Central High School
5901 Hall St Se
Grand Rapids MI, 49546, Kent County
Phone: 616-493-8700
Ranking: 
(7 out of 665, top 1%)*
(7 out of 665, top 1%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Forest Hills Public Schools
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: | 67 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 73 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,295 | 1,289 | 1,300 | 1,287 | 1,327 | 1,368 | 1,350 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 337 | 26.0% | 323 | 25.1% | 320 | 24.6% | 328 | 25.5% | 326 | 24.6% | 318 | 23.2% | 342 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 326 | 25.2% | 325 | 25.2% | 337 | 25.9% | 324 | 25.2% | 320 | 24.1% | 345 | 25.2% | 356 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 321 | 24.8% | 308 | 23.9% | 325 | 25.0% | 308 | 23.9% | 324 | 24.4% | 359 | 26.2% | 342 | 25.3% |
| Grade 12: | 311 | 24.0% | 333 | 25.8% | 318 | 24.5% | 327 | 25.4% | 357 | 26.9% | 346 | 25.3% | 310 | 23.0% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 655 | 50.6% | 652 | 50.6% | 667 | 51.3% | 653 | 50.7% | 693 | 52.2% | 701 | 51.2% | 689 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 640 | 49.4% | 637 | 49.4% | 633 | 48.7% | 634 | 49.3% | 626 | 47.2% | 659 | 48.2% | 657 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 66 | 5.1% | 76 | 5.9% | 71 | 5.5% | 76 | 5.9% | 74 | 5.6% | 84 | 6.1% | 76 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 1.8% | 22 | 1.7% | 20 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.4% | 19 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 37 | 2.9% | 37 | 2.9% | 48 | 3.7% | 46 | 3.6% | 35 | 2.6% | 47 | 3.4% | 41 | 3.0% |
| White: | 1,141 | 88.1% | 1,136 | 88.1% | 1,149 | 88.4% | 1,142 | 88.7% | 1,195 | 90.1% | 1,214 | 88.7% | 1,212 | 89.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 1.8% | 10 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 6.8% | 77 | 6.0% | 99 | 7.6% | 80 | 6.2% | 65 | 4.9% | 74 | 5.4% | 56 | 4.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 2.1% | 33 | 2.6% | 18 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.0% | 14 | 1.1% | 21 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.41 | 19.19 | 18.88 | 17.81 | 18.34 | 18.40 | 18.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.3% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 84.7% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 89.8% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 88% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 81.9% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 84.9% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 81.2% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 81.9% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.6% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.3% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 57.9% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 56.2% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 79.9% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 79.7% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78.2% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 78.7% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 75.9% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 81.1% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 83.2% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 64.8% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 81.6% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 84.3% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79.7% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.9% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.3% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 81.2% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 80.9% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 81.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 85.3% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 51.2% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 50% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 94.6% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94.2% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 93.7% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 93.9% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 63% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 68.4% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 69.4% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.3% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 74.2% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 79.6% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 49% |
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* Central High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.