Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Summary:

Francis Joseph Reitz High School is a public high school serving 1,280 students in grades 9-12 in Evansville, Indiana, which is part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation district.

Reitz High School is a strong-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 35% of Indiana high schools over the past 10 years and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 4 years. The school outperforms the district average in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing and SAT/Mathematics proficiency, as well as ILEARN/Biology End of Course exams. Reitz High School also boasts a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.0% to 97.8% over the past 5 years, exceeding the district average. However, the school faces challenges with a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 22.1% in 2020-2021 to 24.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Reitz High School outperforms William Henry Harrison High School and Central High School in terms of statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates. However, it lags behind the highly-ranked North High School and New Technical Institute in the district, as well as Gibson Southern High School and Mount Vernon High School, which are in different districts.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 350 Dreier Blvd
       Evansville, IN  47712


(812) 435-8206

District: Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

SchoolDigger Rank:
126th of 431 Indiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,347 Help


Feeder schools for Francis Joseph Reitz High School:

Elementary:    Cynthia Heights Elementary School
    Daniel Wertz Elementary School
    Tekoppel Elementary School
    West Terrace Elementary School
Middle:    Helfrich Park STEM Academy
    Perry Heights Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  1,321

Racial breakdown:

White:
83.0%
Two or more races:
6.4%
African American:
6.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.1% Help


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Compare Details Francis Joseph Reitz High School ranks better than 70.8% of high schools in Indiana. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked high schools in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.91. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Francis Joseph Reitz High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (83%), two or more races (6.4%), African American (6.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 43.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Francis Joseph Reitz High School is 16.9. 3 high schools in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Francis Joseph Reitz High School is $10,347, which is the 3rd highest among 5 high schools in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Francis Joseph Reitz High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Francis Joseph Reitz High School 126th of 431 Indiana public high schools. (See Francis Joseph Reitz High School in the ranking list.)

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Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp:

SchoolDigger ranks Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp 239th of 381 Indiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Francis Joseph Reitz High School

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Rank History for all students at Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 54.90 182nd 349 47.9%
2006 63.24 126th 349 63.9%
2007 54.53 189th 354 46.6%
2008 54.98 195th 360 45.8%
2009 57.10 186th 364 48.9%
2010 57.66 92nd 362 74.6%
2011 43.05 204th 364 44.0%
2012 33.94 260th 373 30.3%
2013 34.83 227th 353 35.7%
2014 31.36 267th 379 29.6%
2015 47.04 212th 400 47.0%
2016 57.37 154th 394 60.9%
2017 54.45 157th 380 58.7%
2018 59.41 162nd 385 57.9%
2019 58.92 127th 389 67.4%
2021 66.14 90th 388 76.8%
2022 70.43 112th 409 72.6%
2023 64.47 100th 398 74.9%
2024 61.91 126th 431 70.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 29.46 65th 94 30.9%
2023 58.06 38th 104 63.5%
2024 34.76 67th 102 34.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 49.35 120th 285 57.9%
2024 32.54 192nd 289 33.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 52.74 146th 379 61.5%
2024 55.41 135th 377 64.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 62.85 111th 388 71.4%
2024 57.21 134th 392 65.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 64.34 95th 383 75.2%
2024 61.10 117th 392 70.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 27.67 88th 125 29.6%
2023 40.89 54th 125 56.8%
2024 44.80 52nd 132 60.6%
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Rank History for White students at Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 67.22 102nd 378 73.0%
2023 59.50 101st 375 73.1%
2024 58.26 112th 381 70.6%
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Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Francis Joseph Reitz High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1281 69 3 3 3 n/a n/a 0 1359
1989 1173 62 5 3 4 n/a n/a 0 1247
1990 1149 59 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1215
1991 1153 50 8 5 2 n/a n/a 0 1218
1992 1173 57 10 3 2 n/a n/a 0 1245
1993 1267 60 7 2 2 n/a n/a 0 1338
1994 1357 64 9 0 2 n/a n/a 0 1432
1995 1537 72 5 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1620
1996 1537 72 5 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1620
1997 1587 56 8 3 3 n/a n/a 0 1657
1998 1569 66 9 2 2 n/a n/a 0 1648
1999 1536 67 12 4 3 n/a n/a 0 1622
2000 1468 58 10 6 5 n/a n/a 0 1547
2001 1453 52 10 6 3 n/a n/a 0 1524
2002 1372 70 4 7 6 n/a n/a 0 1459
2003 1372 70 4 7 6 n/a n/a 0 1459
2004 1357 68 7 11 4 n/a n/a 0 1447
2005 1310 76 4 15 5 n/a n/a 0 1410
2006 1268 66 3 12 3 n/a n/a 0 1352
2007 1289 70 4 9 4 n/a n/a 19 1395
2008 1314 70 4 6 6 n/a n/a 24 1424
2009 1288 70 6 8 4 n/a n/a 27 1403
2010 1274 65 7 8 4 n/a n/a 24 1382
2011 1261 65 8 9 5 0 36 0 1384
2012 1243 79 10 8 3 0 35 0 1378
2013 1196 79 11 9 2 0 46 0 1343
2014 1160 66 14 14 3 0 55 0 1312
2015 1149 57 9 18 2 1 57 0 1293
2016 1134 54 14 19 1 3 74 0 1299
2017 1130 58 13 18 1 4 74 0 1298
2018 1149 58 19 27 1 3 78 0 1335
2019 1139 54 19 29 1 1 80 0 1323
2020 1070 61 16 33 2 1 66 0 1249
2021 955 46 11 26 1 1 61 0 1101
2022 1058 67 6 37 1 6 89 0 1264
2023 1058 75 7 42 0 9 89 0 1280
2024 1097 82 6 40 0 12 84 0 1321

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Francis Joseph Reitz High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1359 74.4 18.2 4.6
1989 1247 71.2 17.5 6.4
1990 1215 74.5 16.3 8.4
1991 1218 73.4 16.5 12.5
1992 1245 74.5 16.7 14.1
1993 1338 74.2 18.0 14.9
1994 1432 80.3 17.8 15.9
1995 1620 90.1 18.0 13.6
1996 1620 90.1 18.0 13.6
1997 1657 91.1 18.2 13.6
1998 1648 95.2 17.3 13.7
1999 1622 94.0 17.3 16.6
2000 1547 87.1 17.8 16.7
2001 1524 93.8 16.2 18.6
2002 1459 88.8 16.4 23.4
2003 1459 88.8 16.4 23.4
2004 1447 87.3 16.6 25.2
2005 1410 87.3 16.2 26.1
2006 1352 86.8 15.6 25.8
2007 1395 n/a n/a 28.6
2008 1424 86.6 16.4 30.1
2009 1403 87.7 16.0 32.6
2010 1382 87.4 15.8 36.1
2011 1384 84.7 16.3 37.2
2012 1378 112.9 12.2 38.1
2013 1343 89.4 15.0 39.4
2014 1312 119.9 10.9 39.9
2015 1293 128.0 10.1 38.7
2016 1299 134.0 9.6 40.3
2017 1298 136.2 9.5 37.7
2018 1335 133.4 10.0 40.1
2019 1323 130.7 10.1 39.2
2020 1249 136.3 9.1 39.6
2021 1101 155.1 7.0 37.6
2022 1264 n/a n/a 39.3
2023 1280 84.2 15.2 44.5
2024 1321 77.7 16.9 43.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Francis Joseph Reitz High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1359 74.4 18.2 4.6
1989 1247 71.2 17.5 6.4
1990 1215 74.5 16.3 8.4
1991 1218 73.4 16.5 12.5
1992 1245 74.5 16.7 14.1
1993 1338 74.2 18.0 14.9
1994 1432 80.3 17.8 15.9
1995 1620 90.1 18.0 13.6
1996 1620 90.1 18.0 13.6
1997 1657 91.1 18.2 13.6
1998 1648 95.2 17.3 13.7
1999 1622 94.0 17.3 16.6
2000 1547 87.1 17.8 16.7
2001 1524 93.8 16.2 18.6
2002 1459 88.8 16.4 23.4
2003 1459 88.8 16.4 23.4
2004 1447 87.3 16.6 25.2
2005 1410 87.3 16.2 26.1
2006 1352 86.8 15.6 25.8
2007 1395 n/a n/a 28.6
2008 1424 86.6 16.4 30.1
2009 1403 87.7 16.0 32.6
2010 1382 87.4 15.8 36.1
2011 1384 84.7 16.3 37.2
2012 1378 112.9 12.2 38.1
2013 1343 89.4 15.0 39.4
2014 1312 119.9 10.9 39.9
2015 1293 128.0 10.1 38.7
2016 1299 134.0 9.6 40.3
2017 1298 136.2 9.5 37.7
2018 1335 133.4 10.0 40.1
2019 1323 130.7 10.1 39.2
2020 1249 136.3 9.1 39.6
2021 1101 155.1 7.0 37.6
2022 1264 n/a n/a 39.3
2023 1280 84.2 15.2 44.5
2024 1321 77.7 16.9 43.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Francis Joseph Reitz High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $560 (5.6%) $9,400 (94.4%) $9,960
2020 $514 (5.2%) $9,322 (94.8%) $9,837
2021 $804 (7.5%) $9,885 (92.5%) $10,689
2022 $1,178 (11.4%) $9,168 (88.6%) $10,346

Data source: Indiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Francis Joseph Reitz High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 127th of 389 High schoolsRanks 100th of 398 High schools
 7.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Francis Joseph Reitz High School)48.938.6
 10.3%
   End of Course Biology (Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp)35.728.6
 7.1%
   End of Course Biology (Indiana)38.629
 9.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13231280
 3.3%
African American5475
 38.9%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian197
 63.2%
Hispanic2942
 44.8%
Pacific Islander19
 800%
White11391058
 7.1%
Two or More Races8089
 11.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.2%44.5%
 5.2%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 1,321 students attended Francis Joseph Reitz High School.

Francis Joseph Reitz High School ranks 126th of 431 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Francis Joseph Reitz High School are 83% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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