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Hamtramck High School

Public Grades 9-12

573^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 22% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Hamtramck High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Hamtramck, Michigan, with a total enrollment of 965 students. The school is part of the Hamtramck School District of the City of, which is ranked 525 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hamtramck High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan high schools over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 522 to 670 out of over 500-800 high schools. The school significantly underperforms the state average on standardized tests, with only 19.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%, and 27.7% proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, compared to the state average of 55.4%. Additionally, Hamtramck High School has had a four-year graduation rate ranging from 79.8% to 87.0%, which is lower than the state average, and a higher dropout rate ranging from 7.6% to 11.0%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Horizon High School and the University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh School, Hamtramck High School's performance is generally lower, with higher rates of chronic absenteeism and a lower spending per student. The school's challenges in academic performance, graduation rates, attendance, and socioeconomic factors suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for its students.

926

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11410 Charest St
Hamtramck, MI 48212-3025

(313) 591-7401

District: Hamtramck School District of the City of

Feeder schools for Hamtramck High School:

Elementary:	Dickinson East Elementary School
	Dickinson West Elementary School
	Holbrook School
	Tau Beta School
Middle:	Kosciuszko School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.2%

Asian:

39.6%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg21%

Michigan avg40%

573^rd of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

525^th of 613Hamtramck School District of the City of 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	21.3	573 of 739	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	596 of 743	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	670 of 735	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	522 of 531	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	519 of 561	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	602 of 666	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	606 of 824	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	582 of 835	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	15.0	664 of 852	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.7	582 of 832	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	15.7	642 of 799	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	645 of 805	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	609 of 773	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.8	600 of 784	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.3	591 of 765	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	593 of 754	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	605 of 750	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.4	567 of 767	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.6	512 of 705	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	123 of 188	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	61 of 147	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	15.4	219 of 254	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	64 of 69	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	67 of 70	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	62 of 63	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.5	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.3	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	81 of 87	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	37 of 53	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	33 of 43	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	57 of 102	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	564 of 629	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	504 of 619	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	587 of 611	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	406 of 416	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	435 of 462	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	524 of 554	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	530 of 710	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	457 of 635	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	480 of 654	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	550 of 614	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	356 of 369	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	368 of 417	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	465 of 532	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	489 of 755	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	486 of 628	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	555 of 633	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	560 of 611	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	440 of 440	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	454 of 472	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	511 of 543	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	567 of 707	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	25.1	238 of 315	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	617 of 639	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	602 of 638	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	634 of 647	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	491 of 492	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	484 of 516	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	565 of 582	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	590 of 708	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)35th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2018)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)7th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies32%-10 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing28%-28 vs state

Science20%-15 vs state

Mathematics14%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th 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
Hamtramck High School	Public	9-12	11410 Charest St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7401	926	51	18.1	80.8%	428 (46.2%)	123 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	367 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	21.3	573^rd of 739 public high schools	22.5%		20.9	596^th of 743 public high schools	19.8%	23		27.7	14.4						19.6		31.8	$00	$00	$00
Horizon High School	Public	9-12	3225 Caniff St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Hamtramck School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 591-7404	125	11	11.6	76.0%	34 (27.2%)	48 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)		12.1										$00	$00	$00
Oakland International Academy 912	Public, Charter	9-12	2619 Florian St	Hamtramck	48212	Wayne County	Oakland International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 285-8990	614	16	39.2	88.4%	402 (65.5%)	62 (10.1%)	4 (0.7%)	142 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	28.6	515^th of 739 public high schools	30.3%		8.6	678^th of 743 public high schools	8.7%	163		32.2	20.7						21.1		36.0	$11,664	$1,727	$9,937
Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men	Public	9-12	9026 Woodward Ave	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 596-3555	68	11	6.1	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	67 (98.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$37,742	$4,978	$32,765
Pershing High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	18875 Ryan Rd	Detroit	48234	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 866-7700	415	23	17.8	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	408 (98.3%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.6	697^th of 739 public high schools	5.7%					(n/a)		6.0							8.6		19.2	$22,614	$3,036	$19,578
University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh	Public, Charter	6-12	485 W Milwaukee St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Art & Design	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 481-4000	855	37	23.1	73.3%	3 (0.4%)	847 (99.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	7	692^nd of 739 public high schools	6.4%		11.9	655^th of 743 public high schools	11.8%	37	48.1	22.1		16.8	15.3	6.5	6.5	30.2	9.3	22.8	13.3	$11,952	$3,252	$8,700
Covenant School Spectrum	Public, Charter	7-12	1961 Lincoln St	Highland Park	48203	Wayne County	Covenant Schools Detroit	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(313) 558-9022	93	7	14.1	80.6%	22 (23.7%)	65 (69.9%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)								(n/a)												$13,238	$2,023	$11,215
Covenant High School East	Public, Charter	9-12	9100 Gratiot Ave	Detroit	48213	Wayne County	Covenant Schools Detroit	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 267-4315	171	4	47.8	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	171 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$25,893	$2,002	$23,892
University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	600 Antoinette St	Detroit	48202	Wayne County	University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 874-4340	559	39	14.3	66.7%	2 (0.4%)	548 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	17.8	594^th of 739 public high schools	19.6%		14.4	634^th of 743 public high schools	14.7%	40		38.7	11.7						14.8		22.1	$16,012	$3,441	$12,571
Central High School	Public	9-12	2425 Tuxedo St	Detroit	48206	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 252-3000	403	23	17.5	93.1%	1 (0.2%)	396 (98.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	708^th of 739 public high schools	4.2%		3.3	737^th of 743 public high schools	0.8%	29		14.1	6.4						4.0		14.1	$21,510	$2,289	$19,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamtramck High School

What schools feed into Hamtramck High School?

Hamtramck High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dickinson East Elementary School
Elementary : Dickinson West Elementary School
Elementary : Holbrook School
Elementary : Tau Beta School
Middle : Kosciuszko School

What district is Hamtramck High School in?

Hamtramck School District of the City of

What is the racial makeup of Hamtramck High School?

Students at Hamtramck High School are 46% White, 40% Asian, 13% African American.

Is Hamtramck High School a good school?

Hamtramck High School ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Hamtramck High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 926 students attended Hamtramck High School.

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