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Ithaca High School

Q: Is Ithaca High School a good school?

Ithaca High School ranks 124 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 84% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Ithaca High School in Ithaca, MI, serves 442 students in grades 7 through 12 and is part of the highly-rated Ithaca Public Schools district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 73rd percentile statewide.

This school is a consistent academic leader in its region, ranking in the 84th to 86th percentile in Michigan for four straight years. Its graduation rate is exceptional—96.9% in the most recent school year, compared to the state average of 84.0%—and it reported a 0.0% dropout rate. What truly sets Ithaca apart is its standout performance in specific areas. For example, 73.1% of 11th graders were proficient in Social Studies, a remarkable 30 points above the state average and far ahead of nearby schools like Breckenridge MiddleHigh School (25.6%) and Fulton High School. Similarly, 73.1% of students were proficient in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, outpacing Alma Senior High School (53.5%) and St Louis High School (45.9%). The school also earns a 5-star rating for its support of special education students, ranking 9th out of 220 schools statewide—an achievement few schools can match.

Ithaca achieves these results while spending less per student ($13,952) than many peers, including Alma ($17,767) and Fulton ($15,156), showing strong efficiency. One area for growth is math proficiency, which hovers near state averages, while reading and writing skills are clearly a strength. Chronic absenteeism has recovered well from a pandemic-era spike, now at 19.2% versus the state's 27.9%. For parents seeking a school with high graduation rates, strong literacy and social studies programs, and exceptional support for diverse learners, Ithaca High School is a top choice in the region.

442

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,952

Per pupil spending ?

35.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

710 N Union St
Ithaca, MI 48847-1314

(989) 875-3373

District: Ithaca Public Schools

Feeder schools for Ithaca High School:

Elementary:	North Elementary School
	South Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Hispanic:

6.6%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Michigan high schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

Michigan avg43%

Middle school

263^rd of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

124^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

168^th of 625Ithaca 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	263 of 896	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	186 of 890	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	184 of 897	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	231 of 883	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	334 of 776	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	307 of 675	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	442 of 792	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	417 of 838	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.8	293 of 821	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.4	239 of 894	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	70.4	219 of 919	76.2%	★★★★☆
2014	60.5	355 of 921	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.0	239 of 919	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	64.0	299 of 900	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.0	474 of 858	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	71.1	268 of 851	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.5	135 of 847	84.1%	★★★★☆
2008	71.6	244 of 839	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	76.4	170 of 823	79.3%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	247 of 806	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	203 of 789	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	184 of 789	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	154 of 771	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	285 of 770	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	440 of 657	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	260 of 521	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	436 of 658	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	420 of 794	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	370 of 834	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.9	120 of 832	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	107 of 836	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	226 of 825	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	317 of 691	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	409 of 672	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	284 of 815	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	322 of 813	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.9	178 of 798	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	195 of 786	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	190 of 776	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	245 of 658	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	269 of 540	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	344 of 639	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	352 of 797	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	17 of 244	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	6 of 201	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	258 of 687	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	183 of 696	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	216 of 701	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	232 of 688	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	344 of 638	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	297 of 577	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	431 of 624	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	386 of 678	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	124 of 800	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	100 of 739	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	108 of 743	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	118 of 735	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	214 of 531	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	116 of 561	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	103 of 666	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	196 of 824	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.8	244 of 835	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	87.2	81 of 852	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	84.0	111 of 832	86.7%	★★★★☆
2014	68.4	244 of 799	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.0	155 of 805	80.7%	★★★★☆
2012	66.5	263 of 773	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.9	158 of 784	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	75.9	183 of 765	76.1%	★★★★☆
2009	83.8	99 of 754	86.9%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	148 of 750	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.8	228 of 767	70.3%	★★★★☆
2006	63.9	298 of 705	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	114 of 686	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	179 of 629	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	101 of 619	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	91 of 611	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	42.2	279 of 416	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.7	138 of 462	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	36 of 554	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	137 of 710	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	54.2	83 of 201	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	125 of 719	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	158 of 635	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	93.6	28 of 654	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	55 of 614	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	76.3	70 of 417	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	42 of 532	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	68 of 755	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	130 of 693	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	65 of 628	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	121 of 633	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	121 of 611	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	139 of 440	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	113 of 472	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	202 of 543	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	258 of 707	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	9 of 220	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	11 of 315	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	135 of 671	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	157 of 639	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	103 of 638	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	110 of 647	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	220 of 492	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	131 of 516	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	102 of 582	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	202 of 708	71.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile-15 vs school

High school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2018)59th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing73%+21 vs state

English Language Arts70%+9 vs state

Social Studies66%+20 vs state

Science47%+10 vs state

Mathematics41%+8 vs state

Math28%-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 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 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
Ithaca High School	Public	7-12	710 N Union St	Ithaca	48847	Gratiot County	Ithaca Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 875-3373	442	24	18.6	35.5%	404 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	78.9	124^th of 800 public high schools	84.5%		81.4	100^th of 739 public high schools	86.5%	24	76.7	66.7	65.7	45.2	41.7	35.7	73.1	38.8		34.4		28.0	42.5	52.2	60.3	73.1	$13,952	$569	$13,383
Gratiot Continuous Learning Center	Public	9-12	525 N State St	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Ashley Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(989) 847-4000	41	4	11.7	78.0%	26 (63.4%)	4 (9.8%)	10 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		36.4			355.5												$13,164	$1,307	$11,857
Alma Senior High School	Public	9-12	1500 Pine Ave	Alma	48801	Gratiot County	Alma Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 463-3111	552	35	15.8	65.8%	468 (84.8%)	5 (0.9%)	66 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	51.2	354^th of 800 public high schools	55.8%		35.7	472^nd of 739 public high schools	36.1%	118		67.6	59.8		26.9	26.8	53.5	20.2						28.3		41.1	$17,767	$732	$17,035
St Louis High School	Public	9-12	113 E Saginaw St	Saint Louis	48880	Gratiot County	St. Louis Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 681-2500	244	16	15.0	59.8%	198 (81.1%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	39.4	464^th of 800 public high schools	42.0%		63.8	237^th of 739 public high schools	67.9%	227		47.9	55.8		21.9	25.6	45.9	11.5						31.1		42.6	$15,423	$1,517	$13,906
St Louis Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	8585 N Croswell Rd	Saint Louis	48880	Gratiot County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(989) 681-6444	13	0		53.8%	5 (38.5%)	8 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Central Michigan Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	8201 N Croswell Rd	Saint Louis	48880	Gratiot County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(989) 681-4361	1	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Breckenridge MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	700 Wright St	Breckenridge	48615	Gratiot County	Breckenridge Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 842-3182	310	20	15.5	58.4%	281 (90.6%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	40.9	443^rd of 800 public high schools	44.6%		56.3	312^th of 739 public high schools	57.8%	131	59.3	54.3	65.1	14.8	21.7	23.3	46.5	14.0	25.0	41.5	33.3	14.6	41.8	34.9	54.5	25.6	$14,766	$654	$14,111
Ashley High School	Public	9-12	104 New St	Ashley	48806	Gratiot County	Ashley Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 847-2514	48	6	8.0	72.9%	42 (87.5%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)								(n/a)		58.3			402.5												$19,442	$1,400	$18,042
Fulton High School	Public	9-12	8060 Ely Hwy	Middleton	48856	Gratiot County	Fulton Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 236-7232	173	9	18.6	49.7%	148 (85.5%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	26.2	562^nd of 800 public high schools	29.8%		42.7	425^th of 739 public high schools	42.5%	137		71.0	38.3		29.0	10.6	33.3	394.3						10.8		16.2	$15,156	$797	$14,359
Merrill High School	Public	9-12	555 W Alice St	Merrill	48637	Saginaw County	Merrill Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 643-7231	165	10	17.3	51.5%	151 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	52.2	344^th of 800 public high schools	57.0%		21.1	575^th of 739 public high schools	22.2%	231		57.1	61.0		17.9	34.1	44.7	26.3						39.5		39.5	$14,378	$1,910	$12,468

Frequently Asked Questions about Ithaca High School

What is the racial makeup of Ithaca High School?

Students at Ithaca High School are 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ithaca High School a good school?

Ithaca High School ranks 124^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Ithaca High School?

Ithaca High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : North Elementary School
Elementary : South Elementary School

What district is Ithaca High School in?

Ithaca Public Schools

How many students attend Ithaca High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Ithaca High School.

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