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Western International High School

Public Grades 9-12

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 8% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Western International High School is a large public high school in Detroit, MI, serving 1,959 students in grades 9-12 within the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

Western International faces significant academic challenges. State test scores are well below district and state averages—for example, only 7.8% of 11th graders are proficient in math on the SAT, compared to 26.5% statewide. The school's overall state ranking places it in the bottom 10% of Michigan high schools. A major factor is attendance: 80.4% of students are chronically absent, meaning they miss substantial school time. This rate is far higher than nearby Cass Technical High School (31.1%) and Cesar Chavez Academy High School (37.5%). The dropout rate of 16.2% is also more than double the state average, and the student-to-teacher ratio of 23:1 is higher than many comparable schools, meaning larger class sizes and less individual attention.

There are some positive signs. The graduation rate has climbed from 60.9% in 2020-2021 to 76.6% recently, and the school's state ranking has improved from the 2nd to the 8th percentile over the same period. However, this progress is uneven. The contrast with Cass Technical High School, just two miles away, is stark—Cass Technical ranks in the top 30% statewide with a 97.6% graduation rate. Western International spends a substantial $19,796 per student, higher than the state average, yet this investment hasn't translated into stronger academic results. For parents considering this school, the most pressing concerns are attendance, academic proficiency, and the high student-to-teacher ratio, though the improving graduation rate offers some hope.

1,959

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,796

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Scotten St
Detroit, MI 48209-2139

(313) 849-4758

District: Detroit Public Schools Community District

Feeder schools for Western International High School:

Elementary:	Bennett Elementary School
	Earhart ElementaryMiddle School
	Harms Elementary School
	Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School
	More...
	Maybury Elementary School
	Munger ElementaryMiddle School
	Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy
	Roberto Clemente Learning Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.0%

African American:

18.5%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (77% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg28%

Michigan avg43%

732^nd of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 3% (2019) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 20High Schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District

541^st of 625Detroit 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
2026	7.6	732 of 800	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	711 of 739	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	714 of 743	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	720 of 735	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	530 of 531	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	553 of 561	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	648 of 666	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	225 of 252	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	185 of 192	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	164 of 170	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	178 of 254	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	108 of 119	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	50 of 53	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	43 of 43	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	31 of 35	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	59 of 102	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	651 of 686	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	620 of 629	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	614 of 619	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	607 of 611	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	537 of 554	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	604 of 710	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	251 of 259	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	203 of 203	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	194 of 195	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	190 of 190	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	63 of 64	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	96 of 97	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	177 of 201	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	646 of 719	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	606 of 635	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	629 of 654	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	605 of 614	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	368 of 369	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	515 of 532	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	604 of 755	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	658 of 693	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	615 of 628	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	620 of 633	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	604 of 611	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	537 of 543	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	619 of 707	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	17.5	270 of 315	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	618 of 671	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	622 of 639	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	659 of 708	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)14th percentile

African American (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-34 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing16%-36 vs state

Social Studies16%-27 vs state

Mathematics7%-25 vs state

Science4%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th 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 6th 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
Western International High School	Public	9-12	1500 Scotten St	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 849-4758	1,959	85	23.0	79.1%	96 (4.9%)	363 (18.5%)	1,489 (76.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	7.6	732^nd of 800 public high schools	8.5%		5.4	711^th of 739 public high schools	3.8%	21		27.8	22.3		8.2	6.4	16.5	7.8						4.3		16.3	$19,796	$2,161	$17,635
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%)	6.9	744^th of 800 public high schools	7.0%					(n/a)		22.6	336.8		285.8	304.7	25.0	348.8									$11,908	$333	$11,575
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)		317.1	353.3		306.4	311.7	379.3	337.1						2058.9		2075.5	$12,925	$945	$11,981
Cesar Chavez Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1761 Waterman St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Cesar Chavez Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 551-0611	730	37	19.7	97.1%	13 (1.8%)	13 (1.8%)	700 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	21	602^nd of 800 public high schools	24.8%		16.6	608^th of 739 public high schools	17.7%	6		38.3	39.4		18.4	11.0	29.0	9.3						14.3		38.5	$11,635	$1,502	$10,134
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%)	5.3	761^st of 800 public high schools	4.9%		6.7	696^th of 739 public high schools	5.8%	65		330.4	15.6		321.1	337.8	397.8	356.7						2070.4		15.8	$00	$00	$00
Voyageur College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	4366 Military St	Detroit	48210	Wayne County	Voyageur Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 361-4180	524	27	19.4	97.9%	7 (1.3%)	414 (79.0%)	93 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	5.1	765^th of 800 public high schools	4.4%		2.7	738^th of 739 public high schools	0.1%	27		20.8	21.2		5.6	2.3	16.2	369.6						6.0		9.5	$00	$00	$00
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%)	81.2	108^th of 800 public high schools	86.5%		60.8	266^th of 739 public high schools	64.0%	158		78.2	77.9		48.2	40.7	73.6	35.6						38.6		61.3	$17,670	$2,048	$15,622
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%)	7.4	736^th of 800 public high schools	8.0%					(n/a)	14.0	21.7	14.3	276.0	13.0	342.9	356.8	305.3	1553.2	10.0	1539.1	7.1	1760.7	2070.2	6.6	2079.2	$27,046	$2,827	$24,220
AchieveDetroit	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 W Warren Ave	Detroit	48208	Wayne County	Achieve-Detroit	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(248) 867-4176	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	4.6	773^rd of 800 public high schools	3.4%					(n/a)		12.5	20.0		310.8	348.8	10.4	334.4						2073.2		14.9
WAY Academy Vernor Site	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	8701 W Vernor Hwy	Detroit	48209	Wayne County	W-A-Y Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 444-8082	135	2	88.8	84.4%	8 (5.9%)	2 (1.5%)	125 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		30.0	349.5		332.5	325.3	341.8	347.6						2069.7		2078.2	$12,785	$2,547	$10,238

Frequently Asked Questions about Western International High School

What schools feed into Western International High School?

Western International High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bennett Elementary School
Elementary : Earhart ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary : Harms Elementary School
Elementary : Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary : Maybury Elementary School
Elementary : Munger ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary : Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy
Elementary : Roberto Clemente Learning Academy

What is the racial makeup of Western International High School?

Students at Western International High School are 76% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% White.

How many students attend Western International High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,959 students attended Western International High School.

Is Western International High School a good school?

Western International High School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Michigan high schools.

What district is Western International High School in?

Detroit Public Schools Community District

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