Kalamazoo Central High School
2432 North Drake Rd
Kalamazoo MI, 49006, Kalamazoo County
Phone: 269-337-0300
Ranking: (424 out of 665, bottom 36%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Kalamazoo Public School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 77 | 83 | 91 | 88 | 89 | 84 | 86 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,595 | 1,621 | 1,654 | 1,682 | 1,694 | 1,598 | 1,544 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 522 | 32.7% | 531 | 32.8% | 571 | 34.5% | 566 | 33.7% | 619 | 36.5% | 642 | 40.2% | 624 | 40.4% |
Grade 10: | 432 | 27.1% | 432 | 26.7% | 418 | 25.3% | 472 | 28.1% | 444 | 26.2% | 393 | 24.6% | 353 | 22.9% |
Grade 11: | 346 | 21.7% | 336 | 20.7% | 353 | 21.3% | 352 | 20.9% | 325 | 19.2% | 321 | 20.1% | 289 | 18.7% |
Grade 12: | 294 | 18.4% | 321 | 19.8% | 311 | 18.8% | 291 | 17.3% | 306 | 18.1% | 242 | 15.1% | 278 | 18.0% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 777 | 48.7% | 810 | 50.0% | 844 | 51.0% | 856 | 50.9% | 846 | 49.9% | 788 | 49.3% | 770 | 49.9% |
Female: | 818 | 51.3% | 811 | 50.0% | 810 | 49.0% | 826 | 49.1% | 840 | 49.6% | 802 | 50.2% | 770 | 49.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.5% | 20 | 1.2% | 14 | 0.9% | 16 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 38 | 2.4% | 36 | 2.2% | 33 | 2.0% | 31 | 1.8% | 39 | 2.3% | 147 | 9.2% | 26 | 1.7% |
Hispanic: | 139 | 8.7% | 137 | 8.5% | 129 | 7.8% | 111 | 6.6% | 113 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 92 | 6.0% |
Black: | 784 | 49.2% | 786 | 48.5% | 763 | 46.1% | 815 | 48.5% | 870 | 51.4% | 814 | 50.9% | 803 | 52.0% |
White: | 538 | 33.7% | 555 | 34.2% | 610 | 36.9% | 599 | 35.6% | 652 | 38.5% | 623 | 39.0% | 607 | 39.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 87 | 5.5% | 95 | 5.9% | 104 | 6.3% | 118 | 7.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 939 | 58.9% | 924 | 57.0% | 862 | 52.1% | 897 | 53.3% | 827 | 48.8% | 700 | 43.8% | 658 | 42.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 91 | 5.7% | 92 | 5.7% | 98 | 5.9% | 94 | 5.6% | 130 | 7.7% | 99 | 6.2% | 96 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.84 | 19.62 | 18.18 | 19.21 | 18.95 | 19.00 | 18.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 51.6% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 50.1% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 67.6% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 57% | 58.6% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.1% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 53.8% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 49.8% | 55.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 50.3% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 53.6% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 17.4% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 13.1% | 15.3% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 43.2% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 39% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 43.6% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 41.4% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 34.6% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 39.5% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 43.7% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 40% | 39% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 23.8% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 22% | 21% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 53.7% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 51.4% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 51.4% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 57.3% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 52% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 44.7% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46.3% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 44.3% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 44.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 47% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 47% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.9% | 18.9% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 18% | 19% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 81.9% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 70.9% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 70.7% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.9% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 35.4% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 32% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 32.3% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 27% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 36.3% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 35.6% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 38.6% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 41% | 49% |
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* Kalamazoo Central High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.