Battle Creek Central High School
100 Van Buren St West
Battle Creek MI, 49017, Calhoun County
Phone: 269-965-9526
Ranking: (566 out of 665, bottom 15%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Battle Creek 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: | 59 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 74 | 77 | 83 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,152 | 1,173 | 1,243 | 1,165 | 1,341 | 1,383 | 1,460 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 326 | 28.3% | 402 | 34.3% | 355 | 28.6% | 311 | 26.7% | 368 | 27.4% | 371 | 26.8% | 406 | 27.8% |
Grade 10: | 340 | 29.5% | 338 | 28.8% | 311 | 25.0% | 321 | 27.6% | 338 | 25.2% | 370 | 26.8% | 402 | 27.5% |
Grade 11: | 279 | 24.2% | 251 | 21.4% | 316 | 25.4% | 268 | 23.0% | 329 | 24.5% | 397 | 28.7% | 365 | 25.0% |
Grade 12: | 207 | 18.0% | 182 | 15.5% | 261 | 21.0% | 264 | 22.7% | 306 | 22.8% | 245 | 17.7% | 287 | 19.7% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 576 | 50.0% | 576 | 49.1% | 589 | 47.4% | 570 | 48.9% | 631 | 47.1% | 661 | 47.8% | 718 | 49.2% |
Female: | 576 | 50.0% | 597 | 50.9% | 654 | 52.6% | 595 | 51.1% | 654 | 48.8% | 674 | 48.7% | 701 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 52 | 4.5% | 58 | 4.9% | 64 | 5.1% | 53 | 4.5% | 44 | 3.3% | 39 | 2.8% | 25 | 1.7% |
Hispanic: | 134 | 11.6% | 138 | 11.8% | 136 | 10.9% | 129 | 11.1% | 117 | 8.7% | 110 | 8.0% | 114 | 7.8% |
Black: | 471 | 40.9% | 481 | 41.0% | 507 | 40.8% | 483 | 41.5% | 580 | 43.3% | 598 | 43.2% | 600 | 41.1% |
White: | 394 | 34.2% | 405 | 34.5% | 456 | 36.7% | 428 | 36.7% | 538 | 40.1% | 582 | 42.1% | 673 | 46.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 94 | 8.2% | 84 | 7.2% | 74 | 6.0% | 61 | 5.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 610 | 53.0% | 754 | 64.3% | 851 | 68.5% | 748 | 64.2% | 809 | 60.3% | 810 | 58.6% | 831 | 56.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 1.2% | 25 | 2.1% | 55 | 4.4% | 68 | 5.8% | 102 | 7.6% | 126 | 9.1% | 109 | 7.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.69 | 18.62 | 20.31 | 18.03 | 18.07 | 18.10 | 17.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 26.7% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 37.8% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 47.3% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 61% | 52.8% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 30.5% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41.9% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 43.9% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 42% | 55.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52.2% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 53.4% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 14.5% | 14.5% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 7.8% | 7.8% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 31.2% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 22.6% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 31% | 27.3% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 23.5% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 18.8% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 31.3% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 21.8% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 23% | 23% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.2% | 11.6% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 9% | 9% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 43% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 33.1% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 37.6% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 36.5% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 39% | 38% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 34.3% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 35.6% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 28.6% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 35.3% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 34.4% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35% | 33% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 12.6% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 13% | 13% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71.5% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 62.9% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 70.2% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 52.8% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 21.5% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 16% | 16% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 23.9% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.8% | 14.7% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 20.1% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 18.3% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 24% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 20.1% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 22% | 22% | 49% |
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* Battle Creek Central High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.