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Westfield Preparatory High School

Public, Charter Grades 7-12

727^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 9% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Westfield Preparatory High School in Redford, MI, is a charter school serving 834 students in grades 7 through 12, operating within the Westfield Charter Academy district, where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most pressing concern at Westfield is a severe chronic absenteeism crisis: 80.1% of students are chronically absent, nearly three times the state average of 27.9%. This rate has remained above 73% for four consecutive years, and it fundamentally undermines academic progress. Test scores reflect this challenge—only 10.9% of 7th graders and 7% of 10th graders are proficient in math, while just 18.9% of 7th graders and 22.6% of 10th graders meet ELA standards. Science proficiency for 11th graders sits at a mere 8.7%. There is a notable bright spot in 8th grade, where ELA proficiency reaches 47.1% and social studies 36.7%, but this advantage fades dramatically by 9th grade, suggesting students experience significant disengagement as they enter high school. The dropout rate also spiked to 15.9% in 2024-2025—more than double the state rate—after sitting at just 3.8% the previous year. On a positive note, the graduation rate has improved from 65.2% to 73.9% over two years, and the school's overall state ranking has inched upward from the 5th to the 9th percentile.

Comparing Westfield to nearby schools serving similar demographics reveals that these challenges are not inevitable. Crestwood High School, just 3.45 miles away, graduates 91.9% of students with only 22.3% chronic absenteeism and more than double Westfield's SAT ELA proficiency. Lee M. Thurston High School, 1.74 miles away, boasts a 98.4% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate. Westfield's per-student spending has dropped 40% in two years to $12,730—less than many comparable schools—yet the student-teacher ratio remains reasonable at 17:1. The school's relative success with its African American students (ranking in the 42nd percentile statewide) and its improving graduation rate offer glimmers of hope, but without aggressive intervention to address attendance and student engagement, Westfield will continue to struggle preparing its students for post-secondary success.

834

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,730

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

23750 Elmira
Redford, MI 48239-1405

(313) 778-7990

District: Westfield Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.5%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2023 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (74% vs 84%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Michigan avg43%

Middle school

668^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 19 pts since 2022

From bottom 7% (2022) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

727^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 14% (2023) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

551^st of 625Westfield Charter Academy 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	668 of 896	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	807 of 890	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	723 of 897	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	759 of 883	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	725 of 776	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	166 of 337	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.4	243 of 338	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	135 of 300	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	190 of 310	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	124 of 182	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	550 of 789	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	5.9	772 of 789	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	645 of 771	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	682 of 770	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	559 of 657	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	601 of 834	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	764 of 832	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	651 of 836	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	739 of 825	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	627 of 691	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	715 of 813	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	715 of 798	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	636 of 786	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	710 of 776	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	727 of 800	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	653 of 739	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	705 of 743	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	631 of 735	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	189 of 252	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	112 of 192	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	150 of 188	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	73 of 170	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	653 of 686	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	606 of 629	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	603 of 619	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	543 of 611	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	654 of 719	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	559 of 635	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	620 of 654	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	546 of 614	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	645 of 693	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	552 of 628	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	610 of 633	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	563 of 611	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	153 of 179	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2026)51st percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile-13 vs school

High school

African American (2026)25th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-32 vs state

Social Studies24%-23 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing18%-34 vs state

Science14%-23 vs state

Math11%-22 vs state

Mathematics8%-24 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Westfield Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	7-12	23750 Elmira	Redford	48239	Wayne County	Westfield Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 778-7990	834	49	17.0	81.7%	5 (0.6%)	721 (86.5%)	25 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.4%)	7.9	727^th of 800 public high schools	9.1%		11.4	653^rd of 739 public high schools	11.6%	74	47.1	28.7	22.6	17.6	6.7	7.0	18.4	399.3		18.9		10.9	25.0	8.7	36.7	17.6	$12,730	$683	$12,047
Detroit Community Schools High School	Public, Charter	9-12	12675 Burt Rd	Detroit	48223	Wayne County	Detroit Community Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 537-3570	299	20	14.7	83.3%	1 (0.3%)	298 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.3	789^th of 800 public high schools	1.4%		4.1	726^th of 739 public high schools	1.8%	63		12.5	12.1		315.0	337.4	10.8	364.5						9.2		7.7	$14,243	$2,245	$11,998
SOAR Academic Institute	Public	6-12	26141 Schoolcraft	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 535-4000	204	7	30.4	58.3%	41 (20.1%)	151 (74.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	7.2	739^th of 800 public high schools	7.6%		6.6	698^th of 739 public high schools	5.5%	41							13.6	351.2						15.3		10.2	$12,116	$908	$11,207
Lee M Thurston High School	Public	9-12	26255 Schoolcraft	Redford	48239	Wayne County	South Redford School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 242-0600	806	44	18.3	56.1%	71 (8.8%)	647 (80.3%)	26 (3.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.8%)	15.8	646^th of 800 public high schools	19.3%		28.1	519^th of 739 public high schools	29.8%	127		31.5	35.4		11.8	8.0	33.3	399.8						13.1		27.2	$17,467	$1,541	$15,926
Dearborn Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 827-4800	113	2	51.3	77.9%	101 (89.4%)	9 (8.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			353.3			296.0	352.0	304.6						2064.9		8.6	$28,447	$1,651	$26,795
WAY Academy Chicago Site	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	19321 W Chicago St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	W-A-Y Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 444-9398	76	0		94.7%	0 (0.0%)	74 (97.4%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		366.0			334.7		368.0	350.0						2067.4		2080.1	$15,424	$3,618	$11,807
Clara B Ford Academy SDA	Public, Charter	5-12	20651 West Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 436-0020	58	9	6.6	94.8%	17 (29.3%)	33 (56.9%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.3%)								(n/a)																	$27,525	$5,310	$22,215
Cody High School	Public	9-12	18445 Cathedral St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 866-9200	563	36	15.6	90.4%	17 (3.0%)	534 (94.8%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6.7	747^th of 800 public high schools	6.6%		11.4	651^st of 739 public high schools	11.9%	96		12.3	13.0		4.8	6.5	7.7	349.4						6.9		27.5	$23,246	$3,062	$20,184
Detroit Leadership Academy High School	Public, Charter	7-12	5845 Auburn St	Detroit	48228	Wayne County	Detroit Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 769-2015	271	16	16.6	82.3%	3 (1.1%)	256 (94.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2.9	793^rd of 800 public high schools	0.9%					(n/a)		24.0	6.3		328.6	338.9	365.4	345.4						2066.3		6.0	$18,739	$3,780	$14,958
Crestwood High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1501 N Beech Daly Rd	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Crestwood School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 278-7475	1,272	62	20.4	66.8%	1,162 (91.4%)	67 (5.3%)	20 (1.6%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.8%)	45.9	414^th of 800 public high schools	48.3%		54.3	331^st of 739 public high schools	55.2%	83		52.2	57.3		20.7	29.1	44.1	24.4						36.6		38.6	$16,407	$1,533	$14,875

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Westfield Preparatory High School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Westfield Preparatory High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 834 students attended Westfield Preparatory High School.

What district is Westfield Preparatory High School in?

Westfield Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Westfield Preparatory High School?

Students at Westfield Preparatory High School are 86% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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