Central High School
1130 West Chestnut St
Louisville KY, 40203, Jefferson County
Phone: 502-485-8226
Ranking: 
(145 out of 223, bottom 35%)*
(145 out of 223, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Jefferson County 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: | 71 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 54 | 72 | 71 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,114 | 1,138 | 1,098 | 1,084 | 1,036 | 967 | 987 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 297 | 26.7% | 307 | 27.0% | 263 | 24.0% | 307 | 28.3% | 336 | 32.4% | 267 | 27.6% | 263 | 26.6% |
| Grade 10: | 287 | 25.8% | 265 | 23.3% | 308 | 28.1% | 320 | 29.5% | 250 | 24.1% | 238 | 24.6% | 259 | 26.2% |
| Grade 11: | 247 | 22.2% | 296 | 26.0% | 289 | 26.3% | 240 | 22.1% | 223 | 21.5% | 234 | 24.2% | 244 | 24.7% |
| Grade 12: | 278 | 25.0% | 266 | 23.4% | 234 | 21.3% | 214 | 19.7% | 226 | 21.8% | 227 | 23.5% | 221 | 22.4% |
| Ungraded: | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 410 | 36.8% | 417 | 36.6% | 389 | 35.4% | 402 | 37.1% | 360 | 34.7% | 335 | 34.6% | 339 | 34.3% |
| Female: | 704 | 63.2% | 721 | 63.4% | 709 | 64.6% | 682 | 62.9% | 640 | 61.8% | 600 | 62.0% | 624 | 63.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 39 | 3.5% | 46 | 4.0% | 47 | 4.3% | 42 | 3.9% | 34 | 3.3% | 24 | 2.5% | 21 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 76 | 6.8% | 83 | 7.3% | 94 | 8.6% | 87 | 8.0% | 81 | 7.8% | 63 | 6.5% | 55 | 5.6% |
| Black: | 902 | 81.0% | 902 | 79.3% | 858 | 78.1% | 849 | 78.3% | 812 | 78.4% | 784 | 81.1% | 815 | 82.6% |
| White: | 85 | 7.6% | 93 | 8.2% | 88 | 8.0% | 91 | 8.4% | 80 | 7.7% | 72 | 7.4% | 76 | 7.7% |
| 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: | 12 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.1% | 10 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 762 | 68.4% | 818 | 71.9% | 796 | 72.5% | 793 | 73.2% | 768 | 74.1% | 656 | 67.8% | 671 | 68.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 104 | 9.3% | 104 | 9.1% | 91 | 8.3% | 110 | 10.1% | 107 | 10.3% | 113 | 11.7% | 105 | 10.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.66 | 14.88 | 15.11 | 14.08 | 19.19 | 13.50 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 41.7% | 50.7% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 42.0% | 51.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 41.9% | 42.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.0% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 47.5% | 45.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.6% | 61.7% |
| K-PREP EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 29.7% | 45.9% | 40% |
| 2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 28.0% | 36.1% | 36.0% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 12.9% | 31.1% | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 25.4% | 38.7% | 36.3% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 43.4% | 50.9% | 52.2% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 43.8% | 52.4% | 55.8% |
| 2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 17.7% | 38% | 39.5% |
| 2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 39.4% | 53.1% | 51.3% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 20.63% | 43.63% | 39.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 18.99% | 41.8% | 38.53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 18.53% | 43% | 41.19% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 25.91% | 40.31% | 40.28% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.7% | 54.52% | 45.98% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 75.1% | 62.98% | 60.15% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 59.84% | 63.57% | 60.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 64.04% | 62.01% | 61.84% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 60.25% | 62.41% | 61.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 67.11% | 70.15% | 65.91% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 20.63% | 41.49% | 41.65% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 20.25% | 39.99% | 41.28% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 13.79% | 38.66% | 41.22% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 20% | 40.02% | 41.14% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 20.59% | 41.26% | 41.37% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.53% | 46.11% | 43.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.22% | 41.46% | 38.42% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.9% | 43% | 40.68% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.36% | 40.94% | 39.86% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.13% | 45.19% | 41.49% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 21.93% | 25.2% | 19.79% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.33% | 40.43% | 29.73% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 48.09% | 44.81% | 34.97% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 42.41% | 46.71% | 35.94% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.58% | 48.1% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 10.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 89.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,907.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,664.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,340.0 |
* 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.