Woodhaven High School

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Woodhaven High School
Address
Woodhaven High School
24787 Van Horn Road

,
48134

Coordinates 42°07′20″N83°16′18″W / 42.1222°N 83.2716°W / 42.1222; -83.2716
Information
Type Public secondary
Established1972
School district Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
PrincipalJay Vesperman
Teaching staff58.03 (FTE) [1]
Grades9th - 12th
Number of students1,203 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.73 [1]
Color(s)Purple and white    [2]
Mascot Warriors [2]
NewspaperThe Purple Pulse
Website www.mywbsd.org/whs
Student assessments
202122 school
year [3]
Change vs.
prior year [3]

M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %7.2 / 11.5
Proficient %20.2 / 30.8
PR. Proficient %13.5 / 49.9
Not Proficient %59.1 / 7.8
Average test scores
SAT Total981.2
(Decrease2.svg −14.2)

Woodhaven High School is a public high school in the township of Brownstown, [4] and located within the Woodhaven-Brownstown School District. Located at 24787 Van Horn Road, Brownstown, MI, just west of Interstate 75. The current population of the school is 1,400 and the school includes grades 9th-12th. Woodhaven's mascot is the Warrior and the school colors are purple and white. Woodhaven High School competes in the Downriver League: an athletic association consisting of Woodhaven and 8 other Downriver area high schools.

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