Rensselaer Central High School
1106 East Grace St
Rensselaer IN, 47978, Jasper County
Phone: 219-866-5175
Ranking: (258 out of 351, bottom 26%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Rensselaer Central 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: | 41 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 526 | 534 | 538 | 570 | 556 | 599 | 594 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 134 | 25.5% | 131 | 24.5% | 141 | 26.2% | 146 | 25.6% | 142 | 25.5% | 145 | 24.2% | 156 | 26.3% |
Grade 10: | 128 | 24.3% | 139 | 26.0% | 142 | 26.4% | 143 | 25.1% | 144 | 25.9% | 153 | 25.5% | 147 | 24.7% |
Grade 11: | 141 | 26.8% | 137 | 25.7% | 131 | 24.3% | 137 | 24.0% | 143 | 25.7% | 144 | 24.0% | 165 | 27.8% |
Grade 12: | 120 | 22.8% | 127 | 23.8% | 124 | 23.0% | 144 | 25.3% | 127 | 22.8% | 157 | 26.2% | 126 | 21.2% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 290 | 55.1% | 305 | 57.1% | 303 | 56.3% | 319 | 56.0% | 303 | 54.5% | 303 | 50.6% | 286 | 48.1% |
Female: | 236 | 44.9% | 229 | 42.9% | 235 | 43.7% | 251 | 44.0% | 231 | 41.5% | 271 | 45.2% | 283 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 3.8% | 23 | 4.3% | 17 | 3.2% | 17 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.3% | 14 | 2.3% | 18 | 3.0% |
Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
White: | 487 | 92.6% | 488 | 91.4% | 495 | 92.0% | 522 | 91.6% | 522 | 93.9% | 562 | 93.8% | 549 | 92.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.7% | 18 | 3.4% | 19 | 3.5% | 23 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 150 | 28.5% | 127 | 23.8% | 113 | 21.0% | 100 | 17.5% | 90 | 16.2% | 93 | 15.5% | 99 | 16.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 9.5% | 52 | 9.7% | 48 | 8.9% | 57 | 10.0% | 52 | 9.4% | 50 | 8.3% | 43 | 7.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.83 | 14.05 | 14.54 | 16.74 | 14.72 | 16.50 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ECA | ||||||
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 64% | 61% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 58.6% | 50.8% | 72.4% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 48.6% | 60.3% | N/A |
2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 27% | 27% | 37% |
2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 35.6% | 35.6% | 46.9% |
2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 27.0% | 27.0% | N/A |
2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 63% |
2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 71.9% |
2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 75.0% | 75.0% | N/A |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 67% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 68% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 67% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 64% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 64% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 65% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 66% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 65% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 66% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 67% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 68% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 66% |
2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 68% |
2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 71% |
2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 67% |
2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Rensselaer 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.