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Central High School

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Public Grades 9-12
324
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
88.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 421 Fountain St NE
       Grand Rapids, MI  49503-3334

(616) 819-2310

District: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.1%
African American:
34.0%
White:
9.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2006 → 22nd in 2013
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2006
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (11% vs 37% meeting standards)
!Writing scores 32 pts below the Michigan average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school11%
District avg18%
Michigan avg37%
Not ranked this year
Central High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
462nd of 613Grand Rapids Public Schools among Michigan districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201317.7625 of 80522.4%★☆☆☆☆
201211.8664 of 77314.1%★☆☆☆☆
201114.2664 of 78415.3%★☆☆☆☆
201012.2666 of 76512.9%★☆☆☆☆
200916.7623 of 75417.4%★☆☆☆☆
200815.2628 of 75016.3%★☆☆☆☆
200712.5654 of 76714.7%★☆☆☆☆
200615.3607 of 70513.9%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Michigan (2012-2013) ?
Reading35%-19 vs state
Writing17%-32 vs state
Mathematics4%-25 vs state
Science4%-22 vs state
Social Studies2%-26 vs state

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In the 2012-13 school year, 324 students attended Central High School.

Students at Central High School are 49% Hispanic, 34% African American, 9% White, 7% Two or more races.


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