Renaissance High School

Renaissance High School
Address
Map
6565 W. Outer Drive

Detroit
,
United States
Coordinates42°25′05″N 83°11′42″W / 42.4180852°N 83.1949095°W / 42.4180852; -83.1949095
Information
School typePublic, magnet high school
Motto"A School for the Mind, A Mind for the Future"
Established1978
School districtDetroit Public Schools
PrincipalVerynda Stroughter
Faculty45+
Teaching staff60.90 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,146 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.82[1]
Color(s)Maroon and white    
MascotPhoenix
Websitedetroitk12.org/schools/renaissance

Renaissance High School is a public, magnet high school in the city of Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1978 on the former site of Catholic Central High School, Renaissance graduated its first senior class in 1981. In 2005, a new building was dedicated at the site of the former Sinai Hospital.

Renaissance is one of four magnet high schools in the Detroit Public Schools district; (the others being Cass Technical High School, Detroit School of Arts, and Communication & Media Arts High School).[2] Entrance is based on test scores and middle school grades.

  1. ^ a b c "Renaissance High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Resource: Renaissance High School (Detroit, MI)". Davidson Institute for Talent Development. Retrieved February 6, 2013.