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William Henry Harrison High School

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William Henry Harrison High School ranks 292 nd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 32% of Indiana high schools

Summary

William Henry Harrison High School is a public high school located in Evansville, Indiana, serving 1,209 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, which is ranked 246 out of 380 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past decade, William Henry Harrison High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Indiana high schools, ranging from 166 to 302 out of 380-430 schools. The school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with brief periods of a 1-star rating. The school's performance is particularly concerning for female, male, and special education students, who have consistently ranked in the bottom third of Indiana high schools in recent years. In contrast, the school's performance for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students is relatively stronger, ranking in the middle to upper-middle range of Indiana high schools.

William Henry Harrison High School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on standardized tests, is significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ILEARN/Biology (32.44%), SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing (40.5%), and SAT/Mathematics (15.77%) were all well below the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation's averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.5% and 89.3% over the past few years, which is slightly below the state average, and chronic absenteeism has been a persistent issue, ranging from 17.8% to 28.2% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

1,332

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,969

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 Fielding Rd
Evansville, IN 47715

(812) 477-1046

District: Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

Feeder schools for William Henry Harrison High School:

Elementary:	Caze Elementary School
	Fairlawn Elementary School
	Hebron Elementary School
	Stockwell Elementary School
Middle:	McGary Middle School
	Plaza Park International Prep Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.1%

African American:

23.3%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 17% Indiana)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg40%

Indiana avg42%

292^nd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	292 of 429	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	302 of 432	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	274 of 398	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	288 of 409	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	224 of 388	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	224 of 389	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	268 of 385	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.1	267 of 380	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	55.1	166 of 394	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.4	286 of 400	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.9	230 of 379	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	19.7	312 of 353	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.0	340 of 373	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	298 of 364	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	315 of 362	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.8	275 of 364	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.7	268 of 360	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.5	273 of 354	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.7	257 of 349	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.8	261 of 349	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	58 of 132	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.3	87 of 132	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	56 of 125	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	71 of 125	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	52 of 119	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.8	92 of 94	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	41 of 74	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	285 of 387	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	307 of 392	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	292 of 388	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	113 of 181	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	103 of 184	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	112 of 166	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	94 of 164	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	226 of 377	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	257 of 377	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	248 of 379	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	284 of 386	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	264 of 392	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	242 of 383	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	69 of 111	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	60 of 102	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	62 of 104	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	74 of 94	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	256 of 298	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	204 of 289	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	223 of 285	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	245 of 377	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	235 of 381	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	179 of 375	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	194 of 378	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing40%-14 vs state

Biology32%-13 vs state

Mathematics16%-10 vs state

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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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
Warrick Pathways and Career Center	Public	9-12	1201 American Way	Boonville	47601	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(812) 646-6026	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about William Henry Harrison High School

How many students attend William Henry Harrison High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,332 students attended William Henry Harrison High School.

Is William Henry Harrison High School a good school?

William Henry Harrison High School ranks 292^nd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into William Henry Harrison High School?

William Henry Harrison High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Caze Elementary School
Elementary : Fairlawn Elementary School
Elementary : Hebron Elementary School
Elementary : Stockwell Elementary School
Middle : McGary Middle School
Middle : Plaza Park International Prep Academy

What district is William Henry Harrison High School in?

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

What is the racial makeup of William Henry Harrison High School?

Students at William Henry Harrison High School are 45% White, 23% African American, 15% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

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