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William Chrisman High High School
1223 North Noland Rd Independence MO, 64050, Jackson County Phone: 816-521-5355 Ranking:  (291 out of 498, bottom 42%)*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 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 89 | 93 | 93 | 98 | 110 | 118 | 117 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,461 | 1,491 | 1,483 | 1,527 | 1,509 | 1,595 | 1,581 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 372 | 25.5% | 424 | 28.4% | 404 | 27.2% | 440 | 28.8% | 417 | 27.6% | 430 | 27.0% | 439 | 27.8% |
| Grade 10: | 405 | 27.7% | 358 | 24.0% | 425 | 28.7% | 408 | 26.7% | 371 | 24.6% | 407 | 25.5% | 438 | 27.7% |
| Grade 11: | 313 | 21.4% | 371 | 24.9% | 335 | 22.6% | 311 | 20.4% | 343 | 22.7% | 411 | 25.8% | 358 | 22.6% |
| Grade 12: | 371 | 25.4% | 338 | 22.7% | 319 | 21.5% | 368 | 24.1% | 378 | 25.0% | 347 | 21.8% | 346 | 21.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 740 | 50.7% | 751 | 50.4% | 760 | 51.2% | 797 | 52.2% | 785 | 52.0% | 834 | 52.3% | 819 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 721 | 49.3% | 740 | 49.6% | 723 | 48.8% | 730 | 47.8% | 716 | 47.4% | 753 | 47.2% | 758 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 14 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.7% | 16 | 1.1% | 32 | 2.1% | 43 | 2.8% | 58 | 3.6% | 58 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 149 | 10.2% | 136 | 9.1% | 122 | 8.2% | 110 | 7.2% | 107 | 7.1% | 116 | 7.3% | 106 | 6.7% |
| Black: | 192 | 13.1% | 188 | 12.6% | 185 | 12.5% | 170 | 11.1% | 161 | 10.7% | 162 | 10.2% | 147 | 9.3% |
| White: | 1,018 | 69.7% | 1,081 | 72.5% | 1,099 | 74.1% | 1,187 | 77.7% | 1,186 | 78.6% | 1,245 | 78.1% | 1,263 | 79.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 0.7% | 17 | 1.1% | 20 | 1.3% | 9 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 72 | 4.9% | 53 | 3.6% | 32 | 2.2% | 10 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 806 | 55.2% | 778 | 52.2% | 744 | 50.2% | 677 | 44.3% | 659 | 43.7% | 626 | 39.2% | 526 | 33.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 137 | 9.4% | 102 | 6.8% | 123 | 8.3% | 151 | 9.9% | 153 | 10.1% | 144 | 9.0% | 166 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.47 | 16.04 | 15.95 | 15.61 | 13.71 | 13.50 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 39.7% | 42.4% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 34.4% | 41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 51.2% | 46.2% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 42% | 42.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 42.6% | 41.8% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 37.6% | 39.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 45.5% | 49.5% | 52.6% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 47.8% | 60.5% | 42.7% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 44.9% | 57.3% | 59.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 41.9% | 52.4% | 56.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 29.1% | 44.3% | 57% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 61.1% | 61.7% | 58.2% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 56.2% | 56.7% | 53.1% |
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 57.5% | 62.3% | 56.2% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 80% | 79.9% | 54.2% |
| 2012 | American History | End of course | % met std | 42.8% | 48.4% | 48.3% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 52.2% | 52% | 55.1% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 48.2% | 56.8% | 43.3% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 66.3% | 65.5% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 50.4% | 57.8% | 55% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 72.4% | 72% | 74.7% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 43.1% | 46.6% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 48.4% | 51% | 58.1% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 45.9% | 49.4% | 62% |
| 2013 | English I | End of course | % met std | 45.9% | 46.5% | 60.3% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 76.4% | 75.1% | 72.5% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 65.5% | 66.7% | 26.7% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 62.4% | 68.9% | 74.2% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 62.6% | 66.6% | 73% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 59.3% | 55.6% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 44% | 45.2% | 62.6% |
| 2012 | Government | End of course | % met std | 50.1% | 52.8% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Government | End of course | % met std | 56.6% | 55.3% | 54.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.6% | 48.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 51.4% | 51.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.5% | 28.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.5% | 71.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,700.0 | $45,708.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,403.0 | $33,376.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,991.0 | $50,641.0 |
* William Chrisman High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.