Hamtramck High School
Hamtramck High School | |
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Public school | |
Established | 1930 |
School district | Hamtramck Public Schools |
Principal | Lawrence Stroughter |
Teaching staff | 55.34 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9–12[1] |
Enrollment | 1,004 (2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.14[1] |
Color(s) | Maroon and white [2] |
Athletics conference | Michigan Metro Athletic Conference[2] |
Nickname | Cosmos[2] |
Website | www |
Student assessments | |
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2021–22 school year[3] Change vs. prior year[3] | |
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies) | |
Advanced % | ≤5 / ≤5 |
Proficient % | ≤5 / – |
PR. Proficient % | ≤5 / 49.4 |
Not Proficient % | – / 32.6 |
Average test scores | |
SAT Total | 836.8 ( −52) |
Hamtramck High School is a public high school in Hamtramck, Michigan, United States in Metro Detroit. It is a part of Hamtramck Public Schools.
History
Hamtramck High School was originally located on Wyandotte and Hewitt Streets.[citation needed]
In 1925 655 students attended Hamtramck High School. JoEllen McNergney Vinyard, author of
In 1970 the school moved to the former Copernicus Junior Middle School's former building.[citation needed]
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 999 students enrolled in 2016-17 was:
- Male - 82.0%
- Female - 34.0%
- Native American/Alaskan - >0.1%
- Asian - 3%
- Black - 20%
- Hispanic - 0.4%
- White - 2%
- Multiracial - 1.6%
- Arabs - 40%
97.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2016-17, Hamtramck was a
Note that Arab Americans are racially classified as "White".[5]
Notable alumni
- Abraham Aiyash, politician[6]
- MLB player (Detroit Tigers)
- John Brisker, former NBA player declared legally dead after going missing in Uganda.[citation needed]
- Willie Fleming, former professional Canadian Football League player and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, University of Iowa football player.
- Julius Franks, former American football player, first African-American All-American at Michigan
- Mike Kostiuk, former American football player
- Art Macioszczyk, former American football player[7]
- Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Athletics)
- MLB former player Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners
- NBA[8]
References
- Vinyard, JoEllen McNergney. ISBN 025206707X, 9780252067075.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e "Hamtramck High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c "MHSAA > Schools".
- ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". Mi School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ Vinyard, p. 183.
- ^ Alsharif, Mirna; Tensley, Brandon (2022-04-28). "Why Arabs and Arab Americans feel being counted as White in the US doesn't reflect their reality". CNN. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ "About Aiyash". Abraham Aiyash for State Representative District 4. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "Art Macioszczcyk". ProFootballArchives.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Phil. "'hey, Call Anytime'." Sports Illustrated. July 4, 1994. Retrieved on April 11, 2009.