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Byron Center High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

8500 Burlingame Ave Sw

Byron Center MI, 49315, Kent County

Phone: 616-878-6600

Ranking:

(69 out of 665, top 10%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Byron Center Public Schools

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	52		50		48		47		53		63		59
Total Students:	1,088		1,056		1,060		1,010		1,025		1,004		1,052
Grade 9:	270	24.8%	263	24.9%	282	26.6%	274	27.1%	267	26.0%	243	24.2%	268	25.5%
Grade 10:	271	24.9%	285	27.0%	263	24.8%	252	25.0%	240	23.4%	263	26.2%	287	27.3%
Grade 11:	284	26.1%	265	25.1%	256	24.2%	235	23.3%	252	24.6%	273	27.2%	252	24.0%
Grade 12:	263	24.2%	241	22.8%	256	24.2%	248	24.6%	264	25.8%	225	22.4%	245	23.3%
Ungraded:	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	545	50.1%	535	50.7%	547	51.6%	523	51.8%	535	52.2%	513	51.1%	529	50.3%
Female:	543	49.9%	521	49.3%	513	48.4%	487	48.2%	482	47.0%	483	48.1%	519	49.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	0.7%	7	0.7%
Asian:	31	2.8%	20	1.9%	28	2.6%	29	2.9%	37	3.6%	37	3.7%	27	2.6%
Hispanic:	58	5.3%	55	5.2%	56	5.3%	50	5.0%	45	4.4%	52	5.2%	51	4.8%
Black:	25	2.3%	24	2.3%	25	2.4%	23	2.3%	27	2.6%	19	1.9%	19	1.8%
White:	949	87.2%	937	88.7%	931	87.8%	895	88.6%	916	89.4%	889	88.5%	948	90.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	16	1.5%	16	1.5%	15	1.4%	9	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	9	0.8%	4	0.4%	5	0.5%	4	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	206	18.9%	199	18.8%	182	17.2%	183	18.1%	166	16.2%	120	12.0%	110	10.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	88	8.1%	94	8.9%	95	9.0%	67	6.6%	84	8.2%	50	5.0%	68	6.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.82		21.26		22.24		21.29		19.51		15.90		17.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MEAP
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	67.8%	68%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	68.9%	68.9%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	78.4%	78.5%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	79.6%	79.6%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	73.2%	73.3%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76.4%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	74.1%	74.3%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	72.8%	72.8%	55.9%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	89.5%	89.5%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	92.3%	92.3%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	45.8%	45.8%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	47.1%	47.1%	28.6%
MME
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	63.5%	63.5%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	72.8%	72.8%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	62.8%	62.8%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69.1%	69.1%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	67.1%	67.1%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	71.1%	71.1%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75.7%	75.7%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37%	37%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.5%	71.5%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78.8%	78.8%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82.2%	82.2%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.2%	70.2%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70.3%	70.3%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73.7%	73.7%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71.1%	71.1%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77.9%	77.9%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.9%	36.9%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38%	38%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90.8%	90.8%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93.2%	93.2%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92.3%	92.3%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	51.1%	51.1%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	51.4%	51.4%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	63.6%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	51.6%	51.6%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	61.9%	61.9%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	54%	54%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	61.4%	61.4%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	49%

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* Byron Center High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.