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Garden City High School

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Garden City High School ranks 503 rd of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 37% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Garden City High School is a public high school in Garden City, MI, serving 896 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Garden City Public Schools district.

The most impressive thing about this school is its graduation rate. For the 2024-2025 school year, 93.7% of students graduated—a remarkable 20-point gap above the district average of 73.4%. This means that once students enroll at Garden City High School, they are very likely to stay on track and earn their diploma. The dropout rate is similarly low at just 2.8%, compared to 12.0% for the district. This is a clear strength and suggests the school provides strong support for student retention. The school also shows notable success in reading and writing, with 47.5% of 11th graders proficient on the SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section—well above the 30.9% at nearby John Glenn High School in Westland, which serves a similar student population.

However, there are significant academic challenges. Mathematics is a clear weak spot, with only 14.1% of students proficient on the SAT Math exam—less than half the state average of 26.5%. This pattern has persisted for several years. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, affecting 41% of students, which is nearly 1.5 times the state average. When comparing to Franklin High School in nearby Livonia, the academic gap is substantial—Franklin's science proficiency (38.3%) is nearly double Garden City's (20.2%), though both schools have similar graduation rates. On the positive side, Garden City outperforms John Glenn in nearly every subject, and the school has earned strong ratings for its African American students, ranking in the 73rd percentile statewide. Overall, this is a school that successfully gets students to graduation but faces real work in raising academic mastery, particularly in math.

896

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,423

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6500 Middlebelt Rd
Garden City, MI 48135-2129

(734) 762-8350

District: Garden City Public Schools

Feeder schools for Garden City High School:

Elementary:	Douglas Elementary 34 Campus
	Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center
	Memorial Elementary 12 Campus
Middle:	Farmington 56 Campus
	Garden City Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

African American:

12.7%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Michigan)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg29%

Michigan avg43%

503^rd of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Garden City Public Schools

483^rd of 625Garden City 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
2026	34.6	503 of 800	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	516 of 739	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	405 of 743	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	471 of 735	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	412 of 531	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	457 of 561	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	451 of 666	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	373 of 824	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.4	427 of 835	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.8	496 of 852	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.5	356 of 832	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	39.9	506 of 799	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.4	483 of 805	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.4	470 of 773	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.4	430 of 784	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.0	415 of 765	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.2	354 of 754	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.1	380 of 750	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.4	441 of 767	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.9	499 of 705	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	69 of 252	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	39.3	100 of 192	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.6	46 of 188	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	46 of 147	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	92 of 254	63.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	74 of 119	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	471 of 686	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	457 of 629	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	341 of 619	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	421 of 611	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	314 of 416	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	407 of 462	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	414 of 554	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	408 of 710	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	123 of 259	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.0	121 of 203	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	85.3	22 of 195	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	31.7	124 of 201	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	408 of 719	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.2	443 of 635	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	477 of 654	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	508 of 614	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	276 of 369	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	353 of 417	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	276 of 532	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	212 of 755	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	494 of 693	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	521 of 628	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	436 of 633	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	439 of 611	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	398 of 440	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	402 of 472	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	408 of 543	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.5	305 of 707	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	166 of 179	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	63 of 130	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.3	272 of 315	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	527 of 671	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	518 of 639	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	431 of 638	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	430 of 647	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	396 of 492	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	462 of 516	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	453 of 582	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.1	369 of 708	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)73rd percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2024)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%-7 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing48%-5 vs state

Social Studies34%-9 vs state

Science20%-15 vs state

Mathematics20%-13 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 7th 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
Garden City High School	Public	9-12	6500 Middlebelt Rd	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 762-8350	896	50	18.1	39.2%	671 (74.9%)	114 (12.7%)	58 (6.5%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	34.6	503^rd of 800 public high schools	37.1%		28.5	516^th of 739 public high schools	30.2%	13		49.6	55.7		17.3	22.9	47.5	14.1				20.2		33.8	$16,423	$1,830	$14,592
Cambridge Alternative High School	Public	9-12	28901 Cambridge St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 762-8430	258	11	23.8	72.1%	148 (57.4%)	84 (32.6%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	4.9	767^th of 800 public high schools	4.1%		7.3	688^th of 739 public high schools	6.9%	79		23.1	15.0		306.9	316.5	11.1	345.6				12.1		6.8	$14,423	$907	$13,516
Franklin High School	Public	9-12	31000 Joy Rd	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2655	1,272	65	19.5	29.8%	941 (74.0%)	148 (11.6%)	96 (7.5%)	20 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.0%)	53.1	332^nd of 800 public high schools	58.5%		50.1	364^th of 739 public high schools	50.7%	32		61.8	60.6		27.4	23.3	50.4	22.0				38.3		47.2	$15,759	$621	$15,139
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
American International Academy High SchoolMiddle Schooll	Public, Charter	7-12	28955 Rosewood St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	American International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 713-5525	240	14	16.6	92.5%	2 (0.8%)	229 (95.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	5.9	755^th of 800 public high schools	5.6%		11.1	655^th of 739 public high schools	11.4%	100	47.8	22.9	23.3	338.9	337.7	358.3	396.8	355.9	10.4	6.3	13.0	2068.9	15.2	2077.0	$00	$00	$00
Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School Liv	Public, Charter	9-12	30218 Plymouth Rd	Livonia	48150	Wayne County	Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School	Yes	No	No	No	(248) 425-5868	28	1	28.0	50.0%	24 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (14.3%)								(n/a)															$11,808	$18	$11,790
Westwood Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	25824 Michigan Ave	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 565-0400	174	1	153.9	78.2%	82 (47.1%)	80 (46.0%)	7 (4.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1.7	799^th of 800 public high schools	0.1%		7.3	686^th of 739 public high schools	7.2%	113		15.6	8.8		310.3	310.0	376.9	331.4				2065.0		2076.6	$9,807	$1,286	$8,521
Westwood North Academy	Public	9-12	25824 Michigan Ave	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Westwood Community School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 565-0400	52	2	30.4	100.0%	4 (7.7%)	46 (88.5%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)		306.3	356.7		268.1	312.8	370.9	294.5				2068.5		2081.4	$13,659	$1,286	$12,372
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
John Glenn High School	Public	8-12	36105 Marquette St	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 419-2323	1,368	63	21.5	50.1%	605 (44.2%)	558 (40.8%)	103 (7.5%)	43 (3.1%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (3.5%)	23.2	589^th of 800 public high schools	26.4%		17.6	596^th of 739 public high schools	19.4%	7		51.9	44.2		10.4	14.5	30.9	10.4				21.5		27.1	$17,918	$2,102	$15,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden City High School

What is the racial makeup of Garden City High School?

Students at Garden City High School are 75% White, 13% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Garden City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 896 students attended Garden City High School.

What district is Garden City High School in?

Garden City Public Schools

Is Garden City High School a good school?

Garden City High School ranks 503^rd of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Garden City High School?

Garden City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Douglas Elementary 34 Campus
Elementary : Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center
Elementary : Memorial Elementary 12 Campus
Middle : Farmington 56 Campus
Middle : Garden City Middle School

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