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Whitmore Lake High School

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Whitmore Lake High School ranks 180 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 78% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Whitmore Lake High School is a small public school in Whitmore Lake, MI, serving 271 students in grades 6 through 12 within the Whitmore Lake Public School District. This tight-knit school has earned a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade, and its small size means a favorable 12.7 student-to-teacher ratio, offering the potential for more personalized attention than many larger neighboring schools.

Where this school truly shines is in science, social studies, and English Language Arts. On the 11th-grade M-Step, Whitmore Lake students achieved a 67.6% proficiency rate in science and 72.2% in social studies—nearly double the state averages and even surpassing some higher-ranked nearby schools like Pioneer High School and Dexter High School in science. The school also posts strong SAT reading and writing scores (68.4% proficient) and impressive 8th-grade PSAT ELA results. However, math proficiency is a clear area of concern, with only 21.1% of 11th graders proficient on the SAT math section—below the state average of 26.5%. This gap between strong verbal skills and weaker math performance is the school's most significant academic challenge.

Whitmore Lake stands out for its effectiveness with students from lower socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide for this subgroup despite over 34% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch—a rate much higher than nearby districts like Dexter or South Lyon. The school invests heavily in its students, spending $21,633 per pupil, which is considerably more than neighbors like South Lyon High School ($15,406) or Pinckney Community High School ($13,601). While graduation rates have fluctuated (86.4% in 2024-2025) and chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from 40.6% to 19.8% over recent years, attendance remains an area to watch compared to some peers. For parents seeking a small school that delivers strong results in humanities and sciences with a personal touch, Whitmore Lake offers a compelling option.

271

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,633

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7430 Whitmore Lake Rd
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189-9554

(734) 449-4461

District: Whitmore Lake Public School District

Feeder schools for Whitmore Lake High School:

Elementary:

Whitmore Lake Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Michigan high schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Michigan avg42%

Middle school

231^st of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

180^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^rd of 625Whitmore Lake Public 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	231 of 896	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.2	196 of 890	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	182 of 897	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	150 of 883	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	279 of 776	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	400 of 675	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	293 of 792	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	201 of 838	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	64.7	228 of 821	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	65.8	263 of 894	70.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.4	230 of 919	75.0%	★★★★☆
2014	65.1	292 of 921	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	265 of 789	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	295 of 789	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	166 of 771	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	178 of 770	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	222 of 657	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	196 of 658	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	261 of 794	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	463 of 834	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.4	258 of 832	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	184 of 836	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	62 of 825	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	54.4	269 of 691	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	406 of 815	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	213 of 813	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	161 of 798	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	206 of 786	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	147 of 776	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.8	313 of 658	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	370 of 540	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	209 of 639	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.5	134 of 797	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	32.0	271 of 377	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	223 of 687	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	193 of 696	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	190 of 701	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	147 of 688	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	48.1	294 of 638	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	365 of 577	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	273 of 624	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	191 of 678	71.8%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	180 of 800	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	96 of 739	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	106 of 743	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	152 of 735	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	124 of 531	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	96 of 561	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	164 of 666	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	151 of 824	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	73.1	181 of 835	78.3%	★★★★☆
2016	77.5	156 of 852	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	64.2	303 of 832	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.1	290 of 799	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.7	238 of 805	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	73.7	192 of 773	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	71.3	264 of 784	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.5	352 of 765	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.2	199 of 754	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	68.8	294 of 750	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.9	252 of 767	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.7	210 of 705	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	124 of 686	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	86 of 629	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	207 of 619	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	288 of 611	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	165 of 416	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.3	67 of 462	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	121 of 554	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	294 of 710	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	119 of 719	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	82 of 635	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	61 of 654	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	46.8	316 of 614	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.6	95 of 417	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	154 of 755	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	171 of 693	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	109 of 628	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	55 of 633	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	81 of 611	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	93 of 440	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	84 of 472	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	188 of 543	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	91.0	48 of 707	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	181 of 671	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	123 of 639	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	133 of 638	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	217 of 647	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	109 of 492	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	104 of 516	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	154 of 582	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	163 of 708	77.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

White (2026)68th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2018)28th percentile-48 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

White (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+10 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing68%+16 vs state

Social Studies63%+16 vs state

Science57%+20 vs state

Math35%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-4 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
Whitmore Lake High School	Public	6-12	7430 Whitmore Lake Rd	Whitmore Lake	48189	Washtenaw County	Whitmore Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 449-4461	271	21	12.7	34.3%	230 (84.9%)	6 (2.2%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	70.7	180^th of 800 public high schools	77.5%		82.3	96^th of 739 public high schools	87.0%	84	72.9	71.7	68.2	25.0	26.1	34.1	68.4	21.1	48.8	57.9	30.0	39.5	48.9	67.6	56.3	72.2	$21,633	$1,408	$20,225
Kensington Woods Schools	Public, Charter	6-12	9501 Pettys Road	Lakeland	48143	Livingston County	Kensington Woods Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 545-0828	114	11	10.5	36.0%	105 (92.1%)	2 (1.8%)	6 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	96.7	12^th of 800 public high schools	98.5%		68	195^th of 739 public high schools	73.6%	183	76.9	535.0	84.2	30.8	68.8	63.2	582.8	48.0					53.9	84.0	1810.0	80.0	$10,990	$339	$10,650
Skyline High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2552 N Maple Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 994-6515	1,237	70	17.6	19.8%	723 (58.4%)	118 (9.5%)	107 (8.6%)	149 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	137 (11.1%)	94.4	26^th of 800 public high schools	96.8%		97.4	12^th of 739 public high schools	98.4%	14		80.3	82.6		61.5	65.6	79.0	54.5						57.8		67.1	$19,868	$1,362	$18,506
Dexter Alternative School	Public	9-12	2704 Baker Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4100	13	2	7.9	23.1%	12 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$27,082	$10,979	$16,103
Community High School	Public	9-12	401 N Division St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2021	513	34	15.0	8.8%	386 (75.2%)	18 (3.5%)	34 (6.6%)	22 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.7%)	96.6	16^th of 800 public high schools	98.0%		99	6^th of 739 public high schools	99.2%	10		95.4	96.1		70.2	62.2	85.6	53.6						59.3		65.0	$16,959	$1,054	$15,905
Dexter High School	Public	9-12	2200 N Parker Rd	Dexter	48130	Washtenaw County	Dexter Community School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 424-4240	1,053	77	13.6	9.5%	972 (92.3%)	10 (0.9%)	27 (2.6%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.2%)	92	45^th of 800 public high schools	94.4%		93	42^nd of 739 public high schools	94.3%	3		83.5	82.4		58.3	50.4	77.9	45.1						61.3		61.7	$16,566	$393	$16,173
Huron High School	Public	9-12	2727 Fuller Rd	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2043	1,696	102	16.6	30.7%	585 (34.5%)	334 (19.7%)	235 (13.9%)	324 (19.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	213 (12.6%)	86.9	72^nd of 800 public high schools	91.0%		83.3	89^th of 739 public high schools	88.0%	17		73.3	70.8		53.4	50.3	70.9	51.7						48.9		59.1	$20,144	$768	$19,376
South Lyon High School	Public	9-12	1000 N Lafayette St	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8150	1,245	73	17.0	14.0%	1,090 (87.6%)	20 (1.6%)	67 (5.4%)	40 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.2%)	90.9	51^st of 800 public high schools	93.6%		93.7	35^th of 739 public high schools	95.3%	16		77.2	80.3		57.3	54.8	70.1	49.3						54.1		64.2	$15,406	$845	$14,561
Pioneer High School	Public	9-12	601 W Stadium Blvd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2120	1,671	93	17.9	20.8%	873 (52.2%)	210 (12.6%)	182 (10.9%)	229 (13.7%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	172 (10.3%)	93.8	30^th of 800 public high schools	96.3%		93.6	37^th of 739 public high schools	95.0%	7		83.6	80.4		63.1	59.9	81.3	62.8						59.6		57.1	$18,475	$1,126	$17,349
Young Adult Programs	Public	12	1819 S Wagner Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8100	87	17	5.2	55.2%	40 (46.0%)	28 (32.2%)	7 (8.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitmore Lake High School

What district is Whitmore Lake High School in?

Whitmore Lake Public School District

Is Whitmore Lake High School a good school?

Whitmore Lake High School ranks 180^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Whitmore Lake High School?

Students at Whitmore Lake High School are 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Whitmore Lake High School?

Whitmore Lake High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Whitmore Lake Elementary School

How many students attend Whitmore Lake High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Whitmore Lake High School.

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

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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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