Hamtramck High School is a public high school in Hamtramck, Michigan, United States in Metro Detroit. It is a part of Hamtramck Public Schools.
| Hamtramck High School | |
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| Address | |
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11410 Charest Street , 48212 United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°24′09″N 83°03′29″W / 42.4025°N 83.058°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1930 |
| School district | Hamtramck Public Schools |
| Principal | Lawrence Stroughter |
| Teaching staff | 50.40 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12[1] |
| Enrollment | 1,038 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.60[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) |
History
editHamtramck 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 For Faith and Fortune: The Education of Catholic Immigrants in Detroit, 1805-1925, wrote that Hamtramck High had "substantially more students than were in all of Detroit's Polish Catholic high schools combined."[4]
In 1970 the school moved to the former Copernicus Junior Middle School's former building.[citation needed]
Demographics
editThe 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 Title I school.[1]
Note that Arab Americans are racially classified as "White".[5]
Notable alumni
edit- Abraham Aiyash, politician[6]
- Ike Blessitt, former MLB player (Detroit Tigers)
- John Brisker, former NBA player declared legally dead after going missing in Uganda.[7]
- 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[8]
- Cass Michaels, former MLB player (Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Athletics)
- Bill Nahorodny. MLB former player Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners
- Rudy Tomjanovich, former player and coach for the Houston Rockets of the NBA[9]
References
edit- Vinyard, JoEllen McNergney. For Faith and Fortune: The Education of Catholic Immigrants in Detroit, 1805-1925. University of Illinois Press, January 1, 1998. ISBN 025206707X, 9780252067075.
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e "Hamtramck High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ex-Cager Brisker Missing". Indiana Gazette. 9 June 1980. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Art Macioszczcyk". ProFootballArchives.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Phil. "'hey, Call Anytime'." Sports Illustrated. July 4, 1994. Retrieved on April 11, 2009.
