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Waterford Mott High School

Public Grades 9-12

569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 23% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Waterford Mott High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Waterford, Michigan, with a total enrollment of 1,076 students. The school is part of the Waterford School District, which is ranked 347 out of 613 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waterford Mott High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Michigan high schools, with a ranking between 472 and 569 out of 531 to 739 schools over the past 5 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient in M-Step Science and Social Studies, compared to the state averages of 34.9% and 42.1%, respectively. The school's performance on the SAT is also below state averages, with only 36.5% of 11th-grade students proficient in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and 10.3% proficient in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 55.4% and 27.5%, respectively.

While Waterford Kettering High School, another school in the Waterford School District, performs similarly to Waterford Mott High School, Waterford Durant High School has significantly lower academic performance and a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. In contrast, Clarkston High School, which is in a neighboring district, consistently ranks among the top high schools in Michigan and outperforms Waterford Mott High School across various academic metrics.

963

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,300

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1151 Scott Lake Rd
Waterford, MI 48328-1526

(248) 674-4134

District: Waterford School District

Feeder schools for Waterford Mott High School:

Elementary:	Beaumont Elementary School
	Donelson Hills Elementary School
	Haviland Elementary School
	Knudsen Elementary School
Middle:	Mason Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

Hispanic:

25.8%

African American:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓86% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg27%

Michigan avg40%

569^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Waterford School District

347^th of 613Waterford 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
2025	21.6	569 of 739	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	505 of 743	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	546 of 735	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	472 of 531	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	426 of 561	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	509 of 666	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	553 of 824	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	470 of 835	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.9	489 of 852	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.5	412 of 832	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.8	456 of 799	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.8	427 of 805	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.9	426 of 773	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	435 of 784	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.6	452 of 765	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.5	317 of 754	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.9	318 of 750	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.0	276 of 767	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.5	324 of 705	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	133 of 192	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	94 of 188	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	86 of 170	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	102 of 147	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	169 of 254	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	3.8	82 of 87	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	46.6	33 of 102	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	512 of 629	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	440 of 619	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	513 of 611	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	398 of 416	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	322 of 462	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	437 of 554	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	537 of 710	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	192 of 203	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	189 of 195	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	167 of 190	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	51 of 64	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	86 of 97	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	178 of 201	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	503 of 635	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	513 of 654	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	521 of 614	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	336 of 369	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	343 of 417	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	410 of 532	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	555 of 755	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	531 of 628	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	496 of 633	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	466 of 611	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	392 of 440	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	423 of 472	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	476 of 543	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	505 of 707	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	103 of 125	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	113 of 130	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	180 of 315	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	479 of 639	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.0	314 of 638	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.9	484 of 647	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	384 of 492	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	334 of 516	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	396 of 582	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	489 of 708	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)68th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2018)6th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing36%-19 vs state

Science25%-10 vs state

Social Studies25%-17 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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
Waterford Mott High School	Public	9-12	1151 Scott Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 674-4134	963	56	17.1	53.6%	483 (50.2%)	138 (14.3%)	248 (25.8%)	34 (3.5%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.5%)	21.6	569^th of 739 public high schools	23.0%		31	505^th of 743 public high schools	32.0%	64			36.5	10.3		24.6		24.6	$18,300	$2,162	$16,138
Waterford Durant High School	Public	9-12	501 N Cass Lake Rd	Waterford	48328	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 674-6347	120	12	9.7	78.3%	68 (56.7%)	20 (16.7%)	26 (21.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)								(n/a)			21.2						$29,397	$1,874	$27,523
Waterford Kettering High School	Public	7-12	2800 Kettering Dr	Waterford	48329	Oakland County	Waterford School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 673-1261	909	41	22.4	43.7%	653 (71.8%)	61 (6.7%)	124 (13.6%)	20 (2.2%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.8%)	45.6	404^th of 739 public high schools	45.3%		45.3	374^th of 743 public high schools	49.7%	30			46.0	21.8		29.5		45.8	$17,171	$1,890	$15,280
Flex High School of Pontiac	Public, Charter	9-12	142 Auburn Ave	Pontiac	48342	Oakland County	Flex High School of Pontiac	Yes	No	No	Yes	(248) 206-4316	104	6	16.7	80.8%	6 (5.8%)	84 (80.8%)	10 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)								(n/a)									$14,565	$683	$13,882
Bethune Adult Education	Public	12	1051 Arlene Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 451-7970	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pontiac High School	Public	9-12	1051 Arlene Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 451-7424	992	58	17.1	67.3%	41 (4.1%)	355 (35.8%)	536 (54.0%)	27 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.1%)	10.4	662^nd of 739 public high schools	10.4%		9.5	670^th of 743 public high schools	9.8%	8			23.8			13.5		18.3	$25,461	$5,434	$20,027
Pontiac Academy for Student Success	Public	9-12	1051 Arlene Ave	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Pontiac City School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 451-7323	7	1	7.7		1 (14.3%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$10,842	$3,624	$7,219
Oakland Schools Technical CampusNE	Public	9-12	1371 N Perry St	Pontiac	48340	Oakland County	Oakland Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 451-2700	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Clarkston Junior High School	Public	7-12	6595 Waldon Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-5600	1,007	54	18.7	16.8%	833 (82.7%)	20 (2.0%)	88 (8.7%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.7%)								(n/a)	76.1	34.8			45.8		58.5		$15,452	$895	$14,557
Clarkston High School	Public	7-12	6093 Flemings Lake Rd	Clarkston	48346	Oakland County	Clarkston Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 623-3600	1,552	77	20.2	13.9%	1,325 (85.4%)	31 (2.0%)	106 (6.8%)	42 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	44 (2.8%)	87.5	63^rd of 739 public high schools	91.5%		89.4	62^nd of 743 public high schools	91.7%	1			72.6	45.9		48.9		61.3	$15,667	$857	$14,810

Frequently Asked Questions about Waterford Mott High School

What is the racial makeup of Waterford Mott High School?

Students at Waterford Mott High School are 50% White, 26% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools feed into Waterford Mott High School?

Waterford Mott High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beaumont Elementary School
Elementary : Donelson Hills Elementary School
Elementary : Haviland Elementary School
Elementary : Knudsen Elementary School
Middle : Mason Middle School

What district is Waterford Mott High School in?

Waterford School District

How many students attend Waterford Mott High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 963 students attended Waterford Mott High School.

Is Waterford Mott High School a good school?

Waterford Mott High School ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Michigan high schools.

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