Grosse Ile High School

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Grosse Ile High School is a public high school located in Grosse Ile Township, Michigan serving ninth through twelfth grades. The mascot of the school's sports teams is the Red Devil, and they compete in the Huron League. The current principal is Paul Szymanski, formerly from East Detroit Public Schools.Grosse Ile High School was ranked by NewsWeek as "One of America's Best High Schools" in June 2011, June 2012, and May 2013.AcademicsGrosse Ile High School has one of the highest graduation rates of all Michigan public school districts. Among districts with at least 100 graduates, GIHS has been in the Top Ten statewide for the past three years.96% of graduates from Grosse Ile High School attend college, and many go to top 100 universities. GIHS boasts the highest ACT scores in the downriver area, including a composite average of 23.1 in 2012, and scores are steadily on the rise. In 2012, the senior graduating class earned 3.1 million dollars in scholarship money. For a small school, Grosse Ile has many academic and extra-curricular opportunities. Academically, this includes many online and dual-enrollment options, allowing all students to have a rigorous and personalized curriculum. AP classes are very popular at this school—out of approximately 650 total students in the building, about 300 AP tests are taken. GIHS offers 10 AP classes and additional AP options online. Three foreign languages are offered. 26 vocational program options are available onsite or through the Downriver Career Technical Consortium. GIHS also participates in foreign exchange program, with students come from all corners of the world to learn at Grosse Ile High School, most often China and Germany.