Dekalb High School
3424 Cr 427
Waterloo IN, 46793, De Kalb County
Phone: 260-920-1012
Ranking: 
(109 out of 351, top 31%)*
(109 out of 351, top 31%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: DeKalb County Central United 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: | 61 | 58 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,185 | 1,171 | 1,284 | 1,275 | 1,279 | 1,269 | 1,288 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 309 | 26.1% | 267 | 22.8% | 347 | 27.0% | 335 | 26.3% | 318 | 24.9% | 346 | 27.3% | 338 | 26.2% |
| Grade 10: | 266 | 22.4% | 329 | 28.1% | 299 | 23.3% | 304 | 23.8% | 331 | 25.9% | 323 | 25.5% | 312 | 24.2% |
| Grade 11: | 326 | 27.5% | 291 | 24.9% | 303 | 23.6% | 324 | 25.4% | 317 | 24.8% | 294 | 23.2% | 303 | 23.5% |
| Grade 12: | 284 | 24.0% | 284 | 24.3% | 335 | 26.1% | 312 | 24.5% | 313 | 24.5% | 306 | 24.1% | 335 | 26.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 625 | 52.7% | 610 | 52.1% | 680 | 53.0% | 635 | 49.8% | 662 | 51.8% | 638 | 50.3% | 651 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 560 | 47.3% | 561 | 47.9% | 604 | 47.0% | 640 | 50.2% | 603 | 47.1% | 619 | 48.8% | 629 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 14 | 1.2% | 10 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 32 | 2.7% | 23 | 2.0% | 21 | 1.6% | 20 | 1.6% | 16 | 1.3% | 22 | 1.7% | 27 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 1,112 | 93.8% | 1,116 | 95.3% | 1,236 | 96.3% | 1,239 | 97.2% | 1,246 | 97.4% | 1,233 | 97.2% | 1,251 | 97.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 1.9% | 17 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 266 | 22.4% | 252 | 21.5% | 286 | 22.3% | 295 | 23.1% | 258 | 20.2% | 227 | 17.9% | 192 | 14.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 10.5% | 104 | 8.9% | 116 | 9.0% | 99 | 7.8% | 92 | 7.2% | 128 | 10.1% | 94 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.59 | 20.10 | 20.69 | 21.27 | 21.86 | 21.20 | 21.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 44% | 59% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.5% | 88% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 79.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 43% | 43% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 61.2% | 61.2% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dekalb High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.