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Sterling Heights Senior High School

Q: Is Sterling Heights Senior High School a good school?

Sterling Heights Senior High School ranks 497 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 38% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Sterling Heights Senior High School is a large public high school in Sterling Heights, MI, serving roughly 1,262 students in grades 9-12 within the Warren Consolidated Schools district, where about three-quarters of students come from low-income households.

If you're looking at this school, the most encouraging news is its graduation rate. At 88.2%, it beats both the district (85.6%) and state (84.0%) averages, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is less than half the district's rate. That tells you students who enroll here tend to stay and finish. The school also shows a clear strength in English Language Arts—its SAT reading and writing proficiency (48.3%) is above the district average and its direct peer, Cousino Senior High School (45%). However, math is a major challenge: only 16.1% of 11th graders are proficient in SAT math, which is far below the state average of 26.5% and less than half the rate at nearby Henry Ford II High School (34.9%) or Adlai Stevenson High School (37.9%) in the Utica Community Schools district. If your child needs strong STEM support, this is an area to investigate closely.

The biggest red flag is chronic absenteeism. At 42.3%, it's well above the state average (27.9%) and district average (34.4%), though notably better than Cousino's 57.9%. On the positive side, the school spends more per student ($17,638) than Cousino ($15,868) and has a better student-teacher ratio (18.7 vs. 22.4). The school's state ranking has also improved from the 17th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 38th percentile recently, showing a positive trajectory even while earning a 2-star rating. For parents, this is a school with strong retention and improving academics, but one where you'll want to stay engaged on math achievement and attendance.

1,262

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,638

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12901 15 Mile Rd
Sterling Heights, MI 48312-4202

(586) 698-4249

District: Warren Consolidated Schools

Feeder schools for Sterling Heights Senior High School:

Elementary:	Holden Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Susick Elementary School
	Willow Woods Elementary School
Middle:	Grissom Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

African American:

13.5%

Asian:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 17th percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 38th (2026) from a 17th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Michigan avg43%

497^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Warren Consolidated Schools

369^th of 625Warren Consolidated 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	34.9	497 of 800	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	468 of 739	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	417 of 743	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	500 of 735	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	441 of 531	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	460 of 561	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	480 of 666	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	477 of 824	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	462 of 835	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.3	415 of 852	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.5	485 of 832	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.2	437 of 799	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	405 of 805	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.1	473 of 773	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.7	468 of 784	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.2	429 of 765	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.9	346 of 754	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.2	358 of 750	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.9	420 of 767	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.9	480 of 705	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	116 of 252	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.8	91 of 192	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	55 of 188	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	39.9	91 of 170	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	24 of 59	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	47 of 147	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	93 of 254	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	66 of 74	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	61 of 69	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	65 of 70	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	57 of 63	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	37 of 42	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	31 of 42	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	63 of 87	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	82 of 119	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.2	35 of 53	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.1	34 of 43	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	37 of 102	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	478 of 686	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	445 of 629	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	380 of 619	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	461 of 611	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	388 of 416	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	347 of 462	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	432 of 554	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	397 of 710	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	429 of 719	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	353 of 635	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	337 of 654	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	427 of 614	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	299 of 369	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	322 of 417	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	428 of 532	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	420 of 755	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	482 of 693	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	430 of 628	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	421 of 633	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	440 of 611	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	349 of 440	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	430 of 472	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	433 of 543	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	479 of 707	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	80 of 179	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	52 of 127	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	38 of 105	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2021	11.8	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.0	92 of 315	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	536 of 671	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	495 of 639	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	444 of 638	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	516 of 647	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	459 of 492	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	467 of 516	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	521 of 582	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	508 of 708	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)55th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)54th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2026)11th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing48%-4 vs state

Social Studies22%-21 vs state

Mathematics21%-12 vs state

Science17%-18 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
Sterling Heights Senior High School	Public	9-12	12901 15 Mile Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 698-4249	1,262	67	18.7	74.7%	861 (68.2%)	170 (13.5%)	23 (1.8%)	152 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.2%)	34.9	497^th of 800 public high schools	37.9%		36	468^th of 739 public high schools	36.7%	29		64.4	50.0		23.3	17.6	48.3	16.1						16.7		22.3	$17,638	$787	$16,851
Career Preparation Center	Public	10-12	12200 15 Mile Rd	Sterling Heights	48312	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 698-4172	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Adlai Stevenson High School	Public	9-12	39701 Dodge Park Rd	Sterling Heights	48313	Macomb County	Utica Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 797-1900	1,881	105	17.9	54.4%	1,384 (73.6%)	159 (8.5%)	75 (4.0%)	187 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (3.8%)	56.8	295^th of 800 public high schools	63.1%		67.8	197^th of 739 public high schools	73.3%	98		80.7	60.6		45.8	37.3	59.0	37.9						21.7		28.4	$15,004	$752	$14,251
Fraser High School	Public	9-12	34270 Garfield Rd	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-7200	1,431	106	13.5	33.1%	1,001 (70.0%)	252 (17.6%)	51 (3.6%)	26 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (6.7%)	53.3	331^st of 800 public high schools	58.6%		45.4	406^th of 739 public high schools	45.1%	75		70.5	58.5		23.0	23.6	52.6	17.2						39.5		48.5	$17,091	$834	$16,257
Cousino Senior High School	Public	9-12	30333 Hoover Rd	Warren	48093	Macomb County	Warren Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 698-4201	1,250	56	22.4	53.3%	663 (53.0%)	316 (25.3%)	29 (2.3%)	159 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	78 (6.2%)	33.4	517^th of 800 public high schools	35.4%		47.1	385^th of 739 public high schools	47.9%	132		54.2	47.8		23.5	18.2	45.0	14.2						24.2		27.9	$15,868	$799	$15,069
Arts Academy in the Woods	Public, Charter	6-12	32101 Caroline	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Arts Academy in the Woods	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 294-0391	327	27	12.3	43.1%	181 (55.4%)	94 (28.7%)	16 (4.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	53.5	329^th of 800 public high schools	58.9%		51.2	357^th of 739 public high schools	51.7%	28	65.7	67.1	59.5	14.3	19.7	10.8	53.4	418.8	18.2	10.5	15.2	12.5	38.9	36.8	52.8	50.9	$16,321	$1,878	$14,443
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
Macomb Academy	Public, Charter	12	39092 Garfield Rd	Clinton Township	48038	Macomb County	Macomb Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(586) 228-2201	46	3	15.3	26.1%	22 (47.8%)	18 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)								(n/a)																	$11,084	$467	$10,618
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
Warren Woods Enterprise High School	Public	9-12	28600 Suburban Dr	Warren	48088	Macomb County	Warren Woods Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(586) 439-4407	75	6	12.0	70.7%	45 (60.0%)	26 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	4.1	779^th of 800 public high schools	2.6%					(n/a)							12.9	346.5						2068.3		10.7	$26,419	$1,324	$25,095

Frequently Asked Questions about Sterling Heights Senior High School

How many students attend Sterling Heights Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,262 students attended Sterling Heights Senior High School.

Is Sterling Heights Senior High School a good school?

Sterling Heights Senior High School ranks 497^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sterling Heights Senior High School in?

Warren Consolidated Schools

What schools feed into Sterling Heights Senior High School?

Sterling Heights Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Holden Elementary School
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary : Susick Elementary School
Elementary : Willow Woods Elementary School
Middle : Grissom Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Sterling Heights Senior High School?

Students at Sterling Heights Senior High School are 68% White, 13% African American, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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