Melvindale High School

Public high school in Allen Park, Michigan

Melvindale High School
Location

4500 Enterprise Dr, Allen Park, MI 48101 United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1882
School district	Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools
Faculty	40.3 (on FTE basis)
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	889 (2015-16)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	21.6:1
Color(s)	Red & White
Mascot	Cardinal
Website	https://melvindale.melnapschools.com/

Student assessments
2021–22 school year^[2] Change vs. prior year^[2]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %	13.1 / 6.0
Proficient %	16.1 / 26.8
PR. Proficient %	17.9 / 45.8
Not Proficient %	53.0 / 21.4
Average test scores
SAT Total	889.1 ( −55.2)

Melvindale High School is a public school located in Allen Park, Michigan, which is in the Downriver area. This school is offered to students that are in grades 9-12. It is within the Melvindale-Northern Allen Park School District and it also serves northern portions of Allen Park.

History

Melvindale High School was first built as a one-room school house in 1882. In 1923, the second room for this school house was added on. Since the population of the surrounding area grew, many bonds were granted to the district and Quandt School (MHS's former name) was finally established by 1927. Now, there are four schools within the district: Melvindale High School (9-12), Strong Middle School (6-8), Allendale Elementary (2-5), and Rogers Early Elementary (K-1).^[3]

In a period prior to 1950, Melvindale was one of the schools serving high school students from the Allen Park School District. That year, Allen Park High School opened.^[4]

Athletics

Melvindale High School is a member of the Downriver League. Sports offered here are: Basketball (Boys & Girls), Baseball (Boys), Wrestling (Boys), Volleyball (Girls), Track and field (Boys & Girls), Cheerleading (Girls), Softball (Girls), Bowling (Boys & Girls), Football (Boys), and Soccer (Boys & Girls). Their major sports rival is with Allen Park High School. The rivalry between these two schools is called "The Battle of Two Brothers". Allen Park is considered the "Big Brother" in this rivalry because it is a bigger school in a bigger city, Melvindale High School is the "Little Brother". Allen Park, Michigan neighbors Melvindale.

Notable alumni

Al Cicotte, played Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, and Houston Astros.^[5]
William D. Ford, U.S. Representative from Michigan^[6]
Mickey Goodwin (class of 1976), professional boxer.

References

^ "Melvindale High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
^ "Melvindale High School - School History". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
^ Broglin, Sharon. Allen Park. Arcadia Publishing, 2007. ISBN 0738551090, 9780738551098. p. 41.
^ "Al Cicotte Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
^ United States Congress. "William D. Ford (id: F000270)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2011-03-19.

Schools in Wayne County, Michigan

Public high schools

Detroit
Public
Schools

Neighborhood schools	Central Cody Denby East English Village Ford King Mumford Northwestern Osborn Pershing Southeastern Western International
Alternative schools	Academy of the Americas Barsamian Preparatory Center Cass Technical Communication & Media Arts Crosman Davis Aerospace Detroit International Academy for Young Women Detroit Technology High School Detroit School of Arts Douglass Academy Millennium School Renaissance Trombly Alternative West Side Academy White Center
Closed or merged	Chadsey Cooley Crockett Detroit City Finney Kettering Mackenzie Murray-Wright Northeastern Northern Redford Southwestern Catherine Ferguson Academy (alternative)

Other
public
schools

Neighborhood schools	Allen Park Annapolis (Dearborn Heights) Carlson (Gibraltar) Winston Churchill (Livonia) Clarenceville (Livonia) Crestwood (Dearborn Heights) Dearborn Ecorse Community Edsel Ford (Dearborn) Flat Rock Fordson (Dearborn) Benjamin Franklin (Livonia) Garden City John Glenn (Westland) Grosse Ile Grosse Pointe North Grosse Pointe South Hamtramck Harper Woods Lincoln Park Melvindale Northville Plymouth-Canton Educational Park (Canton) Plymouth (Canton) Redford Union Robichaud (Dearborn Heights) River Rouge Riverview Romulus Theodore Roosevelt (Wyandotte) Southgate Anderson Adlai E. Stevenson (Livonia) Thurston (Redford) Trenton Taylor Wayne Memorial Woodhaven (Brownstown Township)
Alternative schools	Burger School for Students with Autism (Inkster) Dearborn Center for Math, Science and Technology Dearborn Magnet Henry Ford Collegiate Academy (Dearborn)
Closed	Highland Park Community Inkster John F. Kennedy (Taylor) Harry S. Truman (Taylor)

Charter
schools

Chandler Park Academy (Harper Woods)
Cesar Chavez Academy (Detroit)
Consortium College Prep (Detroit)
Cornerstone Schools High School (Detroit)
Clara B. Ford Academy (Dearborn Heights)
Henry Ford Academy (Dearborn)
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (Detroit)
Taylor Preparatory High School (Taylor)
Universal Academy (Detroit)
Universal Learning Academy (Westland)
University Prep Schools (Detroit)

Closed	Catherine Ferguson Academy (Detroit)
HS closed	Plymouth Educational Center (Detroit)

Independent

Secular
private

Religious

Closed or merged	Austin Catholic Prep Holy Redeemer Ladywood Notre Dame Our Lady of Mount Carmel St. Florian Trinity Catholic
Moved	Detroit Catholic Central (to Novi in 2005) Regina (to Warren in 2007)