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Reading High School

Q: Is Reading High School a good school?

Reading High School ranks 499 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 7-12

499^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 32% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Reading High School is a public magnet high school serving grades 7-12 in the Reading Community Schools district. With 303 students, the school faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to the state average, a high dropout rate, and a very high chronic absenteeism rate.

Despite spending a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $12,078 to $15,090 in recent years, Reading High School's academic performance has steadily declined, with its statewide ranking dropping from 378 out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 to 499 out of 739 in 2024-2025. This trend suggests that the school is struggling to keep pace with other schools in the state, and more targeted interventions may be needed to address the specific needs of its diverse student population, of which a large proportion come from low-income families.

Interestingly, the issues facing Reading High School are not unique, as nearby schools such as Pittsford Area High School, North Adams-Jerome Middle/High School, and Litchfield High School also struggle academically and have similar challenges with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and high percentages of low-income students. This regional trend highlights the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the underlying issues and ensure that all students in the area have access to a quality education.

286

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,090

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Chestnut St
Reading, MI 49274-9109

(517) 283-2142

District: Reading Community Schools

Feeder schools for Reading High School:

Elementary:

Reynolds Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

American Indian:

1.7%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2021 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores 18 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Michigan avg43%

Middle school

522^nd of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

499^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

408^th of 613Reading 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	522 of 890	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	626 of 897	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	552 of 883	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	555 of 776	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	515 of 675	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	673 of 792	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	711 of 838	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	666 of 821	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.2	614 of 894	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.4	720 of 919	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.0	618 of 921	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	659 of 919	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.2	509 of 900	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	21.7	751 of 858	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	722 of 851	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.5	595 of 847	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.6	653 of 839	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.6	588 of 823	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.9	522 of 806	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	420 of 789	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	623 of 771	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	416 of 770	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	431 of 657	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.4	593 of 658	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	681 of 794	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	354 of 832	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	567 of 836	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	354 of 825	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	205 of 691	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	15.5	718 of 815	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	478 of 798	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	557 of 786	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	490 of 776	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	453 of 658	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.6	549 of 639	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	619 of 797	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	13.1	371 of 377	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	543 of 696	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	624 of 701	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	545 of 688	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	571 of 638	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	479 of 577	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	606 of 624	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	654 of 678	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	499 of 739	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	407 of 743	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	378 of 735	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	429 of 531	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	501 of 561	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	524 of 666	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	555 of 824	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.9	441 of 835	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.2	484 of 852	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	486 of 832	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.3	463 of 799	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.8	433 of 805	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.6	358 of 773	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.5	513 of 784	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.8	529 of 765	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.7	323 of 754	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.9	487 of 750	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.0	445 of 767	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.3	421 of 705	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	496 of 629	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	285 of 619	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	402 of 611	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	396 of 554	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	589 of 710	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	344 of 635	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	399 of 654	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	245 of 614	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.8	327 of 417	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	472 of 532	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	562 of 755	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	421 of 628	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	392 of 633	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	296 of 611	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.9	365 of 440	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	417 of 472	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	482 of 543	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	437 of 707	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	9.0	309 of 315	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	530 of 639	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	430 of 638	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	410 of 647	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	443 of 492	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	501 of 516	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	530 of 582	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	563 of 708	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2018)2nd percentile-14 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2018)2nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%~ state avg

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing38%-18 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

Social Studies27%-17 vs state

Math23%-10 vs state

Mathematics13%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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
Reading High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	301 Chestnut St	Reading	49274	Hillsdale County	Reading Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 283-2142	286	18	16.1	54.5%	269 (94.1%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	31.4	499^th of 739 public high schools	32.5%		41.8	407^th of 743 public high schools	45.2%	92	64.8	13.0	37.8			36.2		23.4	40.7	32.4	29.6	24.3	$15,090	$1,962	$13,128
Horizon Alternative School	Public	9-12	30 S Norwood Ave	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 439-4320	55	1	55.0	74.5%	48 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)													$8,630	$951	$7,680
Hillsdale High School	Public	9-12	30 S Norwood Ave	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 439-4320	370	21	17.9	47.3%	336 (90.8%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	54	335^th of 739 public high schools	54.7%		21	594^th of 743 public high schools	20.1%	259			57.1	17.9						40.3		43.4	$15,612	$1,589	$14,022
Hillsdale Area Career Center	Public	11-12	3471 Beck Rd	Hillsdale	49242	Hillsdale County	Hillsdale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 689-1881	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Quincy High School	Public	7-12	18 Colfax St	Quincy	49082	Branch County	Quincy Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 639-9245	346	15	23.3	27.7%	319 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	57.2	297^th of 739 public high schools	59.8%		43.2	398^th of 743 public high schools	46.4%	101			57.3	25.3						39.7		41.1	$11,554	$1,012	$10,542
Jonesville High School	Public	9-12	460 Adrian Rd	Jonesville	49250	Hillsdale County	Jonesville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 849-9934	309	21	15.0	38.8%	288 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	56.4	309^th of 739 public high schools	58.2%		69	183^rd of 743 public high schools	75.4%	126			53.6	27.5						33.8		47.1	$14,676	$825	$13,850
Jonesville Pathways	Public	6-12	202 Wright St	Jonesville	49250	Hillsdale County	Jonesville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 849-7304	62	2	28.1	71.0%	56 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)													$8,567	$825	$7,741
Pittsford Area High School	Public	6-12	9304 Hamilton Rd	Pittsford	49271	Hillsdale County	Pittsford Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 523-3481	203	14	14.5	71.9%	184 (90.6%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	13.6	636^th of 739 public high schools	13.9%		19.6	602^nd of 743 public high schools	19.0%	34	51.7	17.2	26.9		20.0	13.3	32.0		24.1	20.0	24.1	16.0	$11,779	$778	$11,001
North AdamsJerome MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	4555 Knowles Rd	North Adams	49262	Hillsdale County	North Adams-Jerome Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 689-1701	163	11	14.2	62.0%	152 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)								(n/a)	50.0				25.0				29.2		17.4		$12,024	$803	$11,221
Litchfield High School	Public	6-12	210 Williams St	Litchfield	49252	Hillsdale County	Litchfield Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 542-2386	143	7	21.0	72.0%	133 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)								(n/a)	40.9	13.6			25.8		12.9		18.2		13.6	21.4	$14,433	$1,983	$12,450

Frequently Asked Questions about Reading High School

Is Reading High School a good school?

Reading High School ranks 499^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Reading High School?

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

What district is Reading High School in?

Reading Community Schools

How many students attend Reading High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Reading High School.

What schools feed into Reading High School?

Reading High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Reynolds Elementary School

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