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Cass Technical High School
2501 2nd Ave
Detroit MI, 48201, Wayne County
Phone: 313-263-2000
Ranking:
(144 out of 665, top 22%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Detroit City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 99 | 96 | 100 | 95 | 94 | 88 | 90 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,305 | 2,260 | 2,191 | 2,138 | 2,195 | 2,078 | 2,142 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 778 | 33.8% | 683 | 30.2% | 661 | 30.2% | 650 | 30.4% | 657 | 29.9% | 671 | 32.3% | 658 | 30.7% |
Grade 10: | 570 | 24.7% | 556 | 24.6% | 545 | 24.9% | 555 | 26.0% | 599 | 27.3% | 506 | 24.4% | 550 | 25.7% |
Grade 11: | 488 | 21.2% | 516 | 22.8% | 512 | 23.4% | 477 | 22.3% | 483 | 22.0% | 466 | 22.4% | 493 | 23.0% |
Grade 12: | 469 | 20.3% | 505 | 22.3% | 473 | 21.6% | 456 | 21.3% | 456 | 20.8% | 435 | 20.9% | 441 | 20.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 934 | 40.5% | 905 | 40.0% | 866 | 39.5% | 840 | 39.3% | 838 | 38.2% | 749 | 36.0% | 748 | 34.9% |
Female: | 1,371 | 59.5% | 1,355 | 60.0% | 1,325 | 60.5% | 1,298 | 60.7% | 1,349 | 61.5% | 1,321 | 63.6% | 1,390 | 64.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 135 | 5.9% | 97 | 4.3% | 89 | 4.1% | 77 | 3.6% | 68 | 3.1% | 49 | 2.4% | 32 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 88 | 3.8% | 83 | 3.7% | 70 | 3.2% | 52 | 2.4% | 48 | 2.2% | 40 | 1.9% | 35 | 1.6% |
Black: | 2,013 | 87.3% | 1,998 | 88.4% | 1,955 | 89.2% | 1,938 | 90.6% | 2,018 | 91.9% | 1,926 | 92.7% | 2,032 | 94.9% |
White: | 66 | 2.9% | 76 | 3.4% | 73 | 3.3% | 67 | 3.1% | 57 | 2.6% | 57 | 2.7% | 38 | 1.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,483 | 64.3% | 1,281 | 56.7% | 1,243 | 56.7% | 1,135 | 53.1% | 915 | 41.7% | 728 | 35.0% | 742 | 34.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 5.1% | 98 | 4.3% | 72 | 3.3% | 89 | 4.2% | 111 | 5.1% | 87 | 4.2% | 118 | 5.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.28 | 23.54 | 21.91 | 22.51 | 23.35 | 23.70 | 23.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 20.2% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 19.9% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 48.2% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 47% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 22.1% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 24.6% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 29.2% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 33.7% | 55.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 40.4% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 42.2% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 6.1% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 9.6% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 24.6% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 26% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 26.4% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 13.9% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 14.3% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 16.2% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 15.8% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 17% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 5.5% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 13% | 8% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 31.9% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 35.5% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 34.5% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 37.1% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 32% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 25.1% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 35% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 21.5% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 23.4% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 22.4% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 21% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57% | 21% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 3.2% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8% | 4% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 62.6% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 55.5% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 55% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 47.7% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 46% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 7.7% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 22% | 12% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 17.4% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 17.4% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 19.2% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 18.5% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 17% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 20.6% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 28% | 49% |
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* Cass Technical High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.