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Oak Park High School

Public Grades 9-12

734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 8% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Oak Park High School, located in Oak Park, MI, serves approximately 798 students in grades 9-12 within the Oak Park School District of the City of, a community where about 74.56% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most striking finding about Oak Park High School is its "graduation paradox." Despite test scores that rank among the lowest in the state (in the bottom 8th percentile), the school boasts a 92.2% graduation rate for 2024-2025—significantly higher than the state average of 84.0% and far exceeding its own district's average of 88.8%. This pattern has held for five consecutive years, with the school consistently graduating over 86% of its students while its district average has dipped as low as 67.3%. Similarly, the school's dropout rate of 4.9% is dramatically lower than the district's 7.4% and less than half of nearby Mumford High School's 12.6% rate. This suggests the school has built strong student support and retention systems that help students cross the finish line with diplomas, even if academic proficiency remains a challenge.

However, the school faces a severe chronic absenteeism crisis that undermines classroom learning. In 2024-2025, a staggering 75.3% of students were chronically absent—nearly three times the state average of 27.9% and more than double the rate at nearby Berkley High School (28.2%). This helps explain why proficiency rates are so low: only 5.9% of 11th graders are proficient in science, and fewer than 5% of 9th and 10th graders meet math standards. When compared to Ferndale High School, just two miles away, Oak Park's graduation rate (92.2%) actually exceeds Ferndale's (91.2%), yet Ferndale posts dramatically higher test scores (50.7% SAT Reading proficiency vs. 16.3%). The school spends a robust $19,447 per student—more than Berkley ($17,596) and Ferndale ($18,300)—yet the absenteeism crisis means many students simply aren't present to benefit from that investment. While the school has shown slight improvement, moving from the 3rd to 8th percentile in recent years, the combination of high graduation rates and low test scores suggests Oak Park prioritizes getting students to graduation, but faces immense challenges in ensuring they leave with strong academic skills.

798

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,447

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

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 — 13th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg14%

Michigan avg43%

734^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

598^th of 625Oak 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
2026	7.6	734 of 800	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.2	201 of 252	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	6.3	643 of 686	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.4	666 of 719	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.4	662 of 693	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2026)20th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2018)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-34 vs state

Social Studies22%-21 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing16%-36 vs state

Science6%-29 vs state

Mathematics5%-28 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 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	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%)	7.6	734^th of 800 public high schools	8.3%		5.6	706^th of 739 public high schools	4.5%	28	22.7	27.4	4.6	4.7	16.3	376.8	5.9	21.8	$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%)								(n/a)		31.6		335.3	368.4	324.4	2064.5	2074.5	$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%)	12.3	684^th of 800 public high schools	14.5%		11.8	649^th of 739 public high schools	12.2%	35	24.5	31.2	8.2	3.2	38.5	6.4	13.0	23.4	$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%)	42	433^rd of 800 public high schools	45.9%		28.2	518^th of 739 public high schools	29.9%	85	46.1	51.4	24.8	22.5	50.7	16.2	34.5	43.2	$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%)	87	71^st of 800 public high schools	91.1%		83.1	91^st of 739 public high schools	87.7%	20	84.8	81.2	49.6	51.1	74.5	40.8	49.5	54.1	$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%)	3.5	786^th of 800 public high schools	1.8%		4.7	718^th of 739 public high schools	2.8%	68	21.4	19.2	344.6	355.1	11.8	367.0	2.9	4.9	$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) 416-7524	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%)	5.5	759^th of 800 public high schools	5.1%		7.5	684^th of 739 public high schools	7.4%	75	14.4	18.5	5.1	7.2	12.8	362.7	7.3	15.2	$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%)	6.7	748^th of 800 public high schools	6.5%		3.4	732^nd of 739 public high schools	0.9%	16	10.9	10.8	315.7	4.6	12.3	6.1	8.3	24.8	$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%)	78.2	127^th of 800 public high schools	84.1%		72.6	169^th of 739 public high schools	77.1%	42	72.3	79.5	37.7	44.2	78.2	42.3	31.0	64.4	$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 8.3% 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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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