Benjamin Bosse High School
1300 Washington Ave Evansville IN, 47714, Vanderburgh County Phone: 812-477-1661 Ranking:  (334 out of 351, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 64 | 81 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 63 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 774 | 750 | 781 | 781 | 759 | 871 | 926 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 200 | 25.8% | 191 | 25.5% | 193 | 24.7% | 199 | 25.5% | 176 | 23.2% | 230 | 26.4% | 232 | 25.1% |
| Grade 10: | 196 | 25.3% | 188 | 25.1% | 208 | 26.6% | 175 | 22.4% | 225 | 29.6% | 214 | 24.6% | 240 | 25.9% |
| Grade 11: | 189 | 24.4% | 221 | 29.5% | 178 | 22.8% | 213 | 27.3% | 195 | 25.7% | 222 | 25.5% | 269 | 29.0% |
| Grade 12: | 189 | 24.4% | 150 | 20.0% | 202 | 25.9% | 194 | 24.8% | 163 | 21.5% | 205 | 23.5% | 185 | 20.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 376 | 48.6% | 372 | 49.6% | 372 | 47.6% | 388 | 49.7% | 344 | 45.3% | 390 | 44.8% | 449 | 48.5% |
| Female: | 398 | 51.4% | 378 | 50.4% | 409 | 52.4% | 393 | 50.3% | 341 | 44.9% | 413 | 47.4% | 422 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 2.6% | 22 | 2.9% | 21 | 2.7% | 25 | 3.2% | 20 | 2.6% | 23 | 2.6% | 15 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 258 | 33.3% | 254 | 33.9% | 289 | 37.0% | 235 | 30.1% | 280 | 36.9% | 315 | 36.2% | 342 | 36.9% |
| White: | 374 | 48.3% | 370 | 49.3% | 368 | 47.1% | 341 | 43.7% | 387 | 51.0% | 464 | 53.3% | 513 | 55.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 116 | 15.0% | 99 | 13.2% | 102 | 13.1% | 178 | 22.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 483 | 62.4% | 438 | 58.4% | 438 | 56.1% | 465 | 59.5% | 413 | 54.4% | 458 | 52.6% | 458 | 49.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 95 | 12.3% | 97 | 12.9% | 96 | 12.3% | 87 | 11.1% | 97 | 12.8% | 111 | 12.7% | 122 | 13.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 11.75 | 9.61 | 12.32 | 11.84 | 13.40 | 14.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 46% | 58% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 64.1% | 68.2% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 52.6% | 64.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 25% | 33% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 26.7% | 33.9% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 26.0% | 28.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 46% | 52% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 59.9% | 65.9% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 69.0% | 69.4% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 61% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 59% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 61% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 31% | 53% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 57% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 53% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 57% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 54% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 49% | 65% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 54% | 63% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 48% | 60% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 49% | 62% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 61% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 44% | 58% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 59% | 70% |
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* Benjamin Bosse High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.