Romulus Senior High School
Address
9650 South Wayne Road

,
48174

Coordinates42°13′59″N 83°23′17″W / 42.233°N 83.388°W / 42.233; -83.388
Information
TypePublic secondary
Motto"Making Our Best Even Better"
Established1916
School districtRomulus Community School District
SuperintendentDr. Benjamin P. Edmondson
PrincipalSeth Petty
Teaching staff36.66 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment761 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.76[1]
Color(s)Maroon and White   [2]
Athletics conferenceWestern Wayne Athletic Conference[2]
NicknameEagles[2]
RivalBelleville High School
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
NewspaperThe Wingspan
Websitewww.romulus.net/schools/high-school
Student assessments
202122 school
year[4]
Change vs.
prior year[4]

M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %6.3 / ≤5
Proficient %11.0 /
PR. Proficient %11.0 / 59.5
Not Proficient %71.7 / 21.4
Average test scores
SAT Total827.6
(Decrease −15.9)

Romulus Senior High School or Romulus High School is the public high school in the city of Romulus, Michigan in Metro Detroit.

History

Romulus High seen from Wayne Road, 2011

In 2013 Inkster High School closed due to the closure of the Inkster School District. Students in the Inkster zone south of Michigan Avenue and west of Middlebelt were rezoned to Romulus High School.[5] This area includes portions of Inkster and Westland.[6][7]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 892 students enrolled in 2016-2017 was:

  • Male - 54.1%
  • Female - 45.9%
  • Black - 77.3%
  • Hispanic - 4.0%
  • White - 17.6%
  • Multiracial - 1.1%

70.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Athletics

The following sports are offered at RHS. Unless noted there are teams for both sexes:[2]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball
    • Boys state champion - 1986, 2013[8]
  • Bowling
  • Cross Country
  • Competitive Cheerleading (girls)
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (boys)
  • Soccer
  • Softball (girls)
  • Tennis (girls)
  • Track & Field
    • Boys state champion - 2000[9]
    • Girls state champion - 2009[10]
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)

The Romulus High School Eagles has a longtime rivalry with the Belleville High School Tigers.

Notable people

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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  4. 1 2 "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  5. Smith, Brian. "Inkster schools first to be dissolved; students split across 4 districts." Mlive. July 26, 2013. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
  6. "NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR INKSTER RESIDENTS" (Map). Wayne RESA. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.
  7. "Street Jurisdiction Map" (Archive) City of Westland. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.
  8. "Yearly Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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  10. "Team Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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  15. "Former Crusader Charlie Henry Promoted On Men's Basketball Staff at Iowa State". Madonna University Athletics. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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