Grosse Pointe South High School
11 Grosse Pointe Blvd
Grosse Pointe MI, 48236, Wayne County
Phone: 313-432-3500
Ranking: 
(12 out of 665, top 2%)*
(12 out of 665, top 2%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools
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: | 86 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 93 | 97 | 94 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,693 | 1,645 | 1,654 | 1,591 | 1,619 | 1,641 | 1,703 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 434 | 25.6% | 375 | 22.8% | 435 | 26.3% | 438 | 27.5% | 396 | 24.5% | 405 | 24.7% | 421 | 24.7% |
| Grade 10: | 386 | 22.8% | 441 | 26.8% | 451 | 27.3% | 384 | 24.1% | 406 | 25.1% | 422 | 25.7% | 433 | 25.4% |
| Grade 11: | 426 | 25.2% | 443 | 26.9% | 383 | 23.2% | 375 | 23.6% | 406 | 25.1% | 415 | 25.3% | 401 | 23.5% |
| Grade 12: | 434 | 25.6% | 378 | 23.0% | 385 | 23.3% | 394 | 24.8% | 411 | 25.4% | 399 | 24.3% | 448 | 26.3% |
| Ungraded: | 13 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 827 | 48.8% | 781 | 47.5% | 811 | 49.0% | 752 | 47.3% | 794 | 49.0% | 803 | 48.9% | 831 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 866 | 51.2% | 864 | 52.5% | 843 | 51.0% | 839 | 52.7% | 817 | 50.5% | 821 | 50.0% | 860 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 25 | 1.5% | 25 | 1.5% | 25 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.3% | 24 | 1.5% | 27 | 1.6% | 31 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 1.7% | 30 | 1.8% | 29 | 1.8% | 28 | 1.8% | 23 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.2% | 22 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 185 | 10.9% | 193 | 11.7% | 191 | 11.5% | 169 | 10.6% | 184 | 11.4% | 143 | 8.7% | 109 | 6.4% |
| White: | 1,425 | 84.2% | 1,367 | 83.1% | 1,380 | 83.4% | 1,350 | 84.9% | 1,388 | 85.7% | 1,441 | 87.8% | 1,530 | 89.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 1.5% | 26 | 1.6% | 25 | 1.5% | 21 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 7.4% | 119 | 7.2% | 137 | 8.3% | 119 | 7.5% | 101 | 6.2% | 95 | 5.8% | 90 | 5.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 0.9% | 12 | 0.7% | 17 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.67 | 18.46 | 18.34 | 17.98 | 17.41 | 16.90 | 18.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75.2% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76.6% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.6% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.7% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 80.3% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 83.2% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.8% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 89.7% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 91.7% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 52.7% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 56.6% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 77.4% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 77.9% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 76.1% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 72% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 72.5% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 74% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 73.9% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 49.2% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 51% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 83% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 84.6% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80.6% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 82.6% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 74.6% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 79.2% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 80.9% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76.9% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 74.8% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 41.8% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 43% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 95.3% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 93.7% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 91.6% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 61.7% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 64% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 66.4% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 68.7% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 68.6% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 68.3% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 72.6% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 49% |
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* Grosse Pointe South High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.