Benton Harbor High School
870 Colfax Ave
Benton Harbor MI, 49022, Berrien County
Phone: 269-605-1200
Ranking: (643 out of 665, bottom 3%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Benton Harbor Area 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: | 45 | 51 | 42 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 52 | |||||||
Total Students: | 663 | 875 | 770 | 862 | 873 | 748 | 776 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 189 | 28.5% | 235 | 26.9% | 224 | 29.1% | 306 | 35.5% | 153 | 17.5% | 56 | 7.5% | 33 | 4.3% |
Grade 10: | 195 | 29.4% | 177 | 20.2% | 210 | 27.3% | 185 | 21.5% | 251 | 28.8% | 229 | 30.6% | 321 | 41.4% |
Grade 11: | 138 | 20.8% | 151 | 17.3% | 159 | 20.6% | 163 | 18.9% | 227 | 26.0% | 256 | 34.2% | 220 | 28.4% |
Grade 12: | 141 | 21.3% | 134 | 15.3% | 177 | 23.0% | 208 | 24.1% | 241 | 27.6% | 207 | 27.7% | 202 | 26.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 321 | 48.4% | 451 | 51.5% | 385 | 50.0% | 431 | 50.0% | 432 | 49.5% | 351 | 46.9% | 334 | 43.0% |
Female: | 342 | 51.6% | 424 | 48.5% | 385 | 50.0% | 431 | 50.0% | 431 | 49.4% | 387 | 51.7% | 437 | 56.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 28 | 4.2% | 17 | 1.9% | 17 | 2.2% | 16 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% |
Black: | 621 | 93.7% | 841 | 96.1% | 737 | 95.7% | 823 | 95.5% | 828 | 94.8% | 722 | 96.5% | 755 | 97.3% |
White: | 7 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.6% | 29 | 3.3% | 17 | 2.3% | 15 | 1.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 9 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 572 | 86.3% | 768 | 87.8% | 673 | 87.4% | 743 | 86.2% | 738 | 84.5% | 599 | 80.1% | 624 | 80.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 1.7% | 23 | 2.6% | 29 | 3.8% | 40 | 4.6% | 44 | 5.0% | 70 | 9.4% | 55 | 7.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.79 | 17.28 | 18.33 | 16.68 | 17.12 | 15.00 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | 9.4% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 8.9% | 8.9% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 27.5% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 39.8% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 9.3% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 14.6% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 18.3% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 24.9% | 55.9% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 2.5% | 32.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 27.1% | 65.7% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 0.5% | 15.9% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 34.1% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 0.6% | 0.6% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 1.7% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.6% | 11.4% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | 12.6% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 8% | 8% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.1% | 5% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 7.4% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 8% | 8% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.4% | 8.4% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 5% | 5% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 1.7% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 1% | 1% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 20.1% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 24.2% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.4% | 16.4% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 26.1% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 14% | 14% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 13.8% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16% | 16% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 6.5% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.6% | 14.6% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.6% | 7.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 8.3% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 12% | 12% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0.8% | 0.8% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 0% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 42.2% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 42.6% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 40.6% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.3% | 4.3% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 3% | 3% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 7% | 6.8% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 5.9% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 5.6% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.8% | 8.8% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 6% | 6% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 8.3% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 6% | 6% | 49% |
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* Benton Harbor 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.