East Chicago Central High School
1100 West Columbus Dr
East Chicago IN, 46312, Lake County
Phone: 219-391-4000
Ranking: 
(340 out of 351, bottom 3%)*
(340 out of 351, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: City of East Chicago 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: | 92 | 97 | 104 | 110 | 93 | 80 | 81 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,217 | 1,238 | 1,372 | 1,575 | 1,578 | 1,546 | 1,532 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 338 | 27.8% | 300 | 24.2% | 295 | 21.5% | 423 | 26.9% | 403 | 25.5% | 641 | 41.5% | 584 | 38.1% |
| Grade 10: | 303 | 24.9% | 280 | 22.6% | 373 | 27.2% | 383 | 24.3% | 584 | 37.0% | 366 | 23.7% | 401 | 26.2% |
| Grade 11: | 248 | 20.4% | 335 | 27.1% | 338 | 24.6% | 428 | 27.2% | 321 | 20.3% | 280 | 18.1% | 289 | 18.9% |
| Grade 12: | 326 | 26.8% | 323 | 26.1% | 366 | 26.7% | 341 | 21.7% | 270 | 17.1% | 259 | 16.8% | 258 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 618 | 50.8% | 625 | 50.5% | 684 | 49.9% | 778 | 49.4% | 774 | 49.0% | 746 | 48.3% | 749 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 599 | 49.2% | 613 | 49.5% | 688 | 50.1% | 797 | 50.6% | 782 | 49.6% | 777 | 50.3% | 768 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 615 | 50.5% | 636 | 51.4% | 703 | 51.2% | 810 | 51.4% | 740 | 46.9% | 692 | 44.8% | 702 | 45.8% |
| Black: | 574 | 47.2% | 583 | 47.1% | 643 | 46.9% | 721 | 45.8% | 789 | 50.0% | 800 | 51.7% | 773 | 50.5% |
| White: | 19 | 1.6% | 10 | 0.8% | 11 | 0.8% | 28 | 1.8% | 31 | 2.0% | 34 | 2.2% | 40 | 2.6% |
| 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 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.7% | 15 | 1.1% | 13 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,003 | 82.4% | 1,082 | 87.4% | 1,108 | 80.8% | 1,299 | 82.5% | 1,342 | 85.0% | 1,204 | 77.9% | 1,127 | 73.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 5.0% | 67 | 5.4% | 88 | 6.4% | 86 | 5.5% | 116 | 7.4% | 150 | 9.7% | 176 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.23 | 12.81 | 13.19 | 14.27 | 16.97 | 19.30 | 18.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 25% | 35% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 38.5% | 39.2% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 36.7% | 43.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 9% | 9% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 7.1% | 7.1% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 4.5% | 4.5% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 40% | 40% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 39.2% | 39.2% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* East Chicago Central 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.