New Palestine High School
4485 South Victory Dr
New Palestine IN, 46163, Hancock County
Phone: 317-861-4417
Ranking: 
(34 out of 351, top 10%)*
(34 out of 351, top 10%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation
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: | 48 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 53 | 53 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,099 | 1,107 | 1,079 | 1,092 | 1,062 | 1,055 | 1,061 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 265 | 24.1% | 315 | 28.5% | 253 | 23.4% | 301 | 27.6% | 285 | 26.8% | 278 | 26.4% | 264 | 24.9% |
| Grade 10: | 310 | 28.2% | 259 | 23.4% | 298 | 27.6% | 286 | 26.2% | 269 | 25.3% | 262 | 24.8% | 272 | 25.6% |
| Grade 11: | 252 | 22.9% | 280 | 25.3% | 267 | 24.7% | 260 | 23.8% | 252 | 23.7% | 265 | 25.1% | 258 | 24.3% |
| Grade 12: | 270 | 24.6% | 253 | 22.9% | 261 | 24.2% | 245 | 22.4% | 256 | 24.1% | 250 | 23.7% | 267 | 25.2% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 581 | 52.9% | 599 | 54.1% | 563 | 52.2% | 551 | 50.5% | 521 | 49.1% | 508 | 48.2% | 534 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 518 | 47.1% | 508 | 45.9% | 516 | 47.8% | 541 | 49.5% | 523 | 49.2% | 531 | 50.3% | 519 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.6% | 11 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.5% |
| White: | 1,051 | 95.6% | 1,058 | 95.6% | 1,054 | 97.7% | 1,067 | 97.7% | 1,032 | 97.2% | 1,028 | 97.4% | 1,032 | 97.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 12.1% | 115 | 10.4% | 100 | 9.3% | 110 | 10.1% | 82 | 7.7% | 68 | 6.4% | 61 | 5.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 4.5% | 38 | 3.4% | 43 | 4.0% | 43 | 3.9% | 41 | 3.9% | 35 | 3.3% | 46 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.90 | 23.06 | 22.72 | 25.68 | 20.07 | 20.00 | 21.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69% | 73% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87.3% | 90.7% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85.4% | 89.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 66.1% | 69.5% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 90.6% | 90.6% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* New Palestine 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.