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Milford High School

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Milford High School ranks 111 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 86% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Milford High School, part of the Huron Valley Schools district in Highland, MI, serves roughly 1,193 students in grades 8-12 and has earned a solid 4-star rating for the past decade, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide for 2025-2026.

Milford’s standout strength is its humanities programming. In 2025-2026, 66.7% of 11th graders scored proficient on the SAT Reading and Writing section—well above the state average of 52.1%—and 9th and 10th graders posted PSAT English scores (77% and 75%) that beat state averages by 17 points. Social studies is equally impressive, with 62.2% proficiency on the M-Step, outpacing the state by 19 points. However, math is the school’s relative weak spot: only 30.7% of 11th graders were proficient on the SAT Math section, barely above the state average (26.5%) and a decline from 35.7% a few years ago. This gap is notable when compared to nearby Walled Lake Northern High School, where 10th graders achieve 54.3% math proficiency versus Milford’s 42.4%. Even within its own district, Lakeland High School edges out Milford in 11th grade SAT Math (33.9% vs. 30.7%) and science, suggesting Milford’s STEM offerings may not match its humanities excellence.

Two concerns stand out for parents. First, chronic absenteeism sits at 27.7%—nearly matching the state average and well above the district’s 22.6%—which is surprisingly high for a school with such strong academics. Second, while Milford’s graduation rate is excellent (93.5% vs. 84% statewide), outcomes for students from lower-income backgrounds have slipped from the 81st to the 63rd percentile over two years. On a positive note, special education services have improved dramatically, jumping from the 35th to the 76th percentile. Milford spends more per student ($15,662) than nearby Hartland High School ($12,393), yet Hartland—serving a more affluent population—outperforms Milford in nearly every metric, including math (38% vs. 30.7%) and chronic absenteeism (18.3% vs. 27.7%). For families prioritizing reading, writing, and history, Milford is a top choice; for STEM-focused students, it’s worth asking how the school plans to close the math gap.

1,193

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,662

Per pupil spending ?

24.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2380 S Milford Rd
Highland, MI 48357-4934

(248) 684-8091

District: Huron Valley Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.8%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (56% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Michigan high schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg51%

Michigan avg43%

111^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Huron Valley Schools

162^nd of 625Huron 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	80.5	111 of 800	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	116 of 739	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	88 of 743	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	149 of 735	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	83 of 531	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	93 of 561	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	159 of 666	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	141 of 824	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	118 of 835	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	78.6	144 of 852	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	81.4	131 of 832	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	83.5	99 of 799	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	89.1	68 of 805	91.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	67 of 773	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	84.3	82 of 784	89.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.9	77 of 765	89.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	87 of 754	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	84.6	98 of 750	86.9%	★★★★☆
2007	78.2	146 of 767	81.0%	★★★★☆
2006	59.7	336 of 705	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	126 of 686	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	103 of 629	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	100 of 619	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	94 of 611	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	85 of 416	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	87 of 462	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	180 of 554	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	143 of 710	79.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	96 of 259	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.0	111 of 203	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.2	49 of 195	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	80 of 190	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	269 of 719	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.1	187 of 635	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	126 of 654	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	213 of 614	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	157 of 369	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	178 of 417	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	310 of 532	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.9	189 of 755	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	90 of 693	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	119 of 628	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	83 of 633	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	193 of 611	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.3	77 of 440	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	98 of 472	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	145 of 543	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	137 of 707	80.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	13.7	98 of 110	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	52 of 220	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	50.5	52 of 125	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	85 of 130	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	72 of 116	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.5	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	31.3	42 of 61	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.7	28 of 315	91.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	115 of 671	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	121 of 639	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	105 of 638	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	163 of 647	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	88 of 492	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	91 of 516	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	182 of 582	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	160 of 708	77.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

White (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)11th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts76%+17 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing67%+15 vs state

Social Studies62%+19 vs state

Science52%+17 vs state

Mathematics42%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 22, 2010

The teachers do not give feedback to their students -- The math department needs to be restructured to teach the students and give them good feedback in a timely manner Close Quote

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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 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 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
Milford High School	Public	8-12	2380 S Milford Rd	Highland	48357	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 684-8091	1,193	60	19.7	24.1%	1,059 (88.8%)	15 (1.3%)	64 (5.4%)	9 (0.8%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.2%)	80.5	111^th of 800 public high schools	86.1%		79.7	116^th of 739 public high schools	84.3%	5	77.0	75.0	41.7	42.4	66.7	30.7						52.2		62.2	$15,662	$679	$14,983
Harbor High School	Public	9-12	4200 White Oak Trl	Commerce Twp	48382	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 676-8421	133	8	16.6	54.1%	114 (85.7%)	2 (1.5%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	10.3	700^th of 800 public high schools	12.5%		16.6	609^th of 739 public high schools	17.6%	91	53.9	21.2	357.7	330.6	16.2	336.5						2077.5		13.5	$19,877	$1,462	$18,416
Huron Valley Adult Education	Public	9-12	4200 White Oak Trl	Commerce Twp	48382	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 676-8399	15	0		53.3%	13 (86.7%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$78,635	$4,973	$73,661
Lakeland High School	Public	8-12	1630 Bogie Lake Rd	White Lake	48383	Oakland County	Huron Valley Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 676-8320	1,012	50	20.2	25.8%	903 (89.2%)	7 (0.7%)	69 (6.8%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.3%)	72.5	163^rd of 800 public high schools	79.6%		65.7	221^st of 739 public high schools	70.1%	58	68.8	61.8	37.6	32.6	61.1	33.9						55.6		52.3	$14,777	$710	$14,067
Walled Lake Northern High School	Public	9-12	6000 Bogie Lake Rd	Commerce Township	48382	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-5300	1,383	64	21.6	17.3%	1,205 (87.1%)	44 (3.2%)	62 (4.5%)	16 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (3.9%)	81.1	109^th of 800 public high schools	86.4%		85.1	75^th of 739 public high schools	89.9%	34	74.3	74.2	53.8	54.3	62.1	37.6						43.8		50.4	$15,657	$600	$15,057
Hartland High School	Public	8-12	10635 Dunham Rd	Hartland	48353	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2200	1,610	85	19.0	12.7%	1,504 (93.4%)	7 (0.4%)	56 (3.5%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (1.7%)	89.9	56^th of 800 public high schools	93.0%		80.7	104^th of 739 public high schools	85.9%	48	77.4	80.8	57.1	52.3	69.6	38.0						63.3		69.3	$12,393	$498	$11,895
Legacy High School	Public	9-12	9525 E Highland Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 626-2140	62	6	10.3	45.2%	53 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.5%)	17.3	626^th of 800 public high schools	21.8%		30.4	506^th of 739 public high schools	31.5%	120					31.3	383.8						2073.3		21.4	$20,231	$481	$19,750
Hartland Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	9525 E Highland Rd	Howell	48843	Livingston County	Hartland Consolidated Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(810) 626-2140	22	0		31.8%	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$10,858	$480	$10,377
Oakland Schools Technical CampusSW	Public	9-12	1000 Beck Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 668-5600	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Walled Lake Western High School	Public	9-12	600 Beck Rd	Commerce Township	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 956-4400	1,033	58	17.8	36.8%	572 (55.4%)	172 (16.7%)	130 (12.6%)	99 (9.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	52 (5.0%)	65.7	217^th of 800 public high schools	72.9%		57.1	300^th of 739 public high schools	59.4%	83	62.0	65.4	41.2	37.7	56.2	33.1						41.7		38.8	$20,342	$1,195	$19,147

Frequently Asked Questions about Milford High School

How many students attend Milford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,193 students attended Milford High School.

What is the racial makeup of Milford High School?

Students at Milford High School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Milford High School a good school?

Milford High School ranks 111^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Milford High School in?

Huron Valley Schools

What schools feed into Milford High School?

Milford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Heritage Elementary School
Elementary : Highland Elementary School
Elementary : Johnson Elementary School
Elementary : Kurtz Elementary School
Elementary : Spring Mills Elementary School
Middle : Muir Middle School

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