Buchanan High School
401 West Chicago St
Buchanan MI, 49107, Berrien County
Phone: 269-695-8403
Ranking: (345 out of 665, bottom 48%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: Buchanan Community School District
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: | 30 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 595 | 606 | 601 | 474 | 491 | 500 | 541 | |||||||
Grade 8: | 133 | 22.4% | 133 | 21.9% | 127 | 21.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 127 | 21.3% | 127 | 21.0% | 135 | 22.5% | 124 | 26.2% | 143 | 29.1% | 136 | 27.2% | 140 | 25.9% |
Grade 10: | 124 | 20.8% | 127 | 21.0% | 120 | 20.0% | 136 | 28.7% | 117 | 23.8% | 130 | 26.0% | 149 | 27.5% |
Grade 11: | 114 | 19.2% | 117 | 19.3% | 121 | 20.1% | 102 | 21.5% | 115 | 23.4% | 133 | 26.6% | 131 | 24.2% |
Grade 12: | 97 | 16.3% | 102 | 16.8% | 98 | 16.3% | 112 | 23.6% | 116 | 23.6% | 101 | 20.2% | 121 | 22.4% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 296 | 49.7% | 313 | 51.7% | 310 | 51.6% | 250 | 52.7% | 242 | 49.3% | 265 | 53.0% | 289 | 53.4% |
Female: | 299 | 50.3% | 293 | 48.3% | 291 | 48.4% | 224 | 47.3% | 241 | 49.1% | 227 | 45.4% | 248 | 45.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 3.2% | 21 | 3.5% | 24 | 4.0% | 19 | 4.0% | 16 | 3.3% | 17 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.0% |
Black: | 35 | 5.9% | 31 | 5.1% | 27 | 4.5% | 20 | 4.2% | 29 | 5.9% | 35 | 7.0% | 42 | 7.8% |
White: | 505 | 84.9% | 521 | 86.0% | 517 | 86.0% | 409 | 86.3% | 438 | 89.2% | 441 | 88.2% | 477 | 88.2% |
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: | 33 | 5.5% | 31 | 5.1% | 30 | 5.0% | 22 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 211 | 35.5% | 206 | 34.0% | 196 | 32.6% | 150 | 31.6% | 142 | 28.9% | 120 | 24.0% | 103 | 19.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 7.2% | 56 | 9.2% | 51 | 8.5% | 35 | 7.4% | 43 | 8.8% | 33 | 6.6% | 52 | 9.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.55 | 20.95 | 20.42 | 20.52 | 17.99 | 17.60 | 18.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46.6% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 48.1% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43.1% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 44.3% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50.5% | 55.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 36.2% | 29.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 28.2% | 32.5% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 60.5% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 65.7% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 33.1% | 16.5% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 18.9% | 15.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 25.8% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 47.2% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 44.1% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 47.5% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 35.3% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 37.8% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.1% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.7% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.5% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.1% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 59.2% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 50.8% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.6% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.7% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 25% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.5% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 44.3% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 36.8% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 31.1% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 33.1% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 43.2% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.1% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 49% |
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* Buchanan 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.