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Chippewa Valley High School

Q: Is Chippewa Valley High School a good school?

Chippewa Valley High School ranks 393 rd of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 51% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Chippewa Valley High School is a large comprehensive public high school in Clinton Township, MI, serving approximately 2,162 students in grades 9-12 within the Chippewa Valley Schools district.

Chippewa Valley earns a solid 3-star rating and ranks in the 51st percentile statewide, placing it in the middle of Michigan high schools. The school's greatest strength is its exceptional graduation rate of 96.8%, which far exceeds the state average of 84.0% and even surpasses its district sibling, Dakota High School. However, there are notable academic challenges. Only 21.3% of 11th graders scored proficient in math on the SAT, compared to 34.5% at Dakota, and reading/writing proficiency trails by nearly 10 points. Chronic absenteeism affects 30.8% of students—higher than Dakota's 22.8% and Henry Ford II High School's 18.4%—which likely contributes to these gaps. The school also struggles significantly with special education outcomes, ranking in the 5th percentile statewide for that subgroup.

For parents, the picture is mixed but hopeful. The school has shown slight improvement this year after a multi-year decline from its stronger performance between 2015-2019. Per-pupil spending has risen to $16,957—higher than Dakota's $15,005—yet outcomes haven't followed, suggesting targeted interventions around math instruction and attendance may be more impactful than general funding. Notably, the International Academy of Macomb, a selective-admission school located just 0.21 miles away, ranks 3rd in the state, highlighting the educational stratification within the same district. While Chippewa Valley doesn't offer that level of selectivity, its strong graduation rates and improving overall trajectory make it a reasonable choice for families prioritizing completion and consistency, particularly if your student is strong in reading and writing and can receive extra support in mathematics.

2,162

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,957

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18300 19 Mile Rd
Clinton Twp, MI 48038-1204

(586) 723-2300

District: Chippewa Valley Schools

Feeder schools for Chippewa Valley High School:

Elementary:	Cherokee Elementary School
	Clinton Valley Elementary School
	Erie Elementary School
	Fox Elementary School
	More...
	Huron Elementary School
	Miami Elementary School
	Ottawa Elementary School
Middle:	Algonquin Middle School
	Wyandot Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.2%

African American:

22.8%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Above the Michigan median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg48%

Michigan avg43%

393^rd of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Chippewa Valley Schools

225^th of 625Chippewa Valley 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
2026	47.2	393 of 800	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	390 of 739	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	376 of 743	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	384 of 735	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	317 of 531	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	283 of 561	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	271 of 666	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	301 of 824	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	292 of 835	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.5	295 of 852	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.9	208 of 832	75.0%	★★★★☆
2014	64.6	287 of 799	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.8	375 of 805	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.7	325 of 773	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	338 of 784	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.9	270 of 765	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.0	364 of 754	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.5	237 of 750	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.8	215 of 767	72.0%	★★★★☆
2006	70.2	241 of 705	65.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	147 of 252	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	107 of 192	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	111 of 188	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	76 of 170	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	38 of 51	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	43 of 59	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	71 of 147	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	60 of 254	76.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	56 of 74	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	62.0	30 of 69	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	42 of 70	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	51 of 63	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.1	75 of 87	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	77 of 119	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	30 of 53	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	23 of 43	46.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.5	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	15 of 27	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	50 of 102	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	375 of 686	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	339 of 629	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	301 of 619	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	362 of 611	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	291 of 416	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	311 of 462	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	248 of 554	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	303 of 710	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	156 of 259	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	151 of 203	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	114 of 195	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	89 of 190	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.3	77 of 97	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	91 of 201	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	393 of 719	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	367 of 635	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	421 of 654	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	385 of 614	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	216 of 369	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	338 of 417	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	272 of 532	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	346 of 755	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	411 of 693	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	397 of 628	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	444 of 633	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	372 of 611	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	294 of 440	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	284 of 472	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	281 of 543	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	286 of 707	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	145 of 179	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.5	55 of 127	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	56 of 105	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	90 of 110	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	22 of 36	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	37 of 93	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	209 of 220	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	108 of 125	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	128 of 130	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	112 of 116	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	140 of 315	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	303 of 671	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	299 of 639	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	346 of 638	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	371 of 647	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	278 of 492	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	247 of 516	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	219 of 582	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	276 of 708	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)24th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%-3 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing48%-4 vs state

Social Studies42%~ state avg

Science32%-4 vs state

Mathematics27%-5 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 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 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	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
Chippewa Valley High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	18300 19 Mile Rd	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-2300	2,162	99	21.7	35.8%	1,344 (62.2%)	493 (22.8%)	133 (6.2%)	59 (2.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (6.0%)	47.2	393^rd of 800 public high schools	50.9%		46.7	390^th of 739 public high schools	47.2%	3	59.6	51.9	28.9	25.1	48.3	21.3	31.5	42.1	$16,957	$925	$16,032
International Academy of Macomb	Public, Magnet	9-12	42755 Romeo Plank Rd	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-7200	461	5	88.6	27.1%	262 (56.8%)	38 (8.2%)	19 (4.1%)	112 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	99.4	3^rd of 800 public high schools	99.6%		99.9	2^nd of 739 public high schools	99.7%	1	96.3	95.9	83.6	87.6	623.6	87.7	87.7	88.6	$17,326	$417	$16,909
Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ	Public	9-12	19230 Cass Ave	Clinton Twp	48038	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 723-2080	143	14	10.5	60.1%	83 (58.0%)	43 (30.1%)	7 (4.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)								(n/a)					391.1	352.9	8.1	2077.8	$15,996	$446	$15,550
Macomb Academy	Public, Charter	12	39092 Garfield Rd	Clinton Township	48038	Macomb County	Macomb Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(586) 228-2201	46	3	15.3	26.1%	22 (47.8%)	18 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)								(n/a)									$11,084	$467	$10,618
Michigan Youth Treatment Center	Public	6-12	400 N Rose St	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Michigan Department of Human Services	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(989) 370-8201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Joan C Sergent Instructional Resource Center	Public	9-12	14200 Canal Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-6800	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dakota High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	21051 21 Mile Rd	Macomb	48044	Macomb County	Chippewa Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 723-2700	2,476	114	21.6	21.0%	1,958 (79.1%)	217 (8.8%)	93 (3.8%)	100 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	101 (4.1%)	67.6	199^th of 800 public high schools	75.1%		73.6	167^th of 739 public high schools	77.4%	32	69.1	64.2	47.5	37.0	57.9	34.5	29.9	46.2	$15,005	$894	$14,111
Mount Clemens High School	Public	9-12	155 Cass Ave	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Mount Clemens Community School District	No	No	No	No	(586) 461-3400	239	14	17.6	84.9%	33 (13.8%)	156 (65.3%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.6%)	14.6	660^th of 800 public high schools	17.5%					(n/a)	30.4	18.4	5.4	341.8	22.2	360.8	16.7	40.5	$18,931	$2,982	$15,948
Henry Ford II High School	Public	9-12	11911 Clinton River Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-1600	1,663	83	19.9	40.5%	1,296 (77.9%)	121 (7.3%)	75 (4.5%)	102 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (4.0%)	71.1	177^th of 800 public high schools	77.9%		77.9	130^th of 739 public high schools	82.4%	47	66.9	70.0	39.6	40.7	61.0	34.9	35.1	50.8	$13,426	$761	$12,666
DiAnne M Pellerin Center	Public	9-12	24001 F V Pankow Blvd	Clinton Township	48038	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 783-6420	182	18	10.0	62.6%	106 (58.2%)	57 (31.3%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)								(n/a)		343.5		333.9	409.1	368.2	2064.2	16.7	$27,392	$1,488	$25,904

Frequently Asked Questions about Chippewa Valley High School

How many students attend Chippewa Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,162 students attended Chippewa Valley High School.

Is Chippewa Valley High School a good school?

Chippewa Valley High School ranks 393^rd of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chippewa Valley High School?

Students at Chippewa Valley High School are 62% White, 23% African American, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Chippewa Valley High School in?

Chippewa Valley Schools

What schools feed into Chippewa Valley High School?

Chippewa Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cherokee Elementary School
Elementary : Clinton Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Erie Elementary School
Elementary : Fox Elementary School
Elementary : Huron Elementary School
Elementary : Miami Elementary School
Elementary : Ottawa Elementary School
Middle : Algonquin Middle School
Middle : Wyandot Middle School

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