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Lowell Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 92% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Lowell Senior High School is a large, high-performing public high school in Lowell, MI, serving 1,058 students in grades 9-12 within the Lowell Area Schools district.

This is a school that delivers exceptional results. The graduation rate is an impressive 97.6%, far above the state average of 84.0%, and the dropout rate is a mere 0.7%. Academically, students score nearly double the state average on key tests, with 69.3% proficient in SAT Reading and Writing and 48.3% in SAT Math, compared to 52.1% and 26.5% statewide, respectively. What truly sets Lowell apart is its success with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, who rank in the 95th percentile statewide—a sign that the school provides strong support for all learners. It also does particularly well with male students, who rank in the 94th percentile. While the school is a top-100 institution in Michigan (92nd percentile), it is outpaced by the nearby Forest Hills Public Schools high schools like Central High School, which achieve higher proficiency rates in subjects like math. However, Lowell achieves its strong results with lower per-student spending ($14,120) than those schools, suggesting great efficiency.

There are a couple of areas worth watching. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1%, which is higher than its district average and has crept upward, even though it remains below the state rate. Additionally, while performance for Special Education students is above the state median, it is the school's only area of relative weakness, ranking in the 60th percentile. For context, the stark contrast with the struggling Link Learning Virtual Program—which has a 37% graduation rate—highlights the value of Lowell's traditional, in-person model. Overall, Lowell Senior High is a top-tier choice that combines high achievement with a clear commitment to helping every student succeed.

1,058

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,120

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11700 Vergennes St
Lowell, MI 49331-9006

(616) 987-2900

District: Lowell Area Schools

Feeder schools for Lowell Senior High School:

Elementary:	Alto Elementary School
	Bushnell Elementary School
	Cherry Creek Elementary School
	Murray Lake Elementary
Middle:	Lowell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Hispanic:

5.6%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (62% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Michigan high schools

✓98% 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 school62%

District avg62%

Michigan avg43%

60^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 625Lowell Area 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	89.3	60 of 800	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	68 of 739	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	52 of 743	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	84 of 735	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	51 of 531	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	65.7	140 of 561	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	99 of 666	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	75 of 824	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	81.8	117 of 835	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	88.1	75 of 852	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	73.9	209 of 832	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	144 of 799	82.0%	★★★★☆
2013	88.3	75 of 805	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	81.9	116 of 773	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.7	110 of 784	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	82.3	105 of 765	86.3%	★★★★☆
2009	86.4	83 of 754	89.0%	★★★★☆
2008	85.8	85 of 750	88.7%	★★★★☆
2007	89.8	35 of 767	95.4%	★★★★★
2006	89.7	40 of 705	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	80 of 686	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.4	75 of 629	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	44 of 619	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.3	103 of 611	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	72 of 416	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	206 of 462	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	105 of 554	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	59 of 710	91.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	42 of 259	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	44 of 203	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	82 of 195	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	77 of 190	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.0	32 of 201	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	38 of 719	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	73.4	128 of 635	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	57 of 654	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	63 of 614	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	119 of 369	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	247 of 417	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.7	108 of 532	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.4	32 of 755	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	45 of 693	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	67 of 628	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	57 of 633	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	61 of 611	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	34 of 440	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	67.5	114 of 472	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	78 of 543	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	91 of 707	87.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	67.7	32 of 110	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	87 of 220	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	42 of 315	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	74 of 671	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	87 of 639	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	51 of 638	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	113 of 647	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	52 of 492	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	159 of 516	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	109 of 582	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	96 of 708	86.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)71st percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+18 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing69%+17 vs state

Social Studies57%+14 vs state

Science57%+22 vs state

Mathematics54%+22 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
Lowell Senior High School	Public	9-12	11700 Vergennes St	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2900	1,058	56	18.7	18.0%	949 (89.7%)	11 (1.0%)	59 (5.6%)	14 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	89.3	60^th of 800 public high schools	92.5%		86.8	68^th of 739 public high schools	90.8%	8		79.9	74.9		58.4	49.8	69.3	48.3				57.0		57.4	$14,120	$802	$13,318
Unity Alternative School	Public	9-12	300 High St	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2550	19	1	20.0	42.1%	17 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)															$19,200	$1,103	$18,097
Central High School	Public	9-12	5901 Hall St SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8700	999	55	18.1	13.7%	810 (81.1%)	27 (2.7%)	47 (4.7%)	68 (6.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	97.3	9^th of 800 public high schools	98.9%		97.9	9^th of 739 public high schools	98.8%			92.7	85.8		75.1	70.4	88.9	72.5				63.8		65.0	$16,729	$899	$15,830
Eastern High School	Public	9-12	2200 Pettis Ave NE	Ada	49301	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8830	768	43	17.7	13.9%	621 (80.9%)	16 (2.1%)	29 (3.8%)	65 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	95.5	24^th of 800 public high schools	97.0%		96.1	20^th of 739 public high schools	97.3%	4		81.5	82.2		60.7	59.5	84.2	70.3				62.2		70.7	$17,351	$990	$16,361
Saranac JrSr High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	150 Pleasant St	Saranac	48881	Ionia County	Saranac Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(616) 642-1100	406	21	19.7	32.8%	362 (89.2%)	6 (1.5%)	26 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	63.1	238^th of 800 public high schools	70.3%		76.4	146^th of 739 public high schools	80.2%	92	77.3	56.4	76.7	36.0	40.0	45.0	40.0	20.0	31.1	30.0	44.0	43.6	53.3	49.1	$13,091	$445	$12,646
West Michigan Aviation Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5363 44th St SE	Grand Rapids	49512	Kent County	West Michigan Aviation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 446-8886	600	36	16.8	19.2%	439 (73.2%)	59 (9.8%)	53 (8.8%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	96.3	20^th of 800 public high schools	97.5%		92.9	43^rd of 739 public high schools	94.2%	23		87.3	88.6		62.0	71.5	78.9	55.9				59.9		73.0	$11,503	$300	$11,203
Northern High School	Public	9-12	3801 Leonard St NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8600	1,088	70	15.4	17.6%	769 (70.7%)	71 (6.5%)	92 (8.5%)	90 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.0%)	96.9	11^th of 800 public high schools	98.6%		96	21^st of 739 public high schools	97.2%	10		88.8	83.8		67.1	62.5	87.4	57.3				63.2		75.3	$16,924	$709	$16,214
Forest Hills Transition Center	Public	12	640 Forest Hill Ave SE	Grand Rapids	49546	Kent County	Forest Hills Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 493-8685	8	2	3.7		4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)															$89,672	$28,687	$60,985
Link Learning Virtual Program	Public, Virtual	9-12	9057 W Belding Rd	Belding	48809	Ionia County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(616) 244-3553	2,526	28	89.8	66.4%	1,741 (68.9%)	274 (10.8%)	318 (12.6%)	7 (0.3%)	43 (1.7%)	1 (0.0%)	142 (5.6%)	7.6	731^st of 800 public high schools	8.6%		8.2	675^th of 739 public high schools	8.7%	56		29.3	30.9		3.7	3.2	20.8	1.4				10.2		13.3	$7,692	$256	$7,436
Kent Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	1655 E Beltline Ave NE	Grand Rapids	49525	Kent County	Kent Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(616) 364-8421	0	80	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowell Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Lowell Senior High School?

Students at Lowell Senior High School are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Lowell Senior High School a good school?

Yes. Lowell Senior High School ranks in the top 7.5% of Michigan high schools.

What district is Lowell Senior High School in?

Lowell Area Schools

How many students attend Lowell Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,058 students attended Lowell Senior High School.

What schools feed into Lowell Senior High School?

Lowell Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alto Elementary School
Elementary : Bushnell Elementary School
Elementary : Cherry Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Murray Lake Elementary
Middle : Lowell Middle School

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