Central High School (Detroit)

Central High School
Address
Map
2425 Tuxedo Street

,
Michigan

United States
Information
Former nameCentral Collegiate Academy
TypePublic high school
School districtDetroit Public Schools Community District
PrincipalLaToyia Webb[1]
Teaching staff18.80 (FTE) (2021–22)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment315 (2021–22)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.76 (2021–22)[2]
AreaUrban
Color(s)Navy and White   
Athletics conferenceDetroit Public School League
Team nameTrailblazers

Central High School in 1904; this building is now Old Main at Wayne State University
Student assessments
2021–22 school
year[3]
Change vs.
prior year[3]

M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %≤10 / ≤10
Proficient %≤10 / ≤10
PR. Proficient %– / –
Not Proficient %– / –
Average test scores
SAT Total744.3
(Decrease −30.7)

Central High School, previously Central Collegiate Academy and originally named Central High School, is the oldest public high school in Detroit, Michigan; it is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District.[2][4]

The school's student body is about 98 percent African-American and 90 percent are categorized as economically disadvantaged.[5]

  1. ^ "Our School / Meet the Principal". Central High School. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Detroit Public Schools.
  2. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Central High School (260110304670)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". Mi School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  4. ^ "Welcome EAA Community". Detroit Public Schools. Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "Central High School in Detroit, MI". US News Best High Schools. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved November 1, 2022.