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Oak Park High School

Public Grades 9-12

706^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 4% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Oak Park High School is a public high school serving 873 students in grades 9-12 in Oak Park, Michigan, which is part of the Oak Park School District. Unfortunately, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and local averages on key metrics like academic achievement, graduation rates, and attendance.

On standardized tests, only 6.8% of 11th-grade students at Oak Park High School were proficient or better in M-Step Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. Similarly, just 13.8% were proficient or better in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, far below the state average of 55.4%. The school also struggles with low graduation rates, ranging from 73.1% to 86.8% in recent years, and extremely high chronic absenteeism, from 29.5% to 79.5%. These challenges are particularly concerning given that 74.88% to 80.06% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Oak Park High School to nearby schools, the differences are stark. For example, Berkley High School, just a few miles away, has much higher academic performance, with over 50% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step Science and Social Studies, and over 70% proficient or better in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. Despite spending significantly more per student than nearby schools, Oak Park High School has struggled to make meaningful improvements, and its performance remains in the bottom quartile of Michigan high schools.

798

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,447

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13701 Oak Park Blvd
Oak Park, MI 48237-2080

(248) 336-7740

District: Oak Park School District of the City of

Feeder schools for Oak Park High School:

Elementary:	Einstein Elementary School
	Key Elementary School
	Pepper Elementary School
Middle:	Oak Park Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.7%

White:

1.9%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (75% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Michigan avg44%

706^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

600^th of 613Oak Park School District of the City of 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	5.6	706 of 739	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	721 of 743	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	695 of 735	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	629 of 666	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	728 of 824	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	681 of 835	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	670 of 852	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	751 of 832	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.4	693 of 799	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	712 of 805	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	680 of 773	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	696 of 784	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.7	677 of 765	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.4	608 of 754	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.3	641 of 750	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	612 of 767	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.3	525 of 705	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	171 of 192	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	170 of 188	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	141 of 170	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	110 of 147	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	182 of 254	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	604 of 629	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	611 of 619	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	595 of 611	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	535 of 554	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	634 of 710	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	15.9	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	622 of 635	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	636 of 654	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	579 of 614	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	501 of 532	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	654 of 755	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	2.6	621 of 628	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	624 of 633	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	598 of 611	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	526 of 543	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	662 of 707	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2018)14th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies15%-27 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing14%-42 vs state

Science7%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	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	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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Park High School	Public	9-12	13701 Oak Park Blvd	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Oak Park School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 336-7740	798	42	18.8	74.6%	15 (1.9%)	748 (93.7%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	5.6	706^th of 739 public high schools	4.5%		4.8	721^st of 743 public high schools	3.0%	15	13.8		6.8	15.4	$19,447	$1,627	$17,820
Casa	Public	9-12	22180 Parklawn St	Oak Park	48237	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 691-8502	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tri County Educational Center	Public	9-12	21131 Garden Ln	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 586-8885	348	12	29.0	80.2%	18 (5.2%)	315 (90.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	4.5	721^st of 739 public high schools	2.4%					(n/a)	14.9			11.1	$7,481	$926	$6,554
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	15000 Trojan St	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Jalen Rose Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 397-3333	420	20	21.0	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	419 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	649^th of 739 public high schools	12.2%		8	684^th of 743 public high schools	7.9%	35	31.0		9.1	19.2	$13,642	$1,060	$12,582
Ferndale High School	Public	9-12	881 Pinecrest Dr	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 548-8622	739	43	17.3	47.2%	195 (26.4%)	460 (62.2%)	19 (2.6%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.2%)	28.2	518^th of 739 public high schools	29.9%		21.9	583^rd of 743 public high schools	21.5%	65	44.6	14.3	24.1	28.2	$18,300	$1,122	$17,178
Berkley High School	Public	7-12	2325 Catalpa Dr	Berkley	48072	Oakland County	Berkley School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 837-8100	1,200	68	17.5	13.3%	877 (73.1%)	206 (17.2%)	45 (3.8%)	25 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.8%)	83.1	91^st of 739 public high schools	87.7%		86.8	77^th of 743 public high schools	89.6%	14	72.6	39.7	51.5	52.7	$17,596	$427	$17,169
University High School	Public	9-12	2521 Bermuda St	Ferndale	48220	Oakland County	Ferndale Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 586-8846	469	22	21.8	73.3%	2 (0.4%)	453 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	4.7	718^th of 739 public high schools	2.8%		5.9	708^th of 743 public high schools	4.7%	10	16.8		8.5	8.5	$12,917	$1,091	$11,827
Mumford High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	17525 Wyoming St	Detroit	48221	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 416-7064	850	48	17.7	85.9%	2 (0.2%)	823 (96.8%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	7.5	684^th of 739 public high schools	7.4%		3.6	735^th of 743 public high schools	1.1%	51	14.7		9.1	18.9	$20,738	$2,287	$18,451
Henry Ford High School	Public	9-12	20000 Evergreen Rd	Detroit	48219	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 494-7567	607	33	18.3	89.1%	2 (0.3%)	598 (98.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3.4	732^nd of 739 public high schools	0.9%		6.5	698^th of 743 public high schools	6.1%	34	10.3		2.9	10.9	$21,320	$2,860	$18,461
Renaissance High School	Public	9-12	6565 W Outer Dr	Detroit	48235	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 416-4600	1,197	60	20.0	64.4%	4 (0.3%)	1,156 (96.6%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.1%)	72.6	169^th of 739 public high schools	77.1%		46.9	362^nd of 743 public high schools	51.3%	193	80.6	39.8	25.2	58.7	$19,489	$2,449	$17,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Park High School

What district is Oak Park High School in?

Oak Park School District of the City of

What schools feed into Oak Park High School?

Oak Park High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Einstein Elementary School
Elementary : Key Elementary School
Elementary : Pepper Elementary School
Middle : Oak Park Preparatory Academy

Is Oak Park High School a good school?

Oak Park High School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of Michigan high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Park High School?

Students at Oak Park High School are 94% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Oak Park High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 798 students attended Oak Park High School.

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