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Rochester High School

Public Grades 6-12

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 96% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Rochester High School is a large, high-performing public high school in Rochester Hills, MI, serving 1,682 students in grades 6 through 12 as part of the top-rated Rochester Community School District.

This is a school where academic success is the norm. Test scores are consistently double or more the state average—for example, 73.9% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing versus 52.1% statewide, and 55.7% were proficient in SAT Math versus just 26.5% statewide. The graduation rate is an exceptional 97.4%, compared to the state average of 84.0%, and the dropout rate is a mere 0.6%. The school has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade and consistently ranks in the top 15% of all Michigan high schools. One notable strength is its outstanding performance with Hispanic students, ranking in the 95th percentile statewide for that subgroup. The school also stands out when compared to nearby Avondale High School, just over five miles away in the Avondale School District, where SAT Math proficiency is only 19%—a stark contrast that highlights the educational advantage within the Rochester district.

However, there are a few areas parents should know about. Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern, with 31.3% of students chronically absent in 2024-2025—higher than the state average (27.9%) and dramatically higher than the district average (18.5%). This rate has been climbing recently, yet the school's stellar academics and graduation rates suggest the overall student culture remains resilient. Additionally, while the school serves a relatively affluent population (only 15.81% free/reduced lunch), its performance for low socio-economic status students, while still above state averages, ranks lower (87th percentile) than the school's overall 96th percentile ranking. Special education is another area where the school's ranking (62nd percentile) is its lowest relative to other subgroups. Compared to its district sibling, Rochester Adams High School ranks higher overall (15th vs. 36th) and posts stronger math scores, but Rochester High serves a more economically diverse student body. Per-student spending has steadily increased to $13,772, reflecting a strong financial commitment to student success.

1,682

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,772

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

180 S Livernois Rd
Rochester Hills, MI 48307-1840

(248) 726-5400

District: Rochester Community School District

Feeder schools for Rochester High School:

Elementary:	Brooklands Elementary School
	Hamlin Elementary School
	Hampton Elementary School
	Meadow Brook Elementary School
	More...
	University Hills Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Asian:

16.6%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (67% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Michigan high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg69%

Michigan avg43%

36^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Rochester Community School District

27^th of 625Rochester Community School District 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	93.2	36 of 800	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	36 of 739	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	66 of 743	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	30 of 735	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	50 of 531	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	78.8	86 of 561	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	67 of 666	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	43 of 824	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	87.3	76 of 835	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	82.6	112 of 852	86.9%	★★★★☆
2015	78.1	155 of 832	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	90.6	51 of 799	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	50 of 805	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	90.4	55 of 773	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.2	61 of 784	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	88.9	41 of 765	94.6%	★★★★★
2009	87.1	74 of 754	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	83.0	110 of 750	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	88.7	49 of 767	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	84.9	76 of 705	89.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	56 of 252	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	97.0	5 of 192	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	69.7	36 of 170	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	32 of 147	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	47 of 254	81.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	11 of 74	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	24 of 69	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	33 of 70	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	17 of 63	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	14 of 42	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	8 of 87	90.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	18 of 119	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	91.7	2 of 53	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	55.8	14 of 43	67.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	11 of 27	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.5	4 of 102	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	92.2	30 of 686	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	37 of 629	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	51 of 619	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	37 of 611	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	58 of 416	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	71 of 462	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	69 of 554	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.7	39 of 710	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	13 of 259	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	15 of 203	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	74.4	45 of 195	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	27 of 190	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	15 of 83	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	96.4	1 of 64	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	7 of 97	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	40 of 201	80.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	91 of 719	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	80 of 635	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	80 of 654	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	47 of 614	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	41 of 369	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	92 of 417	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	89 of 532	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	85 of 755	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	38 of 693	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.0	35 of 628	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	74 of 633	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.7	32 of 611	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	40 of 440	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	71.0	100 of 472	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	54 of 543	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	50 of 707	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	34 of 179	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	21 of 127	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	16 of 110	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	2 of 36	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	15 of 93	83.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	84 of 220	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.9	26 of 125	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	57 of 130	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	23 of 116	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	67 of 315	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.9	44 of 671	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	53 of 639	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	77 of 638	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	38 of 647	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	59 of 492	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	101 of 516	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	71 of 582	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	53 of 708	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)85th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)81st percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts84%+24 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing74%+22 vs state

Social Studies61%+18 vs state

Mathematics60%+28 vs state

Science55%+20 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 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
Rochester High School	Public	6-12	180 S Livernois Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5400	1,682	73	23.1	15.8%	1,154 (68.6%)	75 (4.5%)	115 (6.8%)	279 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (3.4%)	93.2	36^th of 800 public high schools	95.5%		93.7	36^th of 739 public high schools	95.1%			85.3	81.8		61.1	59.1	73.9	55.7						54.9		61.3	$13,772	$399	$13,372
West Middle School	Public	6-12	500 Old Perch Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5000	784	40	19.6	9.8%	591 (75.4%)	27 (3.4%)	60 (7.7%)	74 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.1%)								(n/a)	81.4			58.1					60.2	63.4	59.2	63.3	61.0		78.7		$17,874	$567	$17,307
Hart Middle School	Public	6-12	6500 Sheldon Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4500	999	41	24.4	9.8%	765 (76.6%)	24 (2.4%)	82 (8.2%)	80 (8.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.5%)								(n/a)	87.5			60.1					57.8	72.9	54.3	68.7	67.0		74.4		$14,850	$504	$14,346
Stoney Creek High School	Public	6-12	6755 Sheldon Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5700	1,478	63	23.3	9.5%	1,164 (78.8%)	32 (2.2%)	115 (7.8%)	113 (7.6%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.4%)	92.9	40^th of 800 public high schools	95.0%		87.1	65^th of 739 public high schools	91.2%	25		85.0	80.6		63.4	58.7	80.4	55.6						51.6		59.7	$14,229	$394	$13,835
Rochester Adams High School	Public	6-12	3200 W Tienken Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5200	1,521	70	21.7	4.8%	1,065 (70.0%)	47 (3.1%)	90 (5.9%)	269 (17.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.1%)	96.6	15^th of 800 public high schools	98.1%		97.5	11^th of 739 public high schools	98.5%	4		86.5	83.8		69.0	63.2	81.3	66.0						63.6		70.1	$14,221	$324	$13,897
John M Schultz Educational Campus	Public	9-12	1440 John R Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-5901	100	16	6.1	35.0%	70 (70.0%)	8 (8.0%)	12 (12.0%)	6 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	63.4	236^th of 800 public high schools	70.5%		46.1	398^th of 739 public high schools	46.1%	162							486.0	438.0						35.7		50.0	$51,186	$1,535	$49,651
Van Hoosen Middle School	Public	6-12	1339 N Adams Rd	Rochester Hills	48306	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4900	906	44	20.6	3.1%	560 (61.8%)	22 (2.4%)	58 (6.4%)	229 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)								(n/a)	89.4			66.9					70.4	67.2	70.1	70.4	69.2		81.1		$14,399	$626	$13,773
Diploma and Careers Institute	Public, Virtual	9-12	1435 W Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48309	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 575-3768	475	3	150.7	65.3%	256 (53.9%)	166 (34.9%)	32 (6.7%)	7 (1.5%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			356.4			339.1	31.8	375.9									$13,400	$817	$12,583
Reuther Middle School	Public	6-12	1430 E Auburn Rd	Rochester Hills	48307	Oakland County	Rochester Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 726-4700	706	37	19.0	19.1%	375 (53.1%)	39 (5.5%)	56 (7.9%)	200 (28.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.2%)								(n/a)	88.2			63.2					52.1	59.7	55.3	59.2	63.8		77.4		$16,215	$572	$15,643
Avondale Learning Center	Public	12	220 S Squirrel Rd	Auburn Hills	48326	Oakland County	Avondale School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 537-6440	8	3	2.5		4 (50.0%)	4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$5,230	$564	$4,666

Frequently Asked Questions about Rochester High School

How many students attend Rochester High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,682 students attended Rochester High School.

What schools feed into Rochester High School?

Rochester High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brooklands Elementary School
Elementary : Hamlin Elementary School
Elementary : Hampton Elementary School
Elementary : Meadow Brook Elementary School
Elementary : University Hills Elementary School

Is Rochester High School a good school?

Yes! Rochester High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 36^th of 800 Michigan high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rochester High School?

Students at Rochester High School are 69% White, 17% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Rochester High School in?

Rochester Community School District

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