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Cass Technical High School
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Cass Technical High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2501 2nd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201 · (313) 263-2000 · Part of Detroit Public Schools Community District

Detroit’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Photo: Albert duce · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,493
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Cass Technical High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher

On the path

Where Detroit kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–869 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Cass Technical High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2501 2nd Ave, Detroit

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9741
Grade 10671
Grade 11582
Grade 12499
Enrollment over time
2,465’20
2,405’21
2,395’22
2,485’23
2,493’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 73%Hispanic 14%Asian 9%White 2%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cass Technical High School from Detroit families.

Other schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District

The district →
Earhart ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
D−
1,002 students22:1
Munger ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
C−
954 students19:1
John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
D−
879 students18:1
Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
D−
876 students21:1
Ronald Brown Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
D
834 students18:1
Bates Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Detroit
B+
773 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Detroit’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.