St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 419-2436	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	6.8	694^th of 739 public high schools	6.1%		6.3	702^nd of 743 public high schools	5.5%	8	59.3	20.8		28.6	25.0	14.3	24.3	9.8	16.2	13.2	$22,463	$1,666	$20,798
Wayne Memorial High School	Public	8-12	3001 4th St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 419-2206	1,257	66	18.9	58.9%	513 (40.8%)	549 (43.7%)	99 (7.9%)	16 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (5.9%)	13.3	640^th of 739 public high schools	13.4%		17.7	616^th of 743 public high schools	17.1%	24		29.3	8.0					17.0		20.2	$18,859	$2,539	$16,320
Romulus Adult Education	Public	12	9650 Wayne Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 532-1407	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Romulus Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	9650 Wayne Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 532-1000	518	31	16.9	73.7%	74 (14.3%)	395 (76.3%)	20 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	10.6	660^th of 739 public high schools	10.7%		13.8	642^nd of 743 public high schools	13.6%	18		20.0	9.9					12.5		20.8	$20,428	$5,373	$15,055
Romulus Virtual Learning Center	Public, Virtual, Magnet	6-12	9650 Wayne Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(734) 532-1407	118	2	53.6	83.1%	30 (25.4%)	80 (67.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)								(n/a)										13.0	$9,488	$1,559	$7,929
American International Academy High SchoolMiddle Schooll	Public, Charter	7-12	28955 Rosewood St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	American International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 713-5525	240	14	16.6	92.5%	2 (0.8%)	229 (95.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	11.1	655^th of 739 public high schools	11.4%		11.5	658^th of 743 public high schools	11.4%	3	26.7	16.1						22.6	8.9	9.7	$4,961	$2,331	$2,631
John Glenn High School	Public	8-12	36105 Marquette St	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 419-2323	1,368	63	21.5	50.1%	605 (44.2%)	558 (40.8%)	103 (7.5%)	43 (3.1%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (3.5%)	17.6	596^th of 739 public high schools	19.4%		20.2	599^th of 743 public high schools	19.4%	3		39.9	9.2					14.2		22.6	$18,698	$2,387	$16,311
Robichaud Senior High School	Public	9-12	3601 Janet St	Dearborn Heights	48125	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 565-8851	328	24	13.5	83.8%	56 (17.1%)	250 (76.2%)	11 (3.4%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	14	632^nd of 739 public high schools	14.5%		9.4	673^rd of 743 public high schools	9.4%	41		25.0	16.4					12.7		20.0	$21,322	$4,587	$16,735
Westwood Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	25824 Michigan Ave	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 565-0400	174	1	153.9	78.2%	82 (47.1%)	80 (46.0%)	7 (4.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	686^th of 739 public high schools	7.2%		6.3	699^th of 743 public high schools	5.9%	13		22.2								13.6	$9,594	$1,621	$7,973
Westwood North Academy	Public	7-12	25824 Michigan Ave	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 565-0400	52	2	30.4	100.0%	4 (7.7%)	46 (88.5%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)											$15,188	$1,847	$13,341

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In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended WayneWestland Innovative Academy.

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What district is WayneWestland Innovative Academy in?

Wayne-Westland Community School District

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WayneWestland Innovative Academy ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Michigan high schools.

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