Summary:
Zip code 48025 is served by a single high school, Wylie E Groves High School, which enrolls 1,108 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-rated Birmingham Public Schools district.
Wylie E Groves High School is an exceptional academic institution, holding a 5-star rating and ranking in the top 10-12% of Michigan high schools. Its graduation rate of 95.9% far exceeds the state average of 84.0%, while its dropout rate is a mere 0.6% compared to the state's 7.1%. The school also demonstrates strong test proficiency, with 71.3% of 11th graders proficient in SAT Reading & Writing and 51.5% proficient in SAT Math, both well above state averages. Chronic absenteeism is low at 12.7% versus the state's 27.9%, and the school benefits from substantial per-student spending of $20,880. Only 15.97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a relatively affluent community.
While the school excels overall, the data reveals a clear strength in literacy, with 9th-grade PSAT ELA proficiency at 82% compared to 56.6% in math—a 25.4 percentage point gap. This pattern persists across grade levels, suggesting a robust humanities curriculum but a potential area for growth in STEM subjects. Additionally, there was a noticeable decline in 11th-grade test scores between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, with SAT Reading & Writing dropping from 79.6% to 71.3% and math from 58.7% to 51.5%. Finally, while the school is excellent, it slightly trails its own district in graduation rate (95.9% vs. 96.5%) and SAT Reading proficiency, indicating that other high schools in Birmingham Public Schools may perform at an even higher level. For parents, this school offers a rigorous, well-resourced education with exceptional outcomes, though monitoring the recent score dip and math/science performance would be prudent.
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