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Napoleon High School

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Napoleon High School ranks 252 nd of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 68% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Napoleon High School in Napoleon, MI, is a public high school serving 381 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Napoleon Community Schools district. This small-town school has been on a strong upward trajectory, climbing from the 35th percentile in state rankings three years ago to the 68th percentile today—a remarkable 33-point jump that signals real, measurable improvement.

What truly sets Napoleon High apart is its exceptional graduation rate of 94.2%, far exceeding both the district average (75.7%) and the state average (84.0%). Dropout rates are similarly impressive at just 1.4%. The school also shines in English Language Arts, with 60.8% of 11th graders proficient on the SAT reading and writing section, beating the state average by nearly 9 points. Even more noteworthy is how well the school serves students from lower-income families—these students ranked in the 86th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, showing a genuine commitment to helping every learner succeed. The contrast with Ackerson High School, located just down the road in the same district, is stark: Ackerson has a 24% graduation rate and 84% chronic absenteeism, while Napoleon High boasts a 94.2% graduation rate and only 20.4% chronic absenteeism.

However, parents should be aware of a clear academic split. While literacy is a standout strength, math proficiency lags significantly—only 20.3% of 11th graders scored proficient on SAT math, below the state average of 26.5%. This has been a persistent challenge over several years. Additionally, chronic absenteeism rose from 15.5% to 20.4% in the past year, a trend worth watching. Compared to nearby schools like Grass Lake High School and Columbia Central High School, Napoleon achieves comparable or better results despite serving a similar percentage of students on free or reduced lunch. With per-student spending of $16,169, the school invests meaningfully in its students and has demonstrated it can deliver strong outcomes—particularly in reading and graduation success.

381

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,169

Per pupil spending ?

31%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 West
Napoleon, MI 49261

(517) 905-5705

District: Napoleon Community Schools

Feeder schools for Napoleon High School:

Elementary:	Ezra Eby Elementary School
Middle:	Napoleon Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.7%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2022 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 68th (2026) from a 30th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Michigan median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg42%

Michigan avg43%

252^nd of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Napoleon Community Schools

300^th of 625Napoleon 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
2026	61.3	252 of 800	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	289 of 739	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	307 of 743	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	477 of 735	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	373 of 531	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	310 of 561	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	213 of 666	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	300 of 824	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.0	161 of 835	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	173 of 852	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	61.9	324 of 832	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.9	271 of 799	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.3	232 of 805	71.2%	★★★★☆
2012	65.9	269 of 773	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	271 of 784	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.6	335 of 765	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.1	186 of 754	75.3%	★★★★☆
2008	68.7	295 of 750	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.3	193 of 767	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	64.0	296 of 705	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	250 of 686	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	319 of 629	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	247 of 619	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.6	449 of 611	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	246 of 416	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	276 of 462	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	268 of 554	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	486 of 710	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	236 of 719	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.9	281 of 635	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	93 of 654	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	26.0	479 of 614	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	364 of 417	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	311 of 532	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	340 of 755	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	237 of 693	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	251 of 628	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	287 of 633	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	418 of 611	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.9	404 of 440	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	319 of 472	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.1	152 of 543	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	200 of 707	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	312 of 671	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	321 of 639	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	359 of 638	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	510 of 647	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	376 of 492	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	340 of 516	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	243 of 582	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	328 of 708	53.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+8 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing61%+9 vs state

Social Studies43%~ state avg

Science40%+5 vs state

Mathematics31%~ state avg

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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
Napoleon High School	Public	9-12	201 West	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 905-5705	381	17	23.0	31.0%	357 (93.7%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	61.3	252^nd of 800 public high schools	68.5%		58.5	289^th of 739 public high schools	60.9%	37		69.0	65.9		28.7	34.1	60.8	20.3						40.5		43.2	$16,169	$562	$15,607
Ackerson High School	Public	9-12	121 W Brooklyn Rd	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 905-5705	84	3	28.0	73.8%	76 (90.5%)	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	30.1	543^rd of 800 public high schools	32.1%					(n/a)			26.7			344.7	33.3	362.8						33.3		33.3	$13,357	$596	$12,760
Columbia Alternative Education	Public	6-12	4460 N Lake Rd	Clarklake	49234	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 529-9400	78	5	15.2	46.2%	69 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)	21	601^st of 800 public high schools	24.9%					(n/a)			35.3			371.2	391.3	380.7						20.0		26.7	$10,845	$521	$10,324
Columbia Central High School	Public	7-12	11775 Hewitt Rd	Brooklyn	49230	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 592-6634	637	36	17.8	29.7%	569 (89.3%)	6 (0.9%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	58.4	272^nd of 800 public high schools	66.0%		63.1	246^th of 739 public high schools	66.7%	26	71.8	57.8	68.4	41.8	30.1	44.2	51.1	24.5		56.6		39.6	46.4	37.2	60.9	37.2	$13,889	$543	$13,346
Grass Lake High School	Public	9-12	11500 Warrior Trl	Grass Lake	49240	Jackson County	Grass Lake Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 867-5570	394	20	19.7	29.4%	359 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	55.8	303^rd of 800 public high schools	62.1%		64.3	231^st of 739 public high schools	68.7%	72		68.2	68.9		34.6	31.1	51.1	25.0						31.5		31.5	$13,662	$928	$12,734
Michigan Center JrSr High School	Public	7-12	400 S State St	Michigan Center	49254	Jackson County	Michigan Center School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1440	700	33	21.0	44.1%	608 (86.9%)	14 (2.0%)	26 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	27.1	558^th of 800 public high schools	30.3%		33.9	479^th of 739 public high schools	35.2%	79	47.9	47.4	55.4	13.8	14.4	20.8	37.1	11.3		23.2		17.2	25.3	17.5	39.8	23.7	$12,441	$1,105	$11,336
Vandercook Lake High School	Public	6-12	1000 E Golf Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 782-9044	258	19	13.5	73.3%	196 (76.0%)	12 (4.7%)	17 (6.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	22.4	596^th of 800 public high schools	25.5%		17.8	595^th of 739 public high schools	19.5%	1	48.6	35.5	35.1	330.6	353.2	21.6	30.0	388.0	8.7	14.3	1559.9	10.7	14.3	29.3	31.4	17.1	$19,218	$1,172	$18,046
Jackson Preparatory Early College	Public, Charter	6-12	2111 Emmons Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 705-5732	260	13	19.8	29.6%	168 (64.6%)	43 (16.5%)	19 (7.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.5%)	50.1	368^th of 800 public high schools	54.0%		69	188^th of 739 public high schools	74.6%	180	74.2	67.4	55.6	48.4	23.9	33.3	54.8	11.9	45.8	48.4	25.0	9.7	58.1		70.0		$11,177	$268	$10,909
East Jackson Secondary School	Public	7-12	1566 N Sutton Rd	Jackson	49202	Jackson County	East Jackson Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1700	359	19	18.8	79.1%	262 (73.0%)	36 (10.0%)	25 (7.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.4%)	28.6	552^nd of 800 public high schools	31.0%		24	547^th of 739 public high schools	26.0%	5	56.4	44.0	47.5	10.9	8.0	12.5	26.5	398.2		11.4		9.1	27.8	34.3	24.1	40.0	$15,326	$875	$14,451
Jackson Area Career Center	Public	9-12	6800 Browns Lake Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 768-5163	0	36	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Napoleon High School

How many students attend Napoleon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Napoleon High School.

What schools feed into Napoleon High School?

Napoleon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ezra Eby Elementary School
Middle : Napoleon Middle School

What district is Napoleon High School in?

Napoleon Community Schools

Is Napoleon High School a good school?

Napoleon High School ranks 252^nd of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Napoleon High School?

Students at Napoleon High School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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