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Orchard View High School

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Orchard View High School ranks 556 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 30% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Orchard View High School is a public high school in Muskegon, MI, serving 543 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Orchard View Schools district.

The most encouraging news for parents is that Orchard View High School is a clear bright spot within its own district. While the district-wide graduation rate sits at just 61.8%, the high school graduates 85.6% of its students—a gap of nearly 24 percentage points that has held steady for five years. The school's dropout rate of 9.0% is less than half the district's 19.3%. This suggests that students who attend the main high school are far more likely to finish than those in other district programs. The school has also shown real academic momentum. Between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, SAT reading and writing proficiency jumped from 32.5% to 46.5%, and math proficiency more than doubled from 8.7% to 20.2%. Special education students have seen a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 5th percentile statewide in 2017-2018 to the 49th percentile in 2025-2026.

Compared to nearby schools, Orchard View holds a middle position. It significantly outperforms Muskegon High School (13th percentile) and Muskegon Community Education Center, but trails North Muskegon High School (80th percentile), which graduates 98.6% of students and has proficiency rates roughly double Orchard View's. That gap tracks closely with economic differences—65% of Orchard View students qualify for free or reduced lunch versus just 21% at North Muskegon. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from a pandemic high of 65.2% to 30.8%, though it still exceeds the state average. With per-student spending of $16,547—higher than several neighboring districts—the school has adequate resources, and its steady improvement in state ranking (from the 7th to 31st percentile) suggests those investments are beginning to pay off.

543

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,547

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16 N Quarterline Rd
Muskegon, MI 49442-1429

(231) 760-1400

District: Orchard View Schools

Feeder schools for Orchard View High School:

Elementary:	Orchard View Early Elementary
Middle:	Orchard View Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

African American:

27.8%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2026) from a 7th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Michigan avg43%

556^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

521^st of 625Orchard View 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	27.5	556 of 800	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.6	591 of 739	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	608 of 743	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	570 of 735	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	495 of 531	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	496 of 561	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	536 of 666	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	571 of 824	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.6	511 of 835	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.5	511 of 852	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	503 of 832	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.7	547 of 799	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.8	486 of 805	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.7	532 of 773	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.0	502 of 784	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.2	483 of 765	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.5	459 of 754	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.4	462 of 750	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.4	397 of 767	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.7	359 of 705	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	133 of 252	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.4	141 of 192	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	167 of 254	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	521 of 686	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	559 of 629	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	556 of 619	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	475 of 611	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	400 of 416	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	433 of 462	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	485 of 554	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	551 of 710	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	134 of 259	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	142 of 203	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	143 of 195	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	95 of 201	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	483 of 719	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.5	543 of 635	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	556 of 654	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	489 of 614	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	329 of 369	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	286 of 417	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	468 of 532	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	490 of 755	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	532 of 693	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	508 of 628	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	524 of 633	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	521 of 611	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	423 of 440	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	281 of 472	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	456 of 543	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	504 of 707	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	160 of 179	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	124 of 127	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	113 of 220	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.5	298 of 315	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	459 of 671	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.5	544 of 639	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	520 of 638	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	464 of 647	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	464 of 492	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	449 of 516	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	514 of 582	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	555 of 708	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile~ school

White (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing46%-6 vs state

English Language Arts38%-21 vs state

Social Studies30%-13 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, October 9, 2020

As a lifelong student of OVHS I can vouch for everything on this list. The only thing good about Orchard View are its lunches. Extremely understaffed and mismanaged, it's ranked low for a reason. It's even worse when I look at my sister and see that she's on track to the same fate as me. I would heavily recommend trying to get into another school district. WMC tuition is a bit much but it's worth it for the better education. If you can spring a bit more for a house in a better district that would be my main recommendation. You might spend a bit more on a house but you'll save yourself the trouble of ending up with a child like me who everyone says is gifted but fails his classes. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN HERE PLEASE, online schools are a better alternative for christs sake. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 13, 2009

excellent facilities and wide range of programs. Top notch althletic facilities! Close Quote

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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
Orchard View High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	16 N Quarterline Rd	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(231) 760-1400	543	33	16.2	65.4%	277 (51.0%)	151 (27.8%)	55 (10.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.9%)	27.5	556^th of 800 public high schools	30.5%		18.6	591^st of 739 public high schools	20.0%	35		35.4	41.6		15.4	19.2	46.5	20.2				21.7		30.4	$16,547	$1,595	$14,952
Orchard View Community Education	Public	9-12	35 S Sheridan Dr	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Orchard View Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 760-1350	134	17	8.0	67.9%	94 (70.1%)	18 (13.4%)	11 (8.2%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)								(n/a)															$17,341	$2,449	$14,892
Muskegon Area Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	200 Harvey St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Area Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(231) 767-3606	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ReethsPuffer High School	Public	9-12	1545 N Roberts Rd	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	Reeths-Puffer Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 744-1647	1,107	60	18.3	46.5%	924 (83.5%)	52 (4.7%)	74 (6.7%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.3%)	40.2	451^st of 800 public high schools	43.6%		46.1	397^th of 739 public high schools	46.3%	54		50.6	51.2		25.7	31.5	41.4	15.6				25.2		40.2	$15,283	$923	$14,360
Lighthouse Academy The Port	Public, Charter	5-12	205 E Apple Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Lighthouse Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(231) 767-7248	14	3	4.9	78.6%	3 (21.4%)	10 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)															$15,209	$5,039	$10,169
Muskegon Lakeshore High School Career Center	Public, Charter	9-12	125 Catherine Ave	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Lakeshore High School & Career Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(330) 256-3294	181	5	34.8	81.2%	22 (12.2%)	134 (74.0%)	11 (6.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)								(n/a)															$19,174	$709	$18,465
Brooks Correctional Facility	Public	9-12	2500 S Sheridan Dr	Muskegon	49444	Muskegon County	Michigan Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(231) 773-9200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Muskegon Community Education Center	Public	9-12	1826 Hoyt St	Muskegon	49442	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	No	(231) 720-2800	107	5	22.9	78.5%	17 (15.9%)	70 (65.4%)	10 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.3%)								(n/a)							343.2	310.0				2067.5		13.6	$23,000	$2,238	$20,763
Muskegon High School	Public	9-12	80 W Southern Ave	Muskegon	49441	Muskegon County	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	No	No	No	No	(231) 720-2800	1,003	45	22.2	78.3%	134 (13.4%)	597 (59.5%)	169 (16.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (9.7%)	11.3	694^th of 800 public high schools	13.3%		12.3	645^th of 739 public high schools	12.7%	49		27.9	29.6		9.0	6.5	20.5	389.3				17.0		24.0	$15,433	$1,737	$13,697
North Muskegon High School	Public	9-12	1507 Mills Ave	Muskegon	49445	Muskegon County	North Muskegon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 719-4113	305	16	19.5	21.0%	247 (81.0%)	11 (3.6%)	16 (5.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	72.6	162^nd of 800 public high schools	79.8%		76.8	140^th of 739 public high schools	81.1%	22		68.1	76.9		46.4	44.9	64.2	32.8				39.7		32.8	$14,782	$783	$13,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard View High School

Is Orchard View High School a good school?

Orchard View High School ranks 556^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Orchard View High School?

Orchard View High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Orchard View Early Elementary
Middle : Orchard View Middle School

How many students attend Orchard View High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Orchard View High School.

What is the racial makeup of Orchard View High School?

Students at Orchard View High School are 51% White, 28% African American, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

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