Van Horn High High School
1109 South Arlington Ave Independence MO, 64053, Jackson County Phone: 816-521-5360 Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Independence Public Schools 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 53 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 40 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 896 | 908 | 839 | 805 | 675 | 609 | ||||||
| Grade 9: | 233 | 26.0% | 237 | 26.1% | 241 | 28.7% | 241 | 29.9% | 235 | 34.8% | 174 | 28.6% |
| Grade 10: | 233 | 26.0% | 240 | 26.4% | 230 | 27.4% | 251 | 31.2% | 172 | 25.5% | 169 | 27.8% |
| Grade 11: | 213 | 23.8% | 214 | 23.6% | 203 | 24.2% | 159 | 19.8% | 140 | 20.7% | 146 | 24.0% |
| Grade 12: | 217 | 24.2% | 217 | 23.9% | 165 | 19.7% | 154 | 19.1% | 128 | 19.0% | 120 | 19.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 476 | 53.1% | 461 | 50.8% | 441 | 52.6% | 433 | 53.8% | 367 | 54.4% | 358 | 58.8% |
| Female: | 420 | 46.9% | 447 | 49.2% | 398 | 47.4% | 372 | 46.2% | 300 | 44.4% | 243 | 39.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.1% | 18 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 210 | 23.4% | 203 | 22.4% | 165 | 19.7% | 137 | 17.0% | 121 | 17.9% | 109 | 17.9% |
| Black: | 94 | 10.5% | 111 | 12.2% | 119 | 14.2% | 107 | 13.3% | 92 | 13.6% | 66 | 10.8% |
| White: | 536 | 59.8% | 544 | 59.9% | 521 | 62.1% | 535 | 66.5% | 440 | 65.2% | 416 | 68.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 4.7% | 37 | 4.1% | 20 | 2.4% | 8 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 634 | 70.8% | 612 | 67.4% | 574 | 68.4% | 474 | 58.9% | 409 | 60.6% | 312 | 51.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 7.8% | 61 | 6.7% | 64 | 7.6% | 77 | 9.6% | 67 | 9.9% | 60 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.78 | 17.20 | 17.36 | 17.42 | 14.26 | 15.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 43.9% | 57.3% | 59.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 35.3% | 52.4% | 56.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 24.5% | 44.3% | 57% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 28% | 56.7% | 53.1% |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 35.7% | 62.3% | 56.2% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 18.8% | 79.9% | 54.2% |
| 2012 | American History | End of course | % met std | 33.4% | 48.4% | 48.3% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 56.4% | 65.5% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 61.9% | 57.8% | 55% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 58.4% | 72% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 41.3% | 51% | 58.1% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 34.9% | 49.4% | 62% |
| 2013 | English I | End of course | % met std | 34.2% | 46.5% | 60.3% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 67.8% | 68.9% | 74.2% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 58.8% | 66.6% | 73% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 44.1% | 55.6% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 28.4% | 45.2% | 62.6% |
| 2012 | Government | End of course | % met std | 32% | 52.8% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Government | End of course | % met std | 43.8% | 55.3% | 54.1% |
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