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West Senior High

Public Grades 9-12

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 92% of Michigan high schools

Summary

West Senior High is a large public high school in Traverse City, MI, serving 1,384 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Traverse City Area Public Schools district. The school has climbed to the 92nd percentile statewide (5-star rating) and is the top-performing traditional high school in its district.

For parents, the headline news is exceptional student outcomes. The graduation rate stands at 97.9%, far above the state average of 84.0%, and the dropout rate of 1.3% is among the lowest in the region. On the SAT, 75% of students are proficient in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing—nearly 23 points above the state average—and 51% are proficient in Math, nearly double the state rate. The school also shines in science, with 47% of 11th graders proficient on the M-Step, outperforming its sister school, Central High School (37.8%), despite nearly identical demographics and per-student spending. Notably, students from low socio-economic backgrounds rank in the 87th percentile statewide, showing the school effectively supports all learners.

One area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 26.8%—higher than the district average and nearly double that of Central High School—even though test scores remain strong. Math performance, while solid, shows room for growth, particularly in lower grades. Still, the school delivers top-tier results at $13,483 per student, a figure lower than nearby Suttons Bay Senior High School ($28,060) which achieves inferior outcomes. Compared to Elk Rapids High School, West Senior High posts a higher graduation rate and comparable test scores. For families seeking a large school with proven academic rigor and strong support for diverse learners, West Senior High is a standout choice.

1,384

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,483

Per pupil spending ?

21.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

5376 N Long Lake Rd
Traverse City, MI 49685-8217

(231) 933-7502

District: Traverse City Area Public Schools

Feeder schools for West Senior High:

Elementary:	Long Lake Elementary School
	Silver Lake Elementary School
	Westwoods Elementary School
	Willow Hill Elementary School
Middle:	West Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.0%

Hispanic:

3.6%

American Indian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (61% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Michigan high schools

✓98% 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 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg59%

Michigan avg43%

67^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Traverse City Area Public Schools

146^th of 625Traverse City Area Public 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	87.7	67 of 800	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.5	77 of 739	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	140 of 743	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	167 of 735	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	107 of 531	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	62 of 561	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	91 of 666	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	137 of 824	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	78.0	146 of 835	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	79.7	134 of 852	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	67.2	271 of 832	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.4	141 of 799	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	85.8	92 of 805	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	85.9	88 of 773	88.6%	★★★★☆
2011	82.5	103 of 784	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	84.9	76 of 765	90.1%	★★★★★
2009	86.2	84 of 754	88.9%	★★★★☆
2008	81.4	132 of 750	82.4%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	115 of 767	85.0%	★★★★☆
2006	77.1	153 of 705	78.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	40.1	58 of 87	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	64.2	13 of 102	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	53 of 686	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	83.7	69 of 629	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	186 of 619	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	135 of 611	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	95 of 416	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	38 of 462	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	79 of 554	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	120 of 710	83.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	78 of 259	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	115 of 201	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	97 of 719	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	83 of 635	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	88 of 654	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	140 of 614	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	76 of 369	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	40 of 417	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	107 of 532	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	253 of 755	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	71 of 693	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	96 of 628	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	99 of 633	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	169 of 611	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	113 of 440	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	83 of 472	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	91 of 543	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	172 of 707	75.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	92 of 220	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	88 of 130	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	78 of 116	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	199 of 315	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	82 of 671	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	94 of 639	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	151 of 638	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	168 of 647	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	105 of 492	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	72 of 516	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	99 of 582	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	147 of 708	79.2%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)87th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2018)33rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts76%+17 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing75%+23 vs state

Social Studies55%+12 vs state

Mathematics54%+22 vs state

Science47%+12 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/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 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
West Senior High	Public	9-12	5376 N Long Lake Rd	Traverse City	49685	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-7502	1,384	56	24.6	21.2%	1,245 (90.0%)	27 (2.0%)	50 (3.6%)	22 (1.6%)	35 (2.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87.7	67^th of 800 public high schools	91.6%		84.5	77^th of 739 public high schools	89.6%	10		76.4	74.7		52.7	55.9	75.0	51.0						47.0		55.3	$13,483	$699	$12,784
The Greenspire School	Public, Charter	6-12	1026 Red Dr	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	The Greenspire School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 421-5905	93	9	10.3	37.6%	77 (82.8%)	3 (3.2%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.8%)								(n/a)	66.7			20.0					24.2	23.3	21.2	16.7	43.3		50.0		$11,572	$280	$11,293
The Greenspire High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2200 Dendrinos Drive	Traverse City	49684	Grand Traverse County	The Greenspire School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(231) 421-5905	176	10	17.6	39.8%	151 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	11 (6.3%)	53	335^th of 800 public high schools	58.1%		87.2	64^th of 739 public high schools	91.3%	271		63.6	53.3		18.2	20.0	66.7	13.9						47.2		52.8	$10,141	$279	$9,862
Central High School	Public	8-12	1150 Milliken Dr	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-6500	1,326	56	23.6	20.3%	1,191 (89.8%)	38 (2.9%)	41 (3.1%)	33 (2.5%)	22 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83	96^th of 800 public high schools	88.0%		70.9	178^th of 739 public high schools	75.9%	82		78.3	81.4		51.9	59.1	68.9	51.9						37.8		42.7	$13,463	$701	$12,763
North EdCareer Technical	Public	11-12	880 Parsons Rd	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Northwest Education Services	No	No	No	No	(231) 922-6260	0	38	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Traverse City High School	Public	9-12	3962 3 Mile Rd N	Traverse City	49686	Grand Traverse County	Traverse City Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 933-5860	171	10	16.3	59.6%	139 (81.3%)	10 (5.8%)	11 (6.4%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	23.4	588^th of 800 public high schools	26.5%		30.6	503^rd of 739 public high schools	31.9%	85							36.4	406.1						22.9		22.9	$16,076	$701	$15,376
Kingsley Area High School	Public	9-12	7475 Kingsley Rd	Kingsley	49649	Grand Traverse County	Kingsley Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 263-5262	401	26	15.6	37.7%	379 (94.5%)	7 (1.7%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	83.2	95^th of 800 public high schools	88.1%		90.3	50^th of 739 public high schools	93.2%	45		75.0	70.4		46.3	50.0	62.8	37.2						54.4		60.3	$14,368	$814	$13,554
Suttons Bay Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 S Elm St	Suttons Bay	49682	Leelanau County	Suttons Bay Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 271-8604	125	9	13.8	61.6%	56 (44.8%)	1 (0.8%)	29 (23.2%)	1 (0.8%)	24 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.2%)	41	441^st of 800 public high schools	44.9%		53.1	340^th of 739 public high schools	54.0%	101		47.4	53.6		15.8	28.6	31.0	431.0						26.7		50.0	$28,060	$990	$27,071
Elk Rapids High School	Public	9-12	308 Meguzee Pt	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 264-8108	360	18	20.3	18.9%	329 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	84	89^th of 800 public high schools	88.9%		93.5	40^th of 739 public high schools	94.6%	49		78.0	71.4		38.5	36.3	73.2	56.1						63.3		63.3	$14,960	$506	$14,454
Sunrise Academy	Public	9-12	308 Meguzee Pt	Elk Rapids	49629	Antrim County	Elk Rapids Schools	No	No	No	No	(231) 264-8108	21	1	15.5	47.6%	17 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																	$10,005	$360	$9,645

Frequently Asked Questions about West Senior High

What district is West Senior High in?

Traverse City Area Public Schools

Is West Senior High a good school?

Yes. West Senior High ranks in the top 8.4% of Michigan high schools.

What schools feed into West Senior High?

West Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Long Lake Elementary School
Elementary : Silver Lake Elementary School
Elementary : Westwoods Elementary School
Elementary : Willow Hill Elementary School
Middle : West Middle School

How many students attend West Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,384 students attended West Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of West Senior High?

Students at West Senior High are 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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2025–26 M-Step, PSAT & SAT test scoresSep 4, 2026

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2024–25 attendance dataJan 6, 2026

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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