Lawrence Central High School
7300 East 56th St
Indianapolis IN, 46226, Marion County
Phone: 317-964-7400
Ranking: 
(278 out of 351, bottom 21%)*
(278 out of 351, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lawrence Township Metropolitan School District
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: | 119 | 155 | 158 | 145 | 127 | 126 | 117 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,279 | 2,495 | 2,514 | 2,585 | 2,579 | 2,487 | 2,365 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 550 | 24.1% | 594 | 23.8% | 566 | 22.5% | 620 | 24.0% | 705 | 27.3% | 679 | 27.3% | 639 | 27.0% |
| Grade 10: | 574 | 25.2% | 584 | 23.4% | 598 | 23.8% | 687 | 26.6% | 678 | 26.3% | 645 | 25.9% | 628 | 26.6% |
| Grade 11: | 569 | 25.0% | 621 | 24.9% | 715 | 28.4% | 678 | 26.2% | 662 | 25.7% | 617 | 24.8% | 574 | 24.3% |
| Grade 12: | 581 | 25.5% | 696 | 27.9% | 635 | 25.3% | 600 | 23.2% | 534 | 20.7% | 546 | 22.0% | 524 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | 5 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,162 | 51.0% | 1,244 | 49.9% | 1,266 | 50.4% | 1,324 | 51.2% | 1,229 | 47.7% | 1,209 | 48.6% | 1,181 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 1,117 | 49.0% | 1,251 | 50.1% | 1,248 | 49.6% | 1,261 | 48.8% | 1,195 | 46.3% | 1,164 | 46.8% | 1,096 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 30 | 1.3% | 24 | 1.0% | 23 | 0.9% | 17 | 0.7% | 22 | 0.9% | 30 | 1.2% | 28 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 280 | 12.3% | 273 | 10.9% | 235 | 9.3% | 222 | 8.6% | 169 | 6.6% | 136 | 5.5% | 126 | 5.3% |
| Black: | 1,055 | 46.3% | 1,138 | 45.6% | 1,122 | 44.6% | 1,112 | 43.0% | 1,110 | 43.0% | 1,048 | 42.1% | 943 | 39.9% |
| White: | 733 | 32.2% | 872 | 34.9% | 956 | 38.0% | 1,071 | 41.4% | 1,124 | 43.6% | 1,161 | 46.7% | 1,179 | 49.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 177 | 7.8% | 184 | 7.4% | 174 | 6.9% | 161 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,105 | 48.5% | 1,121 | 44.9% | 1,044 | 41.5% | 955 | 36.9% | 842 | 32.6% | 731 | 29.4% | 719 | 30.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 188 | 8.2% | 236 | 9.5% | 238 | 9.5% | 267 | 10.3% | 230 | 8.9% | 185 | 7.4% | 209 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.15 | 16.10 | 15.91 | 17.80 | 20.35 | 19.70 | 20.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 40% | 63% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 67.5% | 80.4% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.3% | 80.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 40% | 42% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 40.8% | 43.3% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 56.5% | 50.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 55% | 56% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 58% | 62.3% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 68.7% | 69.6% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 63% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 56% | 59% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Lawrence 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.