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Cass Technical High School

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Cass Technical High School ranks 266 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 64% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Cass Technical High School is a public high school in Detroit, Michigan, serving 2,485 students in grades 9-12. As part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which has a 1-star rating, Cass Technical stands out as a high-performing school with a 3-star rating.

Cass Technical consistently outperforms the district and state in academic metrics, with 76% of its 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, compared to 36.1% for the district and 55.4% for the state. The school also excels in the performance of certain student subgroups, with its African American and Hispanic students ranking among the top in Michigan. Additionally, Cass Technical maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 74.2% to 98.9% in recent years, which is generally higher than the district and state averages.

While Cass Technical High School stands out as a high-performing school, it faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate and a significant proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the school's ability to maintain strong academic performance despite these factors suggests that it is effectively supporting its students and addressing their needs.

2,493

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,103

Per pupil spending ?

62.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2501 2nd Ave
Detroit, MI 48201-2605

(313) 263-2000

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.4%

Hispanic:

14.2%

Asian:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2019 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the Michigan average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg22%

Michigan avg40%

266^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From top 46% (2019) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 17High Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

549^th of 613Detroit Public Schools Community 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	60.8	266 of 739	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	185 of 743	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	263 of 735	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	320 of 531	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	209 of 561	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	309 of 666	53.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	24 of 192	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	14 of 188	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	20 of 170	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	19 of 51	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	18 of 59	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	19 of 147	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	34 of 254	86.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	44 of 69	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	47 of 70	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	39 of 63	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.7	19 of 42	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	28 of 42	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	52 of 87	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	14 of 53	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	6 of 43	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	98.8	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	57.7	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	2 of 102	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	297 of 629	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	150 of 619	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	299 of 611	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	316 of 416	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	261 of 462	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	311 of 554	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	325 of 710	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	61 of 203	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	11 of 195	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	25 of 190	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	29 of 83	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	20 of 64	68.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	20 of 97	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	31 of 201	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	142 of 635	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	66 of 654	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.7	65 of 614	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	148 of 369	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	83 of 417	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	105 of 532	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	146 of 755	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	193 of 628	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	245 of 633	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	164 of 611	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.9	247 of 440	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	149 of 472	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	254 of 543	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	335 of 707	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	97.5	12 of 647	98.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2023)98th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing76%+21 vs state

Social Studies44%~ state avg

Mathematics36%+9 vs state

Science19%-16 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 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 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
Cass Technical High School	Public	9-12	2501 2nd Ave	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 263-2000	2,493	104	24.0	62.3%	52 (2.1%)	1,829 (73.4%)	353 (14.2%)	229 (9.2%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (1.2%)	60.8	266^th of 739 public high schools	64.0%		68.8	185^th of 743 public high schools	75.1%	81		76.0	36.2		19.0		44.0	$16,103	$1,646	$14,456
Detroit School of Arts	Public	9-12	123 Selden St	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-6000	523	36	14.6	70.9%	15 (2.9%)	488 (93.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	11.9	647^th of 739 public high schools	12.4%		23.2	573^rd of 743 public high schools	22.9%	74		34.2			8.0		16.1	$23,415	$3,080	$20,335
Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine	Public	9-12	571 Mack Ave	Detroit	48201	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-1805	191	13	14.6	81.2%	6 (3.1%)	170 (89.0%)	6 (3.1%)	7 (3.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	713^th of 739 public high schools	3.5%		12.8	650^th of 743 public high schools	12.5%	63		11.8					14.3	$28,224	$2,084	$26,141
WAY Michigan	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	407 E Fort St	Detroit	48226	Wayne County	WAY Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(734) 494-2106	156	9	17.1	82.7%	79 (50.6%)	51 (32.7%)	20 (12.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)								$13,948	$2,856	$11,092
Detroit Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1250 Rosa Parks Blvd	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Detroit Public Safety Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 965-6916	156	8	19.2	82.7%	0 (0.0%)	155 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.7	696^th of 739 public high schools	5.8%		4.8	722^nd of 743 public high schools	2.8%	26					11.8		9.1	$13,748	$4,480	$9,269
Detroit Lions Academy	Public	6-12	2001 W Warren Ave	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 852-9677	400	34	11.7	91.3%	5 (1.3%)	384 (96.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	11.1			7.4		17.9		$25,343	$1,973	$23,370
Covenant High School Central	Public, Charter	9-12	2959 Martin Luther King Jr Bl	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Covenant Schools Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 899-6900	240	8	30.3	94.6%	4 (1.7%)	230 (95.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)								$10,494	$1,965	$8,529
Detroit Edison Public School Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3403 Saint Aubin St	Detroit	48207	Wayne County	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 877-9381	419	20	20.5	59.2%	2 (0.5%)	393 (93.8%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26.2	529^th of 739 public high schools	28.4%		31.7	497^th of 743 public high schools	33.1%	32		38.0	6.0		30.0		29.0	$11,655	$2,727	$8,928
Covenant High School Southwest	Public, Charter	9-12	1450 25th St	Detroit	48216	Wayne County	Covenant Schools Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 297-8720	164	6	27.5	97.0%	17 (10.4%)	80 (48.8%)	66 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)								$10,915	$1,988	$8,928
University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	600 Antoinette St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 874-4340	559	39	14.3	66.7%	2 (0.4%)	548 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	17.8	594^th of 739 public high schools	19.6%		14.4	634^th of 743 public high schools	14.7%	40		38.7	11.7		14.8		22.1	$16,012	$3,441	$12,571

Frequently Asked Questions about Cass Technical High School

How many students attend Cass Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,493 students attended Cass Technical High School.

What district is Cass Technical High School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

Is Cass Technical High School a good school?

Cass Technical High School ranks 266^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cass Technical High School?

Students at Cass Technical High School are 73% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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