West Bloomfield High School

Summary:

West Bloomfield High School is a public high school serving 1,652 students in grades 9-12 in West Bloomfield, Michigan, which is part of the West Bloomfield School District. The school has a relatively diverse student population, with 45% African American, 40% White, and smaller percentages of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students.

While West Bloomfield High School maintains a high 97.5% four-year graduation rate, it has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, dropping from 135th out of 666 Michigan high schools in 2018-2019 to 340th out of 743 in 2023-2024. This puts its academic performance at about average compared to other Michigan high schools. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White and Asian students performing much better than African American and Hispanic students.

Another area of concern is West Bloomfield High School's high and increasing chronic absenteeism rate, which rose from 29.6% in 2018-2019 to 30.7% in 2022-2023, higher than the state average and nearby schools like Walled Lake Central High School (23.8%) and Bloomfield Hills High School (26.4%). Addressing this issue could help improve the school's overall academic outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4925 Orchard Lake Rd
       West Bloomfield, MI  48323-2964


(248) 865-6720

District: West Bloomfield School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
340th of 743 Michigan High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,631 Help


Feeder schools for West Bloomfield High School:

Elementary:    Doherty Elementary School
    Gretchko Elementary School
    Roosevelt Elementary School
    Scotch Elementary School
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Middle:    West Bloomfield Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  1,564

Racial breakdown:

African American:
46.7%
White:
38.1%
Hispanic:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.3% Help


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Compare Details West Bloomfield High School ranks better than 54.2% of high schools in Michigan. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.65. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at West Bloomfield High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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 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 West Bloomfield High School has the largest high school student body size in the West Bloomfield School District. Racial makeup is: African American (46.7%), White (38.1%), Hispanic (5.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Bloomfield High School is 16.6, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the West Bloomfield School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Bloomfield High School is $16,631, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the West Bloomfield School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Bloomfield High School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Bloomfield High School 340th of 743 Michigan public high schools. (See West Bloomfield High School in the ranking list.)

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West Bloomfield School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Bloomfield School District 157th of 610 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Bloomfield High School

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Rank History for all students at West Bloomfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 71.04 231st 705 67.2%
2007 82.79 100th 767 87.0%
2008 84.18 101st 750 86.5%
2009 83.51 107th 754 85.8%
2010 82.78 100th 765 86.9%
2011 79.51 149th 784 81.0%
2012 82.06 113th 773 85.4%
2013 82.22 116th 805 85.6%
2014 80.42 128th 799 84.0%
2015 77.50 163rd 832 80.4%
2016 79.63 135th 852 84.2%
2017 78.24 142nd 835 83.0%
2018 81.10 130th 824 84.2%
2019 76.25 135th 666 79.7%
2021 61.51 167th 561 70.2%
2022 55.60 258th 531 51.4%
2023 35.25 474th 735 35.5%
2024 49.65 340th 743 54.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Bloomfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.84 39th 93 58.1%
2019 18.48 30th 36 16.7%
2021 62.59 10th 24 58.3%
2023 8.80 107th 110 2.7%
2024 30.72 73rd 105 30.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Bloomfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.14 46th 102 54.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Bloomfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.67 113th 315 64.1%
2023 14.71 106th 116 8.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Bloomfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.61 229th 755 69.7%
2019 43.09 314th 532 41.0%
2021 43.61 241st 417 42.2%
2022 32.14 290th 369 21.4%
2023 13.26 552nd 614 10.1%
2024 35.08 429th 654 34.4%
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Rank History for Female students at West Bloomfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.17 105th 710 85.2%
2019 69.96 140th 554 74.7%
2021 57.02 168th 462 63.6%
2022 43.55 269th 416 35.3%
2023 27.43 452nd 611 26.0%
2024 47.22 304th 619 50.9%
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Rank History for Male students at West Bloomfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.15 163rd 707 76.9%
2019 74.47 128th 543 76.4%
2021 54.90 174th 472 63.1%
2022 57.80 192nd 440 56.4%
2023 33.37 414th 611 32.2%
2024 42.10 357th 633 43.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at West Bloomfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.56 31st 87 64.4%
2022 60.69 16th 31 48.4%
2023 42.61 36th 63 42.9%
2024 72.78 21st 70 70.0%
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Rank History for African American students at West Bloomfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.99 27th 254 89.4%
2019 75.34 29th 147 80.3%
2021 43.42 38th 59 35.6%
2022 55.98 26th 51 49.0%
2023 45.84 74th 170 56.5%
2024 42.12 98th 188 47.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Bloomfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.32 113th 201 43.8%
2021 86.40 9th 64 85.9%
2023 28.41 139th 190 26.8%
2024 30.84 137th 195 29.7%
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Rank History for White students at West Bloomfield High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.92 67th 708 90.5%
2019 85.29 74th 582 87.3%
2021 88.11 53rd 516 89.7%
2022 80.18 92nd 492 81.3%
2023 47.75 311th 647 51.9%
2024 72.57 136th 638 78.7%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for West Bloomfield High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1463 46 34 4 3 n/a n/a 0 1550
1989 1366 30 42 13 0 n/a n/a -1 1450
1990 1343 25 61 17 2 n/a n/a 0 1448
1991 1300 32 71 11 2 n/a n/a 0 1416
1992 1284 40 80 19 1 n/a n/a 0 1424
1993 1345 55 71 12 2 n/a n/a 0 1485
1994 1353 68 73 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1508
1995 1420 92 97 29 8 n/a n/a 0 1646
1996 1420 92 97 29 8 n/a n/a 0 1646
1997 1522 100 88 23 4 n/a n/a 0 1737
1998 1561 125 106 26 4 n/a n/a 0 1822
1999 1588 129 125 22 6 n/a n/a 0 1870
2000 1563 132 143 17 13 n/a n/a 0 1868
2001 1520 143 152 1 30 n/a n/a 0 1846
2002 1517 339 35 29 9 n/a n/a 1 1930
2003 1517 339 35 29 9 n/a n/a 1 1930
2004 1567 254 176 24 8 n/a n/a 1 2030
2005 1552 275 191 32 8 n/a n/a 7 2065
2006 1517 342 191 34 6 n/a n/a 10 2100
2007 1437 382 189 31 5 n/a n/a 13 2057
2008 1299 418 187 26 2 n/a n/a 22 1954
2009 1248 421 210 35 2 n/a n/a 37 1953
2010 1209 421 208 35 5 n/a n/a 35 1913
2011 1169 452 194 35 3 7 24 0 1884
2012 1144 490 174 42 2 7 25 0 1884
2013 1064 492 174 36 4 6 26 0 1802
2014 1003 498 169 31 4 5 34 0 1744
2015 969 490 162 33 3 2 41 0 1700
2016 936 501 160 35 3 4 52 0 1691
2017 925 548 162 50 2 3 57 0 1747
2018 881 596 153 50 3 4 59 0 1746
2019 845 668 144 78 3 3 71 0 1812
2020 809 709 140 81 2 2 68 0 1811
2021 786 781 115 85 1 3 72 0 1843
2022 740 790 107 95 1 3 81 0 1817
2023 667 744 97 72 1 2 69 0 1652
2024 596 731 83 90 3 2 59 0 1564

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 West Bloomfield High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1550 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1450 n/a n/a 0.3
1990 1448 106.0 13.6 0.4
1991 1416 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1424 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1485 n/a 0.0 0
1994 1508 97.7 15.4 0.6
1995 1646 86.1 19.1 0.5
1996 1646 86.1 19.1 0.5
1997 1737 93.0 18.7 1.6
1998 1822 95.0 19.2 1.5
1999 1870 110.0 17.0 1.4
2000 1868 114.3 16.3 2.5
2001 1846 113.8 16.2 2.5
2002 1930 116.0 16.6 5.8
2003 1930 116.0 16.6 5.8
2004 2030 117.5 17.3 7.1
2005 2065 120.0 17.2 8.9
2006 2100 117.8 17.8 8.2
2007 2057 117.6 17.5 9.5
2008 1954 113.4 17.2 10.9
2009 1953 113.6 17.2 14.4
2010 1913 100.2 19.0 16
2011 1884 97.5 19.3 19.6
2012 1884 92.1 20.4 21.5
2013 1802 94.2 19.1 22.4
2014 1744 94.0 18.5 26.1
2015 1700 89.0 19.1 21.5
2016 1691 85.0 19.8 25.1
2017 1747 85.4 20.4 19.8
2018 1746 89.2 19.5 26.5
2019 1812 92.4 19.5 31.7
2020 1811 94.0 19.2 32.4
2021 1843 98.2 18.7 34.2
2022 1817 94.0 19.3 30.7
2023 1652 99.4 16.6 34.4
2024 1564 94.1 16.6 40.3

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 West Bloomfield High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1550 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1450 n/a n/a 0.3
1990 1448 106.0 13.6 0.4
1991 1416 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1424 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1485 n/a 0.0 0
1994 1508 97.7 15.4 0.6
1995 1646 86.1 19.1 0.5
1996 1646 86.1 19.1 0.5
1997 1737 93.0 18.7 1.6
1998 1822 95.0 19.2 1.5
1999 1870 110.0 17.0 1.4
2000 1868 114.3 16.3 2.5
2001 1846 113.8 16.2 2.5
2002 1930 116.0 16.6 5.8
2003 1930 116.0 16.6 5.8
2004 2030 117.5 17.3 7.1
2005 2065 120.0 17.2 8.9
2006 2100 117.8 17.8 8.2
2007 2057 117.6 17.5 9.5
2008 1954 113.4 17.2 10.9
2009 1953 113.6 17.2 14.4
2010 1913 100.2 19.0 16
2011 1884 97.5 19.3 19.6
2012 1884 92.1 20.4 21.5
2013 1802 94.2 19.1 22.4
2014 1744 94.0 18.5 26.1
2015 1700 89.0 19.1 21.5
2016 1691 85.0 19.8 25.1
2017 1747 85.4 20.4 19.8
2018 1746 89.2 19.5 26.5
2019 1812 92.4 19.5 31.7
2020 1811 94.0 19.2 32.4
2021 1843 98.2 18.7 34.2
2022 1817 94.0 19.3 30.7
2023 1652 99.4 16.6 34.4
2024 1564 94.1 16.6 40.3

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Bloomfield High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $819 (7.1%) $10,762 (92.9%) $11,581
2020 $806 (6.8%) $11,102 (93.2%) $11,908
2021 $998 (7.9%) $11,599 (92.1%) $12,597
2022 $1,358 (9.8%) $12,561 (90.2%) $13,919
2023 $1,070 (6.4%) $15,561 (93.6%) $16,631

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Bloomfield 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 135th of 666 High schoolsRanks 474th of 735 High schools
 44.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Social Studies (West Bloomfield High School)55.728.2
 27.5%
   11th Grade Social Studies (West Bloomfield School District)57.130
 27.1%
   11th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)46.636.1
 10.5%
11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (West Bloomfield High School)68.248.2
 20%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (West Bloomfield School District)70.549.6
 20.9%
   11th Grade Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (Michigan)55.352.2
 3.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (West Bloomfield High School)44.425.8
 18.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (West Bloomfield School District)46.426.9
 19.5%
   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 Students18121652
 8.8%
African American668744
 11.4%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian14497
 32.6%
Hispanic7872
 7.7%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White845667
 21.1%
Two or More Races7169
 2.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.7%34.4%
 2.6%


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Students at West Bloomfield High School are 47% African American, 38% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,564 students attended West Bloomfield High School.

West Bloomfield High School ranks 340th of 743 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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