Central High School
421 Fountain St Ne
Grand Rapids MI, 49503, Kent County
Phone: 616-819-2310
Ranking: 
(619 out of 665, bottom 7%)*
(619 out of 665, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Grand Rapids Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: 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 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 50 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 324 | 382 | 415 | 643 | 813 | 875 | ||||||
| Grade 9: | NA | NA | 140 | 43.2% | 134 | 35.1% | 132 | 31.8% | 212 | 33.0% | 294 | 36.2% | 277 | 31.7% |
| Grade 10: | NA | NA | 67 | 20.7% | 90 | 23.6% | 108 | 26.0% | 197 | 30.6% | 229 | 28.2% | 224 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | NA | NA | 66 | 20.4% | 85 | 22.3% | 93 | 22.4% | 137 | 21.3% | 141 | 17.3% | 198 | 22.6% |
| Grade 12: | NA | NA | 51 | 15.7% | 73 | 19.1% | 82 | 19.8% | 97 | 15.1% | 149 | 18.3% | 176 | 20.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 120 | 37.0% | 154 | 40.3% | 180 | 43.4% | 257 | 40.0% | 351 | 43.2% | 404 | 46.2% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 204 | 63.0% | 228 | 59.7% | 235 | 56.6% | 320 | 49.8% | 405 | 49.8% | 431 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 159 | 49.1% | 173 | 45.3% | 195 | 47.0% | 267 | 41.5% | 349 | 42.9% | 367 | 41.9% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 110 | 34.0% | 139 | 36.4% | 175 | 42.2% | 253 | 39.3% | 334 | 41.1% | 387 | 44.2% |
| White: | NA | NA | 29 | 9.0% | 42 | 11.0% | 24 | 5.8% | 57 | 8.9% | 75 | 9.2% | 79 | 9.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 24 | 7.4% | 24 | 6.3% | 16 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 268 | 82.7% | 312 | 81.7% | 371 | 89.4% | 539 | 83.8% | 671 | 82.5% | 717 | 81.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 19 | 5.9% | 22 | 5.8% | 12 | 2.9% | 47 | 7.3% | 55 | 6.8% | 65 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.83 | 14.04 | 15.06 | 18.38 | 17.80 | 17.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 29.3% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 16.8% | 27.5% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 50% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 47.5% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 32.6% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 24% | 31.3% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 34.4% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 31% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 40.1% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 42% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 4.3% | 9.2% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 2.5% | 8.5% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 30.9% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.9% | 28.4% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 28.4% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 26.3% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 23% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 26% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 26.1% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 16% | 30% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 12.2% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 4% | 13% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 40.2% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 39.4% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 40% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 47.7% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 36% | 43% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.3% | 36.1% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 37% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.6% | 29.4% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 28.4% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 29% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 31.2% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24% | 36% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.3% | 12.9% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4% | 10% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 62.5% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 56.6% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 64% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 60.6% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 60% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 10% | 21.3% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 17% | 22% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.5% | 20.9% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 8% | 18.4% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.8% | 22.1% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 24.9% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 9% | 29% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 24.8% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 17% | 27% | 49% |
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* Central 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.