Oscar A Carlson High School

Summary:

Oscar A Carlson High School is a public high school located in Rockwood, Michigan, serving 1,165 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Gibraltar School District, which is ranked 255 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oscar A Carlson High School has several strengths, including consistently high four-year graduation rates ranging from 96.3% to 98.1% over the past five years, which are higher than the state average. However, the school faces challenges in improving academic performance, with test scores, particularly in mathematics and science, lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 16.1% in 2018-2019 to 29.0% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, Riverview Community High School and Grosse Ile High School have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Oscar A Carlson High School. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 23.66% in 2020-2021 to 31.07% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of students from lower-income families. While the school's spending per student has increased, from $9,286 in 2019-2020 to $11,870 in 2022-2023, the school should ensure that these resources are being effectively utilized to improve student learning and engagement.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 30550 W Jefferson Ave
       Rockwood, MI  48173-9780


(734) 379-7100

District: Gibraltar School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
386th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,870 Help


Feeder schools for Oscar A Carlson High School:

Elementary:    Chapman Elementary School
    Frank E Weiss Elementary School
    Hunter Elementary School
    Parsons Elementary School
Middle:    Shumate Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  22.4 Help
Number of students:  1,165

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.3%
African American:
7.8%
Hispanic:
6.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.1% Help


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Compare Details Oscar A Carlson High School ranks worse than 52% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.35. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Oscar A Carlson High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.3%), African American (7.8%), Hispanic (6.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 31.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oscar A Carlson High School is 22.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oscar A Carlson High School is $11,870.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oscar A Carlson High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oscar A Carlson High School 386th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See Oscar A Carlson High School in the ranking list.)

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Gibraltar School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Gibraltar School District 255th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Oscar A Carlson High School

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Rank History for all students at Oscar A Carlson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 58.78 347th 705 50.8%
2007 72.77 216th 767 71.8%
2008 65.44 323rd 750 56.9%
2009 73.80 215th 754 71.5%
2010 63.42 365th 765 52.3%
2011 62.64 375th 784 52.2%
2012 54.86 394th 773 49.0%
2013 54.19 392nd 805 51.3%
2014 53.45 408th 799 48.9%
2015 68.88 259th 832 68.9%
2016 59.99 324th 852 62.0%
2017 69.58 205th 835 75.4%
2018 66.77 256th 824 68.9%
2019 40.93 396th 666 40.5%
2021 28.77 420th 561 25.1%
2022 45.91 311th 531 41.4%
2023 42.98 407th 735 44.6%
2024 44.35 386th 743 48.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Oscar A Carlson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.91 74th 93 20.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Oscar A Carlson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.56 72nd 315 77.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oscar A Carlson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.12 127th 755 83.2%
2019 36.79 356th 532 33.1%
2021 31.05 308th 417 26.1%
2022 48.19 213th 369 42.3%
2023 41.59 364th 614 40.7%
2024 45.89 316th 654 51.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Oscar A Carlson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.35 322nd 710 54.6%
2019 35.65 376th 554 32.1%
2021 32.38 327th 462 29.2%
2022 39.38 298th 416 28.4%
2023 36.15 391st 611 36.0%
2024 37.38 376th 619 39.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Oscar A Carlson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.53 176th 707 75.1%
2019 34.12 377th 543 30.6%
2021 21.26 392nd 472 16.9%
2022 42.53 274th 440 37.7%
2023 40.53 367th 611 39.9%
2024 41.77 359th 633 43.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Oscar A Carlson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.83 47th 87 46.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Oscar A Carlson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.23 67th 254 73.6%
2019 32.07 95th 147 35.4%
2024 52.03 74th 188 60.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oscar A Carlson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.85 76th 201 62.2%
2019 44.21 52nd 97 46.4%
2023 71.53 42nd 190 77.9%
2024 55.78 75th 195 61.5%
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Rank History for White students at Oscar A Carlson High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.01 264th 708 62.7%
2019 33.46 405th 582 30.4%
2021 21.45 436th 516 15.5%
2022 37.79 324th 492 34.1%
2023 33.64 427th 647 34.0%
2024 35.92 407th 638 36.2%
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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Open Quote This school is VERY racist.. It has been plenty of times where they have overlooked Caucasian kids violating the dress code, but punishing African American kids for the same exact violation. The vice-principal, Mr.Jacobs, is very disrespectful. He once told my teen to wait outside and it was not his problem if she where to be injured. The weather was dangerous this day. The Caucasian kids use the term "nigger" to address the African American students. The school academically is outstanding but that is pretty much the only thing it excels in.

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Enrollment information for Oscar A Carlson High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1153 0 10 6 88 n/a n/a 0 1257
1989 1042 1 10 8 101 n/a n/a 0 1162
1990 940 2 8 13 132 n/a n/a 0 1095
1991 856 3 7 14 146 n/a n/a 0 1026
1992 874 5 5 12 118 n/a n/a 0 1014
1993 859 2 7 17 102 n/a n/a 0 987
1994 826 4 4 18 77 n/a n/a 0 929
1995 755 2 1 19 86 n/a n/a 0 863
1996 755 2 1 19 86 n/a n/a 0 863
1997 756 2 3 20 85 n/a n/a 0 866
1998 750 3 7 18 84 n/a n/a 0 862
1999 748 5 8 17 65 n/a n/a 0 843
2000 766 5 12 17 74 n/a n/a 0 874
2001 713 5 16 19 80 n/a n/a 0 833
2002 724 16 16 25 67 n/a n/a 0 848
2003 724 16 16 25 67 n/a n/a 0 848
2004 773 22 13 34 37 n/a n/a 0 879
2005 825 30 10 39 32 n/a n/a 0 936
2006 866 51 13 44 27 n/a n/a 0 1001
2007 935 83 22 34 14 n/a n/a 0 1088
2008 961 84 21 36 15 n/a n/a 0 1117
2009 933 93 27 41 19 n/a n/a 0 1113
2010 897 90 28 41 26 n/a n/a 0 1082
2011 913 85 17 56 30 8 8 0 1117
2012 969 100 23 64 25 4 14 0 1199
2013 985 89 21 61 20 4 20 0 1200
2014 966 83 18 59 16 4 17 0 1163
2015 973 75 20 63 11 2 26 0 1170
2016 952 74 24 57 9 2 35 0 1153
2017 949 70 26 66 5 1 40 0 1157
2018 935 57 31 73 2 2 41 0 1141
2019 936 68 34 68 1 1 38 0 1146
2020 937 64 27 73 0 1 42 0 1144
2021 900 72 27 63 0 1 40 0 1103
2022 933 79 25 70 1 0 36 0 1144
2023 936 91 21 73 1 0 43 0 1165

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oscar A Carlson High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1257 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1162 n/a n/a 1.7
1990 1095 68.0 16.1 1.6
1991 1026 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1014 n/a n/a 2.7
1993 987 n/a 0.0 2.9
1994 929 38.7 24.0 2.4
1995 863 41.5 20.8 3.9
1996 863 41.5 20.8 3.9
1997 866 39.0 22.2 5.2
1998 862 37.0 23.3 4.2
1999 843 40.0 21.1 3.1
2000 874 37.6 23.2 8.9
2001 833 42.6 19.6 7.9
2002 848 39.2 21.6 9.7
2003 848 39.2 21.6 9.7
2004 879 39.2 22.4 11.1
2005 936 43.8 21.4 12.3
2006 1001 51.0 19.6 13.9
2007 1088 46.2 23.5 16.5
2008 1117 49.8 22.4 20.4
2009 1113 53.0 21.0 22.3
2010 1082 54.9 19.6 25.8
2011 1117 55.9 19.9 29.2
2012 1199 54.6 21.9 28.9
2013 1200 51.8 23.1 25.6
2014 1163 52.8 22.0 24.8
2015 1170 55.0 21.2 20.9
2016 1153 57.0 20.2 21.4
2017 1157 47.4 24.4 19.2
2018 1141 47.9 23.8 22.3
2019 1146 47.2 24.2 23.5
2020 1144 47.2 24.2 26.9
2021 1103 44.0 25.0 23.7
2022 1144 50.2 22.7 26.7
2023 1165 51.7 22.4 31.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Oscar A Carlson High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1257 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1162 n/a n/a 1.7
1990 1095 68.0 16.1 1.6
1991 1026 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1014 n/a n/a 2.7
1993 987 n/a 0.0 2.9
1994 929 38.7 24.0 2.4
1995 863 41.5 20.8 3.9
1996 863 41.5 20.8 3.9
1997 866 39.0 22.2 5.2
1998 862 37.0 23.3 4.2
1999 843 40.0 21.1 3.1
2000 874 37.6 23.2 8.9
2001 833 42.6 19.6 7.9
2002 848 39.2 21.6 9.7
2003 848 39.2 21.6 9.7
2004 879 39.2 22.4 11.1
2005 936 43.8 21.4 12.3
2006 1001 51.0 19.6 13.9
2007 1088 46.2 23.5 16.5
2008 1117 49.8 22.4 20.4
2009 1113 53.0 21.0 22.3
2010 1082 54.9 19.6 25.8
2011 1117 55.9 19.9 29.2
2012 1199 54.6 21.9 28.9
2013 1200 51.8 23.1 25.6
2014 1163 52.8 22.0 24.8
2015 1170 55.0 21.2 20.9
2016 1153 57.0 20.2 21.4
2017 1157 47.4 24.4 19.2
2018 1141 47.9 23.8 22.3
2019 1146 47.2 24.2 23.5
2020 1144 47.2 24.2 26.9
2021 1103 44.0 25.0 23.7
2022 1144 50.2 22.7 26.7
2023 1165 51.7 22.4 31.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Oscar A Carlson High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $697 (8.0%) $7,992 (92.0%) $8,689
2020 $690 (7.4%) $8,596 (92.6%) $9,286
2021 $1,249 (12.5%) $8,713 (87.5%) $9,962
2022 $1,825 (16.5%) $9,249 (83.5%) $11,074
2023 $1,476 (12.4%) $10,394 (87.6%) $11,870

Data source: Michigan Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Oscar A Carlson High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 396th of 666 High schoolsRanks 407th of 735 High schools
 4.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (Oscar A Carlson High School)3733.9
 3.1%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Gibraltar School District)36.431.8
 4.6%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Oscar A Carlson High School)5459.2
 5.2%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Gibraltar School District)51.854.8
 3%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Oscar A Carlson High School)27.922.7
 5.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Gibraltar School District)26.120.8
 5.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Michigan)36.329.9
 6.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11461165
 1.7%
African American6891
 33.8%
American Indian11
Asian3421
 38.2%
Hispanic6873
 7.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White936936
Two or More Races3843
 13.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23.5%31.1%
 7.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Oscar A Carlson High School

Oscar A Carlson High School ranks 386th of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Oscar A Carlson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chapman Elementary School
Elementary : Frank E Weiss Elementary School
Elementary : Hunter Elementary School
Elementary : Parsons Elementary School
Middle : Shumate Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,165 students attended Oscar A Carlson High School.

Students at Oscar A Carlson High School are 80% White, 8% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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