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Benjamin Bosse High School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
361st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 429 Indiana Alternative Schools
Better than 16% of Indiana alternative schools
Summary

Benjamin Bosse High School is an alternative public school in Evansville, Indiana, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 826 students. The school is part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation district, which is ranked 246 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Bosse High School has faced several challenges in recent years. The school's four-year graduation rates have declined, dropping from 88.4% in 2023-2024 to 76.4% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the district average. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 39.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district average. Academically, Benjamin Bosse High School consistently underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, such as ILEARN and SAT. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.16% of students were proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, compared to 52.12% for the district.

Interestingly, two nearby schools, Academy for Innovative Studies and EVSC Virtual Academy, have similar demographic and performance characteristics to Benjamin Bosse High School. These schools also serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and struggle with low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the higher spending per student at Benjamin Bosse High School, the school's academic performance lags behind the district and state averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

868
Students ?
13.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,916
Per pupil spending ?
66.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1300 Washington Ave
       Evansville, IN  47714

(812) 477-1661

District: Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

Racial breakdown:

African American:
35.9%
White:
27.9%
Hispanic:
15.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Indiana average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (85% vs 90%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school19%
District avg40%
Indiana avg42%
361st of 429
Indiana public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3Alternative Schools in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
246th of 380Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp among Indiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202516.1361 of 42915.9%★☆☆☆☆
202419.3346 of 43219.9%★☆☆☆☆
202318.0336 of 39815.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.4351 of 40914.2%★☆☆☆☆
202132.8276 of 38828.9%★☆☆☆☆
201925.7311 of 38920.1%★☆☆☆☆
201825.1313 of 38518.7%★☆☆☆☆
201718.3328 of 38013.7%★☆☆☆☆
201620.8340 of 39413.7%★☆☆☆☆
201516.7346 of 40013.5%★☆☆☆☆
201411.7346 of 3798.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201311.2330 of 3536.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201223.0327 of 37312.3%★☆☆☆☆
201123.9307 of 36415.7%★☆☆☆☆
201020.7317 of 36212.4%★☆☆☆☆
200915.7327 of 36410.2%★☆☆☆☆
20088.8337 of 3606.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200710.1331 of 3546.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200615.1320 of 3498.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20056.4332 of 3494.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202525.7102 of 13222.7%★☆☆☆☆
202430.890 of 13231.8%★★☆☆☆
202332.079 of 12536.8%★★☆☆☆
202223.894 of 12524.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202526.199 of 11916.8%★☆☆☆☆
202441.747 of 9450.0%★★★☆☆
202326.862 of 7416.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202513.7345 of 38710.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4329 of 39216.1%★☆☆☆☆
202318.4322 of 38817.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202524.3142 of 18121.5%★☆☆☆☆
202430.5133 of 18427.7%★☆☆☆☆
202325.1128 of 16622.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.6128 of 16422.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202517.3330 of 37712.5%★☆☆☆☆
202422.1311 of 37717.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.6318 of 37916.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202514.7337 of 38612.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.9332 of 39215.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.9336 of 38312.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202513.7104 of 1116.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.783 of 10218.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.985 of 10418.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.673 of 9422.3%★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202436.11 of 10.0%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202518.9276 of 2987.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202431.6197 of 28931.8%★★☆☆☆
202320.2263 of 2857.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIndiana percentileRating
202529.8283 of 37724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202444.1196 of 38148.6%★★☆☆☆
202335.8239 of 37536.3%★★☆☆☆
202237.7242 of 37836.0%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school
African American (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile~ school
Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school
Pacific Islander (2024)<1st percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?
Biology33%-12 vs state
Evidence-based Reading and Writing21%-34 vs state
Mathematics4%-22 vs state

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Students at Benjamin Bosse High School are 36% African American, 28% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 7% Pacific Islander.

Benjamin Bosse High School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Indiana alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 868 students attended Benjamin Bosse High School.


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