South Spencer High School
1142 North Orchard Rd
Rockport IN, 47635, Spencer County
Phone: 812-649-9157
Ranking: 
(129 out of 351, top 37%)*
(129 out of 351, top 37%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: South Spencer County School Corporation
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: | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 457 | 482 | 474 | 498 | 482 | 464 | 472 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 121 | 26.5% | 126 | 26.1% | 120 | 25.3% | 132 | 26.5% | 134 | 27.8% | 117 | 25.2% | 133 | 28.2% |
| Grade 10: | 119 | 26.0% | 109 | 22.6% | 125 | 26.4% | 127 | 25.5% | 118 | 24.5% | 132 | 28.4% | 115 | 24.4% |
| Grade 11: | 104 | 22.8% | 125 | 25.9% | 124 | 26.2% | 111 | 22.3% | 130 | 27.0% | 108 | 23.3% | 116 | 24.6% |
| Grade 12: | 113 | 24.7% | 122 | 25.3% | 105 | 22.2% | 128 | 25.7% | 100 | 20.7% | 107 | 23.1% | 108 | 22.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 224 | 49.0% | 239 | 49.6% | 244 | 51.5% | 243 | 48.8% | 237 | 49.2% | 230 | 49.6% | 235 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 233 | 51.0% | 243 | 50.4% | 230 | 48.5% | 255 | 51.2% | 225 | 46.7% | 218 | 47.0% | 228 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 4.2% | 20 | 4.1% | 17 | 3.6% | 13 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% |
| White: | 416 | 91.0% | 449 | 93.2% | 444 | 93.7% | 474 | 95.2% | 460 | 95.4% | 445 | 95.9% | 458 | 97.0% |
| 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: | 16 | 3.5% | 8 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 137 | 30.0% | 150 | 31.1% | 132 | 27.8% | 158 | 31.7% | 121 | 25.1% | 102 | 22.0% | 98 | 20.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 9.8% | 37 | 7.7% | 52 | 11.0% | 34 | 6.8% | 51 | 10.6% | 31 | 6.7% | 32 | 6.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.85 | 15.30 | 15.80 | 17.86 | 16.19 | 16.40 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 59% | 67% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 78.6% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.0% | 81.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 36% | 36% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 51.2% | 51.2% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 46.7% | 46.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Spencer High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.