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Athens High School

Public Grades 9-12

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 93% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Athens High School is a large, highly-rated public high school in Troy, MI, serving 1,468 students in grades 9-12 as part of the top-ranked Troy School District.

Academically, Athens is a standout, ranking in the top 7% of Michigan high schools. Students significantly outperform state averages, particularly in math, where 59.1% are proficient on the SAT compared to the state's 26.5%. The school also boasts an exceptional 98.1% graduation rate and has maintained a 0% dropout rate for four straight years. What truly sets Athens apart is its success with students from economically diverse backgrounds; its performance with low-income students places it in the 95th percentile statewide. While it trails its sister school, Troy High School, in overall scores, Athens serves a more economically diverse student body. Compared to nearby schools in other districts, the difference is stark—for instance, Michigan Collegiate MiddleHigh School has a 5.5% proficiency rate in SAT math versus Athens' 59.1%.

Despite these strengths, there are areas for families to watch. Chronic absenteeism has risen to 20%, notably higher than the district average of 13%. While the school shows strong results for English Language Learners, its performance with Special Education students is an area for improvement, ranking in the 55th percentile. However, the school has shown a remarkable ability to improve, rebounding from a dip in state rankings a few years ago to its current top-tier status. With efficient per-student spending of $16,837, Athens delivers strong results and demonstrates a clear commitment to closing opportunity gaps, making it a compelling choice for families seeking a high-achieving and inclusive high school environment.

1,468

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,837

Per pupil spending ?

16.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

4333 John R Rd
Troy, MI 48085-3699

(248) 823-2900

District: Troy School District

Feeder schools for Athens High School:

Elementary:	Barnard Elementary School
	Costello Elementary School
	Hill Elementary School
	Troy Union Elementary School
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	Wass Elementary School
Middle:	Larson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Asian:

22.1%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (64% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% 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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg70%

Michigan avg43%

53^rd of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Troy School District

36^th of 625Troy 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	90.6	53 of 800	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	87 of 739	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	94 of 743	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	229 of 735	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	91.1	49 of 531	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	30 of 561	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	35 of 666	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	53 of 824	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	64 of 835	92.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.3	31 of 852	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	19 of 832	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	94.6	27 of 799	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	93.9	35 of 805	95.7%	★★★★★
2012	94.7	27 of 773	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	83.2	95 of 784	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	88.6	44 of 765	94.2%	★★★★★
2009	90.3	46 of 754	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	90.1	42 of 750	94.4%	★★★★★
2007	88.0	55 of 767	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	82.6	98 of 705	86.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	35 of 252	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	45 of 192	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	30 of 188	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	50 of 170	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	5 of 51	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	10 of 147	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	16 of 254	93.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	16 of 74	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	23 of 69	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	31 of 70	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	31 of 63	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	13 of 42	69.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	9 of 42	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	30 of 87	65.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	23 of 119	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	8 of 35	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	4 of 27	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	20 of 102	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	48 of 686	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	75.2	121 of 629	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	75 of 619	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	243 of 611	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.4	55 of 416	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	91.9	29 of 462	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	29 of 554	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	50 of 710	93.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	54 of 259	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	76.3	37 of 203	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	15 of 195	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	35.0	121 of 190	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.9	23 of 83	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	42 of 201	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	39 of 719	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	52.9	280 of 635	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	269 of 654	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	247 of 614	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	87 of 369	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.9	24 of 417	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	28 of 532	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	36 of 755	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	48 of 693	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	83.3	75 of 628	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	123 of 633	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	187 of 611	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.1	38 of 440	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	34 of 472	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	30 of 543	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	55 of 707	92.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	43 of 179	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	28.9	91 of 127	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	67 of 110	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	93.8	4 of 93	95.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	99 of 220	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.7	103 of 130	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	60 of 116	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	24 of 61	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.1	18 of 315	94.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	81 of 671	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	154 of 639	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	170 of 638	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	263 of 647	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.0	68 of 492	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	89.0	49 of 516	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	39 of 582	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	62 of 708	91.2%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)86th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)78th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)76th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)55th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing78%+26 vs state

English Language Arts75%+16 vs state

Social Studies59%+16 vs state

Mathematics57%+24 vs state

Science54%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, May 14, 2017

Good studious atmosphere, and youth oriented activities that are geared towards great educational and life skills. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

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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
Athens High School	Public	9-12	4333 John R Rd	Troy	48085	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-2900	1,468	81	18.1	16.4%	904 (61.6%)	92 (6.3%)	85 (5.8%)	324 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	59 (4.0%)	90.6	53^rd of 800 public high schools	93.4%		83.4	87^th of 739 public high schools	88.2%	34		76.7	73.3		59.7	53.1	77.7	59.1						53.5		58.8	$16,837	$507	$16,329
Troy College and Career High School	Public	6-12	1522 E Big Beaver Rd	Troy	48083	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-5156	188	16	11.8	38.8%	111 (59.0%)	30 (16.0%)	16 (8.5%)	16 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.0%)	57	292^nd of 800 public high schools	63.5%		35.8	471^st of 739 public high schools	36.3%	179		65.0	57.6		30.0	18.2	57.9	23.7						43.2		48.6	$15,558	$339	$15,218
Troy High School	Public	9-12	4777 Northfield Pkwy	Troy	48098	Oakland County	Troy School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 823-2700	2,032	110	18.4	9.7%	819 (40.3%)	99 (4.9%)	88 (4.3%)	931 (45.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	90 (4.4%)	96.6	17^th of 800 public high schools	97.9%		95.5	24^th of 739 public high schools	96.8%	7		80.4	86.3		70.3	76.8	82.6	73.8						66.2		68.0	$16,038	$429	$15,609
Warren Consolidated Community High School	Public	9-12	35201 Davison St	Sterling Heights	48310	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 825-2900	103	12	8.3	76.7%	47 (45.6%)	34 (33.0%)	3 (2.9%)	12 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.8%)								(n/a)							375.1	351.2						2065.8		5.9	$31,208	$1,515	$29,693
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
Clawson High School	Public	9-12	101 Phillips Ave	Clawson	48017	Oakland County	Clawson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 655-4200	369	21	17.6	32.8%	268 (72.6%)	46 (12.5%)	30 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	75.2	143^rd of 800 public high schools	82.1%		41.3	435^th of 739 public high schools	41.1%	292		67.5	64.8		35.0	34.1	66.3	37.5						57.8		59.0	$18,938	$2,563	$16,374
UCS Alternative Learning Center	Public	9-12	7600 18 Mile Rd	Sterling Heights	48314	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-7000	245	13	18.3	71.0%	172 (70.2%)	35 (14.3%)	18 (7.3%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	4.2	778^th of 800 public high schools	2.8%					(n/a)			16.7			330.6	9.5	347.0						7.9		9.7	$20,571	$661	$19,910
Lamphere High School	Public	9-12	610 W 13 Mile Rd	Madison Heights	48071	Oakland County	Lamphere Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 589-3943	753	39	19.1	50.2%	506 (67.2%)	108 (14.3%)	45 (6.0%)	29 (3.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.8%)	57.6	282^nd of 800 public high schools	64.8%		51.9	347^th of 739 public high schools	53.0%	65		62.8	68.7		28.2	29.4	47.9	20.6						40.2		53.1	$17,722	$1,551	$16,170
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
Oakland Schools Technical CampusSE	Public	9-12	5055 Delemere Ave	Royal Oak	48073	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 288-4020	0	17	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Athens High School

What district is Athens High School in?

Troy School District

What is the racial makeup of Athens High School?

Students at Athens High School are 62% White, 22% Asian, 6% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Athens High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,468 students attended Athens High School.

Is Athens High School a good school?

Yes. Athens High School ranks in the top 6.6% of Michigan high schools.

What schools feed into Athens High School?

Athens High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barnard Elementary School
Elementary : Costello Elementary School
Elementary : Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Troy Union Elementary School
Elementary : Wass Elementary School
Middle : Larson Middle School

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