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Center Line High School

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Center Line High School ranks 531 st of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 28% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Center Line High School is a public high school in Center Line, Michigan, serving 662 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Center Line Public Schools district, which is ranked 503 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Center Line High School consistently underperforms compared to state and local averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.4% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to 34.9% statewide. The school's graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from 68.7% to 85.5%, and its dropout rates have been high, ranging from 6.3% to 10.1%. Additionally, Center Line High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 43.0%, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Fitzgerald Senior High School, Lincoln High School, and Cousino Senior High School, Center Line High School is consistently one of the lower-performing schools in the area. The school's increased spending per student, ranging from $16,429 to $18,480 in recent years, does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the need for a re-evaluation of resource allocation and utilization strategies.

646

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,480

Per pupil spending ?

61.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26300 Arsenal
Center Line, MI 48015-1637

(586) 510-2100

District: Center Line Public Schools

Feeder schools for Center Line High School:

Elementary:	Crothers Elementary School
	Mark C Roose Elementary School
	May V Peck Elementary School
Middle:	Wolfe Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.8%

African American:

36.4%

Asian:

15.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

Michigan avg40%

531^st of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Center Line Public Schools

503^rd of 613Center Line Public Schools 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	26.0	531 of 739	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	477 of 743	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.2	662 of 735	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	499 of 531	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	500 of 561	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	531 of 666	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	540 of 824	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.4	561 of 835	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	522 of 852	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.6	511 of 832	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.2	470 of 799	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.7	534 of 805	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.7	439 of 773	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.4	448 of 784	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.4	449 of 765	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.7	358 of 754	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.7	387 of 750	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.2	335 of 767	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.3	406 of 705	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	120 of 192	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	137 of 188	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	127 of 170	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	112 of 147	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	188 of 254	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	65 of 69	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	59 of 70	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	61 of 63	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	38 of 42	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	79 of 87	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	28.0	78 of 102	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	521 of 629	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	470 of 619	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	570 of 611	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	441 of 462	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	424 of 554	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	534 of 710	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	433 of 635	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	445 of 654	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.1	564 of 614	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	341 of 369	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	395 of 417	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	395 of 532	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	514 of 755	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	467 of 628	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	426 of 633	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.3	562 of 611	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	396 of 472	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	497 of 543	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	473 of 707	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	9.2	89 of 93	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	32.5	198 of 315	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	348 of 639	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	351 of 638	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.5	604 of 647	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	402 of 516	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	435 of 582	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	457 of 708	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)46th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2018)37th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)24th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)4th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing40%-16 vs state

Social Studies32%-10 vs state

Science23%-12 vs state

Mathematics11%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Center Line High School	Public	9-12	26300 Arsenal	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 510-2100	646	38	16.9	61.5%	238 (36.8%)	235 (36.4%)	27 (4.2%)	102 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	26	531^st of 739 public high schools	28.1%		34.2	477^th of 743 public high schools	35.8%	54	39.8	10.8	23.4	31.7	$18,480	$4,207	$14,273
Academy 21	Public, Virtual, Magnet	6-12	11300 Engleman Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Center Line Public Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(586) 510-2062	148	10	14.2	70.9%	65 (43.9%)	49 (33.1%)	4 (2.7%)	7 (4.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.9%)	9.8	667^th of 739 public high schools	9.7%		13.8	641^st of 743 public high schools	13.7%	26	22.2		14.3	17.1	$15,575	$3,773	$11,802
Rising Stars Academy	Public, Charter	12	23855 Lawrence	Center Line	48015	Macomb County	Rising Stars Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(586) 405-9473	64	5	12.8	54.7%	25 (39.1%)	28 (43.8%)	1 (1.6%)	3 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.9%)								(n/a)					$14,179	$2,956	$11,224
Success Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	23500 Mac Arthur Blvd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(586) 427-0836	64	5	13.7	84.4%	18 (28.1%)	34 (53.1%)	6 (9.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.8%)								(n/a)					$00	$00	$00
Warren Woods Adult Education	Public	10-12	12900 Frazho Rd	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-4408	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	22900 Federal Ave	Warren	48089	Macomb County	Van Dyke Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 758-8307	489	33	14.7	85.9%	50 (10.2%)	364 (74.4%)	17 (3.5%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	7.2	691^st of 739 public high schools	6.5%		4.3	726^th of 743 public high schools	2.3%	35	17.3		7.3	18.3	$00	$00	$00
Warren Woods Enterprise High School	Public	9-12	28600 Suburban Dr	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-4407	75	6	12.0	70.7%	45 (60.0%)	26 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)								(n/a)					$21,869	$844	$21,025
Macomb Math Science Technology Center	Public	9-12	27500 Cosgrove Dr	Warren	48092	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 698-4393	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$52,071	$1,239	$50,832
Cousino Senior High School	Public	9-12	30333 Hoover Rd	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 698-4201	1,250	56	22.4	53.3%	663 (53.0%)	316 (25.3%)	29 (2.3%)	159 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (6.2%)	47.1	385^th of 739 public high schools	47.9%		28.8	515^th of 743 public high schools	30.7%	130	58.6	21.3	31.3	35.7	$15,966	$1,257	$14,709
Warren Woods Tower High School	Public	9-12	27900 Bunert Rd	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-4402	963	55	17.6	55.6%	490 (50.9%)	275 (28.6%)	28 (2.9%)	106 (11.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.3%)	35.5	473^rd of 739 public high schools	36.0%		39.4	426^th of 743 public high schools	42.7%	47	50.8	14.3	22.4	37.4	$17,454	$1,806	$15,647

Frequently Asked Questions about Center Line High School

What district is Center Line High School in?

Center Line Public Schools

What schools feed into Center Line High School?

Center Line High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crothers Elementary School
Elementary : Mark C Roose Elementary School
Elementary : May V Peck Elementary School
Middle : Wolfe Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Center Line High School?

Students at Center Line High School are 37% White, 36% African American, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Center Line High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Center Line High School.

Is Center Line High School a good school?

Center Line High School ranks 531^st of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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