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Francis Joseph Reitz High School

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Francis Joseph Reitz High School ranks 87 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 80% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Francis Joseph Reitz High School is a public high school serving 1,321 students in grades 9-12 in Evansville, Indiana, which is part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation district.

The school has consistently ranked among the top 100-150 high schools in Indiana over the past several years, with a current ranking of 87 out of 429 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. Its academic performance on standardized tests, such as ILEARN/Biology and SAT, is notably higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 58.82% of students were proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, compared to the district average of 52.12%. The school's four-year graduation rate has also been relatively high, ranging from 81.5% to 92.7% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Francis Joseph Reitz High School generally outperforms its counterparts, such as North High School, William Henry Harrison High School, and Central High School, in terms of academic performance and state rankings. However, the nearby New Technical Institute, a public charter school, consistently outperforms Francis Joseph Reitz High School in academic metrics, ranking among the top 50 high schools in Indiana.

1,293

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,641

Per pupil spending ?

42.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Dreier Blvd
Evansville, IN 47712

(812) 435-8206

District: Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

Feeder schools for Francis Joseph Reitz High School:

Elementary:	Cynthia Heights Elementary School
	Daniel Wertz Elementary School
	Tekoppel Elementary School
	West Terrace Elementary School
Middle:	Helfrich Park STEM Academy
	Perry Heights Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.4%

Two or more races:

7.1%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (47% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Indiana high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Indiana)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg40%

Indiana avg42%

87^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

246^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	87 of 429	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	126 of 432	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	100 of 398	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	112 of 409	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	90 of 388	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	127 of 389	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	162 of 385	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.4	157 of 380	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.4	154 of 394	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.0	212 of 400	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.4	267 of 379	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.8	227 of 353	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.9	260 of 373	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.1	204 of 364	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.7	92 of 362	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	57.1	186 of 364	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.0	195 of 360	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.5	189 of 354	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.2	126 of 349	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	54.9	182 of 349	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	62 of 132	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	52 of 132	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	54 of 125	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.7	88 of 125	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	96 of 387	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	134 of 392	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	111 of 388	71.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	52 of 181	71.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	95 of 377	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	135 of 377	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	146 of 379	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	91 of 386	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	117 of 392	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	95 of 383	75.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	50 of 111	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	67 of 102	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	38 of 104	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	65 of 94	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	143 of 298	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	192 of 289	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	120 of 285	57.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	92 of 377	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	112 of 381	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	101 of 375	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	102 of 378	73.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-25 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology59%+13 vs state

Evidence-based Reading and Writing57%+3 vs state

Mathematics26%~ state avg

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Schools Near Francis Joseph Reitz High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Francis Joseph Reitz High School	Public	9-12	350 Dreier Blvd	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8206	1,293	74	17.5	42.1%	1,065 (82.4%)	83 (6.4%)	40 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	92 (7.1%)	69.3	87^th of 429 public high schools	79.7%		61.9	126^th of 432 public high schools	70.8%	39	57.3	26.1	58.8	$11,641	$1,788	$9,853
Signature School Inc	Public, Charter	9-12	610 Main St	Evansville	47708	Vanderburgh County	Signature School Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 421-1820	384	27	14.2	10.7%	231 (60.2%)	27 (7.0%)	27 (7.0%)	73 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	99.3	2^nd of 429 public high schools	99.5%		99.5	2^nd of 432 public high schools	99.5%		96.5	84.9	96.9	$10,641	$130	$10,511
Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - USI Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	8600 University Blvd.	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - USI Campus	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 975-2746	38	1	38.0		3 (7.9%)	28 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (18.4%)								(n/a)
Central High School	Public	9-12	5400 1st Ave	Evansville	47710	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8292	1,087	77	14.2	45.2%	849 (78.1%)	95 (8.7%)	56 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (7.1%)	57.2	159^th of 429 public high schools	62.9%		58.5	146^th of 432 public high schools	66.2%	13	48.3	22.0	54.0	$12,495	$2,049	$10,446
New Technical Institute	Public	9-12	1901 Lynch Rd	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-0967	264	15	17.3	39.0%	221 (83.7%)	16 (6.1%)	9 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	81.3	39^th of 429 public high schools	90.9%		83.8	39^th of 432 public high schools	91.0%		68.1	30.6	65.3	$11,435	$1,717	$9,719
Excel Center of Evansville Southeast	Public, Charter	9-12	5001 Washington Ave	Evansville	47715	Vanderburgh County	Excel Center of Evansville Southeast	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(812) 474-2229	158	6	26.3		74 (46.8%)	65 (41.1%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (8.2%)								(n/a)
William Henry Harrison High School	Public	9-12	211 Fielding Rd	Evansville	47715	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 477-1046	1,332	85	15.7	52.8%	601 (45.1%)	310 (23.3%)	196 (14.7%)	20 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (2.7%)	167 (12.5%)	33.9	292^nd of 429 public high schools	31.9%		31.2	302^nd of 432 public high schools	30.1%	10	40.5	15.8	32.4	$11,969	$1,833	$10,136
North High School	Public	9-12	15331 Hwy 41 N	Evansville	47725	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8283	1,650	93	17.8	35.9%	1,223 (74.1%)	138 (8.4%)	88 (5.3%)	45 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	143 (8.7%)	74.2	65^th of 429 public high schools	84.8%		76.6	56^th of 432 public high schools	87.0%	9	56.0	28.1	66.5	$11,270	$1,687	$9,583
Castle High School	Public	9-12	3344 Hwy 261	Newburgh	47630	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 853-3331	1,953	112	17.4	24.6%	1,596 (81.7%)	69 (3.5%)	98 (5.0%)	60 (3.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	124 (6.3%)	86.5	26^th of 429 public high schools	93.9%		82.2	43^rd of 432 public high schools	90.0%	17	73.7	43.3	60.4	$10,587	$557	$10,029
Mount Vernon High School	Public	9-12	700 Harriett St	Mount Vernon	47620	Posey County	MSD Mount Vernon	No	No	No	No	(812) 838-4356	583	54	10.7	31.9%	512 (87.8%)	17 (2.9%)	23 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	55.7	166^th of 429 public high schools	61.3%		62.4	123^rd of 432 public high schools	71.5%	43	48.8	25.2	46.5	$15,779	$1,067	$14,711

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis Joseph Reitz High School

What district is Francis Joseph Reitz High School in?

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

How many students attend Francis Joseph Reitz High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,293 students attended Francis Joseph Reitz High School.

What is the racial makeup of Francis Joseph Reitz High School?

Students at Francis Joseph Reitz High School are 82% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is Francis Joseph Reitz High School a good school?

Francis Joseph Reitz High School ranks 87^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Francis Joseph Reitz High School?

Francis Joseph Reitz High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cynthia Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Daniel Wertz Elementary School
Elementary : Tekoppel Elementary School
Elementary : West Terrace Elementary School
Middle : Helfrich Park STEM Academy
Middle : Perry Heights Middle School

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