Romulus Senior High School

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

Romulus Senior High School
Address
Map
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
SuperintendentBenjamin P. Edmondson
PrincipalSeth Petty
Teaching staff31.50 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12[1]
Enrollment643 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.41[1]
Color(s)Maroon and White   [2]
Athletics conferenceWestern Wayne Athletic Conference[2]
NicknameEagles[2]
RivalBelleville High School[citation needed]
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
NewspaperThe Wingspan
Websiterhs.romulusk12.org
Student assessments
2021–22 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)

History

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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

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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

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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.[citation needed]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Romulus Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ "AdvancED - Institution Summary". advanc-ed.org. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  9. ^ "Team Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Team Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Dismissed Missouri guard Wes Clark heads to Buffalo". Columbia Missourian. February 7, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  12. ^ "ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2021-22 Season | Maccabi Effie Capital Rishon Lezion | Kris Clyburn". basket.co.il.
  13. ^ "Will Clyburn Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Shaler Halimon Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Former Crusader Charlie Henry Promoted On Men's Basketball Staff at Iowa State". Madonna University Athletics. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  16. ^ "John Holifield Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Jaren Holmes Biography". Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Robert Lambert Bio". IMDb. Retrieved 6 Jan 2021.
  19. ^ "Grant Long Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  20. ^ "John Long Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Terry Mills Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  22. ^ "Alabama". Alabama. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 Jan 2021.
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