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Romulus Senior High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

660^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 11% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Romulus Senior High School is a public magnet high school in Romulus, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 576. The school is part of the Romulus Community Schools district, which is ranked 437 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Romulus Senior High School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with only 12.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 71.3% and 84.3%, lower than the state average, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 29.5% to 52.2%. Notably, the school's performance lags behind nearby high-performing schools like Belleville High School, which outperforms Romulus Senior High School in M-Step/Science and M-Step/Social Studies proficiency.

Interestingly, the school's virtual counterpart, the Romulus Virtual Learning Center, has higher test scores and graduation rates than the traditional high school, suggesting that the virtual learning environment may be more effective for some students. Overall, Romulus Senior High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and student engagement, indicating the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

518

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,428

Per pupil spending ?

73.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9650 Wayne Rd
Romulus, MI 48174-1551

(734) 532-1000

District: Romulus Community Schools

Feeder schools for Romulus Senior High School:

Elementary:	Barth Elementary School
	Hale Creek Elementary School
	Romulus Elementary School
	Wick Elementary School
Middle:	Romulus Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.3%

White:

14.3%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (12% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg15%

Michigan avg40%

660^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

437^th of 613Romulus 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	660 of 739	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	642 of 743	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	652 of 735	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	508 of 531	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	552 of 561	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	610 of 666	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	584 of 824	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	653 of 835	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	668 of 852	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	638 of 832	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	594 of 799	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	557 of 805	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.5	597 of 773	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.7	535 of 784	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.8	553 of 765	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	543 of 754	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.0	550 of 750	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.6	489 of 767	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.5	471 of 705	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	165 of 192	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	142 of 188	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	120 of 170	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	50 of 59	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	111 of 147	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	111 of 254	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	597 of 629	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	553 of 619	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	546 of 611	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	506 of 554	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	541 of 710	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	566 of 635	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	599 of 654	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	540 of 614	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	354 of 369	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	493 of 532	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	551 of 755	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	572 of 628	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	581 of 633	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	580 of 611	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	419 of 440	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	468 of 472	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	527 of 543	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	548 of 707	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	478 of 639	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.5	164 of 638	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	142 of 647	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	30.7	374 of 492	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	476 of 582	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	379 of 708	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)25th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies21%-21 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing20%-35 vs state

Science12%-22 vs state

Mathematics10%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (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	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 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
Romulus Senior High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	9650 Wayne Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 532-1000	518	31	16.9	73.7%	74 (14.3%)	395 (76.3%)	20 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	10.6	660^th of 739 public high schools	10.7%		13.8	642^nd of 743 public high schools	13.6%	18		20.0	9.9					12.5		20.8	$20,428	$5,373	$15,055
Romulus Virtual Learning Center	Public, Virtual, Magnet	6-12	9650 Wayne Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	Yes	Yes	No	(734) 532-1407	118	2	53.6	83.1%	30 (25.4%)	80 (67.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)								(n/a)										13.0	$9,488	$1,559	$7,929
Romulus Adult Education	Public	12	9650 Wayne Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Romulus Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 532-1407	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
WayneWestland Innovative Academy	Public	6-12	5400 4th St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 419-2436	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	6.8	694^th of 739 public high schools	6.1%		6.3	702^nd of 743 public high schools	5.5%	8	59.3	20.8		28.6	25.0	14.3	24.3	9.8	16.2	13.2	$22,463	$1,666	$20,798
Wayne Memorial High School	Public	8-12	3001 4th St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 419-2206	1,257	66	18.9	58.9%	513 (40.8%)	549 (43.7%)	99 (7.9%)	16 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (5.9%)	13.3	640^th of 739 public high schools	13.4%		17.7	616^th of 743 public high schools	17.1%	24		29.3	8.0					17.0		20.2	$18,859	$2,539	$16,320
Taylor High School	Public	9-12	11211 Beech Daly Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 946-6551	1,371	74	18.5	64.7%	653 (47.6%)	431 (31.4%)	166 (12.1%)	15 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (7.5%)	15.9	614^th of 739 public high schools	16.9%		26.2	541^st of 743 public high schools	27.2%	73		34.2	6.5					18.2		22.9	$17,671	$5,225	$12,446
Taylor Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	11211 Beech Daly Rd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(313) 295-5757	325	5	64.2	71.1%	188 (57.8%)	85 (26.2%)	26 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	7.6	682^nd of 739 public high schools	7.7%		5.6	710^th of 743 public high schools	4.4%	28		23.4						10.2		13.6	$12,826	$2,414	$10,411
Summit Academy North High School	Public, Charter	9-12	18601 Middlebelt Rd	Romulus	48174	Wayne County	Summit Academy North	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 955-1730	547	27	20.2	67.5%	151 (27.6%)	334 (61.1%)	40 (7.3%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	16.2	613^th of 739 public high schools	17.1%		26.6	534^th of 743 public high schools	28.1%	79		35.1	5.3					14.8		26.2	$12,847	$2,505	$10,342
American International Academy High SchoolMiddle Schooll	Public, Charter	7-12	28955 Rosewood St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	American International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 713-5525	240	14	16.6	92.5%	2 (0.8%)	229 (95.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	11.1	655^th of 739 public high schools	11.4%		11.5	658^th of 743 public high schools	11.4%	3	26.7	16.1						22.6	8.9	9.7	$4,961	$2,331	$2,631
Taylor Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	9601 Westlake St	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Taylor School District	No	No	No	No	(313) 295-5750	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Romulus Senior High School

Is Romulus Senior High School a good school?

Romulus Senior High School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Romulus Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Romulus Senior High School.

What district is Romulus Senior High School in?

Romulus Community Schools

What schools feed into Romulus Senior High School?

Romulus Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barth Elementary School
Elementary : Hale Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Romulus Elementary School
Elementary : Wick Elementary School
Middle : Romulus Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Romulus Senior High School?

Students at Romulus Senior High School are 76% African American, 14% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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