The brief
A Novi Community School District high school serving grades 9th – 12th.
Career Preparation is listed in Novi Community School District, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 201725%
About this school's data5 sources, 2017–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 25% (2017 EdFacts) · reading/ELA 25% (2017 EdFacts).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2017 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2017 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2017 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2017 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 48375; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments 2017 EdFacts; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Detroit school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $112,978
- Median home value
- $348,900
- Median rent
- $1,880/mo
- College educated
- 62.8%
- Homeownership
- 71.1%
- Poverty rate
- 4.2%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 48375; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 27
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 54
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 635/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Novi. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Novi), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- Advanced STEM courses
- 1 of 5
- Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Career Preparation serve?
Career Preparation serves students in grades 9th through 12th.
How many students attend Career Preparation?
Career Preparation has an enrollment of approximately 25 students.
What are the test scores at Career Preparation?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Career Preparation has 25% math proficiency (2017 EdFacts) and 25% reading/ELA proficiency (2017 EdFacts).
Is Career Preparation a charter school?
No, Career Preparation is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Career Preparation a Title I school?
No, Career Preparation is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Career Preparation?
68.0% of students at Career Preparation qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 9th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 25
- Free or reduced lunch
- 68.0%
- Type
- Alternative
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Small City
- County
- Oakland County
- Phone
- (248) 449-1717
- 4-year graduation
- 40–59%
- Class of 2023
- Schools in district
- 10
- District spending per student
- $15,191
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 2.6%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 48375)
- 23,927
- Area average commute
- 24.8 min
- Area median age
- 41.6
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Michigan Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.