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Lake Orion Community High School

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Lake Orion Community High School ranks 90 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

90^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 88% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Lake Orion Community High School is a public high school in Lake Orion, Michigan, serving 2,097 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lake Orion Community Schools district, which is ranked 75 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lake Orion Community High School consistently performs well academically, ranking in the top 100 high schools in Michigan over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 90th out of 739 Michigan high schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students also outperform the state and district averages on standardized tests, such as the M-Step and SAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, compared to the state average of 55.4%.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Oxford High School and Pontiac High School, Lake Orion Community High School stands out with its higher academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 97.3% in the 2023-2024 school year is also noteworthy, indicating that the school is effectively supporting students in completing their high school education.

2,035

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,445

Per pupil spending ?

21.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

495 E Scripps Rd
Lake Orion, MI 48360-2249

(248) 693-5420

District: Lake Orion Community Schools

Feeder schools for Lake Orion Community High School:

Elementary:	Blanche Sims Elementary School
	Carpenter Elementary School
	Orion Oaks Elementary School
	Paint Creek Elementary School
	More...
	Stadium Drive Elementary School
	Webber School
Middle:	Oakview Middle School
	Scripps Middle School
	Waldon Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.7%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (55% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Michigan high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg52%

Michigan avg40%

90^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Lake Orion Community Schools

75^th of 613Lake Orion Community 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
2025	83.3	90 of 739	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	96 of 743	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	98 of 735	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	76 of 531	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	91.9	36 of 561	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	74 of 666	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.7	52 of 824	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	46 of 835	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	92.2	45 of 852	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	56 of 832	93.3%	★★★★★
2014	93.2	38 of 799	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	92.7	40 of 805	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	91.2	48 of 773	93.8%	★★★★★
2011	85.9	62 of 784	92.1%	★★★★★
2010	86.8	63 of 765	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	89.9	52 of 754	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	84.2	100 of 750	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	82.5	104 of 767	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	146 of 705	79.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2019	75.4	28 of 147	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	29 of 254	88.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	38 of 69	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.1	18 of 70	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	17 of 42	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	41 of 87	52.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.3	3 of 102	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	95 of 629	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	115 of 619	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	88 of 611	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	94 of 416	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	42 of 462	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	67 of 554	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	58 of 710	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	68 of 203	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.6	41 of 195	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	51 of 190	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	16 of 83	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	95.5	3 of 64	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	67.8	28 of 97	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	92.6	16 of 201	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	192 of 635	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	198 of 654	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	150 of 614	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	144 of 369	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.6	60 of 417	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	212 of 532	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.3	87 of 755	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	92 of 628	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	81 of 633	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	103 of 611	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	60 of 440	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.5	36 of 472	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	64 of 543	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	47 of 707	93.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	105 of 127	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.5	39 of 105	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	70 of 110	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	31 of 32	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	50.4	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	13 of 36	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	34 of 93	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	80 of 125	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	66 of 130	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	92 of 116	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	39 of 61	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	99 of 315	68.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	76 of 639	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	100 of 638	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	84 of 647	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	73 of 492	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	91.1	40 of 516	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	69 of 582	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	56 of 708	92.1%	★★★★★

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 (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2019)81st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile-35 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-43 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-52 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing70%+15 vs state

Social Studies59%+17 vs state

Science53%+18 vs state

Mathematics36%+9 vs state

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Schools Near Lake Orion Community High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (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	PSAT Mathematics 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
Lake Orion Community High School	Public	9-12	495 E Scripps Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 693-5420	2,035	109	18.7	21.9%	1,521 (74.7%)	48 (2.4%)	236 (11.6%)	67 (3.3%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	161 (7.9%)	83.3	90^th of 739 public high schools	87.8%		82.6	96^th of 743 public high schools	87.1%	6			70.2	36.4						52.8		59.2	$14,445	$621	$13,824
Learning Options High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	455 E Scripps Rd	Lake Orion	48360	Oakland County	Lake Orion Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(248) 693-5450	73	7	10.0	67.1%	49 (67.1%)	2 (2.7%)	10 (13.7%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.3%)	20.1	582^nd of 739 public high schools	21.2%		14.3	636^th of 743 public high schools	14.4%	54			32.4							25.0		18.8	$15,710	$329	$15,381
Oxford Crossroads Day School	Public	6-12	810 James Hunt Dr	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-1812	28	4	6.5	53.6%	19 (67.9%)	4 (14.3%)	3 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)								(n/a)													$53,362	$6,762	$46,600
Van Hoosen Middle School	Public	6-12	1339 N Adams Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4900	906	44	20.6	3.1%	560 (61.8%)	22 (2.4%)	58 (6.4%)	229 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)								(n/a)	92.7	66.7			67.6	75.5	68.7	70.1	72.1		77.0		$13,996	$1,153	$12,843
Rochester Adams High School	Public	7-12	3200 W Tienken Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5200	1,521	70	21.7	4.8%	1,065 (70.0%)	47 (3.1%)	90 (5.9%)	269 (17.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.1%)	97.5	11^th of 739 public high schools	98.5%		95.2	27^th of 743 public high schools	96.4%	16			88.4	65.4						62.3		69.8	$13,752	$636	$13,116
Oxford Bridges High School	Public	9-12	1420 E Lakeville Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-1884	49	3	14.4	67.3%	28 (57.1%)	3 (6.1%)	8 (16.3%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (16.3%)	10.2	664^th of 739 public high schools	10.1%					(n/a)			25.0							15.0		15.0	$23,864	$764	$23,100
Oxford High School	Public	9-12	745 N Oxford Rd	Oxford	48371	Oakland County	Oxford Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 969-5100	1,568	79	19.7	18.6%	1,258 (80.2%)	26 (1.7%)	208 (13.3%)	17 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (3.7%)	64.8	226^th of 739 public high schools	69.4%		63.2	231^st of 743 public high schools	68.9%	5			68.5	25.0						44.2		42.4	$15,801	$1,514	$14,287
Oakland Schools Technical CampusNE	Public	9-12	1371 N Perry St	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 451-2700	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pontiac High School	Public	9-12	1051 Arlene Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7424	992	58	17.1	67.3%	41 (4.1%)	355 (35.8%)	536 (54.0%)	27 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.1%)	10.4	662^nd of 739 public high schools	10.4%		9.5	670^th of 743 public high schools	9.8%	8			23.8							13.5		18.3	$25,461	$5,434	$20,027
Pontiac Academy for Student Success	Public	9-12	1051 Arlene Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 451-7323	7	1	7.7		1 (14.3%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$10,842	$3,624	$7,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Orion Community High School

What is the racial makeup of Lake Orion Community High School?

Students at Lake Orion Community High School are 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Lake Orion Community High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,035 students attended Lake Orion Community High School.

What district is Lake Orion Community High School in?

Lake Orion Community Schools

What schools feed into Lake Orion Community High School?

Lake Orion Community High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blanche Sims Elementary School
Elementary : Carpenter Elementary School
Elementary : Orion Oaks Elementary School
Elementary : Paint Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Stadium Drive Elementary School
Elementary : Webber School
Middle : Oakview Middle School
Middle : Scripps Middle School
Middle : Waldon Middle School

Is Lake Orion Community High School a good school?

Lake Orion Community High School ranks 90^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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