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Wayne Memorial High School

Public Grades 8-12

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 13% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Wayne Memorial High School is a public high school located in Wayne, Michigan, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 1,379 students. It 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.

Wayne Memorial High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan high schools, ranging from 478 out of 531 in 2021-2022 to 640 out of 739 in 2024-2025. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with a brief period of 2 stars in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in M-Step Science (17%), M-Step Social Studies (20.2%), and SAT Mathematics (8%) well below the state averages in 2024-2025.

Despite the school's low performance, its per-student spending has increased over the years, and its student-teacher ratio has remained relatively high, suggesting that additional resources and smaller class sizes may not be the sole solution to the school's challenges. Interestingly, some nearby schools, such as Garden City High School and Romulus Senior High School, perform slightly better in terms of statewide rankings and academic proficiency, indicating that the issues faced by Wayne Memorial High School may be specific to the district or community.

1,257

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,859

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3001 4th St
Wayne, MI 48184-1358

(734) 419-2206

District: Wayne-Westland Community School District

Feeder schools for Wayne Memorial High School:

Elementary:	Albert Schweitzer Elementary School
	Alexander Hamilton Elementary School
	Eugene B Elliott Elementary School
	RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School
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	TaftGalloway Elementary School
Middle:	Adams Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.7%

White:

40.8%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (12% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Michigan avg40%

640^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	13.3	640 of 739	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	616 of 743	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	575 of 735	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	478 of 531	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	533 of 561	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	505 of 666	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	512 of 824	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.2	384 of 835	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.2	457 of 852	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.0	508 of 832	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.4	543 of 799	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.0	545 of 805	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.8	516 of 773	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	487 of 784	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.5	490 of 765	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.4	519 of 754	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.6	451 of 750	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.4	526 of 767	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.4	524 of 705	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	164 of 192	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	116 of 188	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	97 of 170	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.3	58 of 59	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	74 of 147	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	128 of 254	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	16.6	72 of 87	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	554 of 629	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	524 of 619	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	493 of 611	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	401 of 416	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	446 of 554	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	502 of 710	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	175 of 203	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.5	92 of 195	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.7	162 of 190	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	39 of 83	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.5	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	63 of 201	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	561 of 635	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	542 of 654	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	516 of 614	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	302 of 369	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	404 of 417	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	420 of 532	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	498 of 755	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	580 of 628	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	554 of 633	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	536 of 611	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	386 of 440	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	451 of 472	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	467 of 543	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	463 of 707	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	83 of 127	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.8	103 of 110	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	14.8	119 of 130	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	107 of 116	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	109 of 315	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	586 of 639	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	556 of 638	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	498 of 647	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	408 of 492	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	479 of 516	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	464 of 582	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	474 of 708	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2018)17th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing29%-26 vs state

Social Studies20%-22 vs state

Science17%-18 vs state

Mathematics8%-20 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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
Garden City High School	Public	9-12	6500 Middlebelt Rd	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 762-8350	896	50	18.1	39.2%	671 (74.9%)	114 (12.7%)	58 (6.5%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	28.5	516^th of 739 public high schools	30.2%		42.4	405^th of 743 public high schools	45.5%	111		44.8	13.0					18.4		34.7	$17,313	$2,940	$14,374
Cambridge Alternative High School	Public	9-12	28901 Cambridge St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 762-8430	258	11	23.8	72.1%	148 (57.4%)	84 (32.6%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	7.3	688^th of 739 public high schools	6.9%		7.3	692^nd of 743 public high schools	6.9%	4		15.5						12.7		14.5	$12,355	$821	$11,534
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayne Memorial High School

Is Wayne Memorial High School a good school?

Wayne Memorial High School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Michigan high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wayne Memorial High School?

Students at Wayne Memorial High School are 44% African American, 41% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Wayne Memorial High School in?

Wayne-Westland Community School District

How many students attend Wayne Memorial High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,257 students attended Wayne Memorial High School.

What schools feed into Wayne Memorial High School?

Wayne Memorial High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Albert Schweitzer Elementary School
Elementary : Alexander Hamilton Elementary School
Elementary : Eugene B Elliott Elementary School
Elementary : RooseveltMcGrath Elementary School
Elementary : TaftGalloway Elementary School
Middle : Adams Middle School

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