Southfield High School
24675 Lahser Rd
Southfield MI, 48033, Oakland County
Phone: 248-746-8601
Ranking:
(583 out of 665, bottom 12%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Southfield Public School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 48 | 53 | 49 | 56 | 75 | 86 | 79 | |||||||
Total Students: | 965 | 1,039 | 1,037 | 1,140 | 1,232 | 1,316 | 1,384 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 273 | 28.3% | 285 | 27.4% | 265 | 25.6% | 313 | 27.5% | 323 | 26.2% | 322 | 24.5% | 354 | 25.6% |
Grade 10: | 240 | 24.9% | 255 | 24.5% | 281 | 27.1% | 282 | 24.7% | 290 | 23.5% | 350 | 26.6% | 384 | 27.7% |
Grade 11: | 234 | 24.2% | 253 | 24.4% | 268 | 25.8% | 260 | 22.8% | 306 | 24.8% | 355 | 27.0% | 333 | 24.1% |
Grade 12: | 217 | 22.5% | 246 | 23.7% | 223 | 21.5% | 284 | 24.9% | 313 | 25.4% | 289 | 22.0% | 313 | 22.6% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 540 | 56.0% | 573 | 55.1% | 542 | 52.3% | 588 | 51.6% | 601 | 48.8% | 673 | 51.1% | 683 | 49.3% |
Female: | 425 | 44.0% | 466 | 44.9% | 495 | 47.7% | 552 | 48.4% | 623 | 50.6% | 635 | 48.3% | 697 | 50.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% |
Black: | 942 | 97.6% | 1,013 | 97.5% | 1,012 | 97.6% | 1,109 | 97.3% | 1,196 | 97.1% | 1,271 | 96.6% | 1,333 | 96.3% |
White: | 17 | 1.8% | 18 | 1.7% | 19 | 1.8% | 24 | 2.1% | 27 | 2.2% | 39 | 3.0% | 38 | 2.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 505 | 52.3% | 508 | 48.9% | 532 | 51.3% | 540 | 47.4% | 528 | 42.9% | 505 | 38.4% | 447 | 32.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 90 | 9.3% | 107 | 10.3% | 96 | 9.3% | 119 | 10.4% | 108 | 8.8% | 111 | 8.4% | 126 | 9.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.02 | 19.46 | 21.25 | 20.54 | 16.34 | 15.40 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 34% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 29.8% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 66.8% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 61.8% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 38.2% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 35.6% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 51.8% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 43.7% | 55.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 57.7% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 59.2% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 3.5% | 9.5% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 8% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 34.7% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 31.6% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 31% | 32.2% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.6% | 19.2% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.7% | 16% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 21.1% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 20.9% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 21% | 25% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.9% | 7.7% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 7% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 42.6% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 41.1% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.2% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 47.4% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 34.4% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 31% | 34% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.1% | 30.6% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 27.7% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 32.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 31% | 32.2% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 28% | 32% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3% | 6.9% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1% | 5% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 75.2% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 68.3% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.8% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 67.7% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 64% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 15.7% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 6% | 14% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 26.5% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 21.1% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 23.8% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.2% | 24.8% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 18% | 26% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.3% | 28.4% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 16% | 23% | 49% |
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* Southfield High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.