Sparta Senior High School
475 West Spartan Dr Sparta MI, 49345, Kent County Phone: 616-887-8213 Ranking:  (191 out of 665, top 29%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Sparta Area Schools 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: | 38 | 39 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 870 | 853 | 876 | 861 | 889 | 851 | 847 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 218 | 25.1% | 224 | 26.3% | 215 | 24.5% | 212 | 24.6% | 245 | 27.6% | 238 | 28.0% | 232 | 27.4% |
| Grade 10: | 231 | 26.6% | 201 | 23.6% | 219 | 25.0% | 228 | 26.5% | 239 | 26.9% | 222 | 26.1% | 220 | 26.0% |
| Grade 11: | 201 | 23.1% | 207 | 24.3% | 225 | 25.7% | 218 | 25.3% | 216 | 24.3% | 196 | 23.0% | 204 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 220 | 25.3% | 221 | 25.9% | 217 | 24.8% | 203 | 23.6% | 189 | 21.3% | 195 | 22.9% | 191 | 22.6% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 438 | 50.3% | 426 | 49.9% | 460 | 52.5% | 445 | 51.7% | 445 | 50.1% | 442 | 51.9% | 448 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 432 | 49.7% | 427 | 50.1% | 416 | 47.5% | 416 | 48.3% | 433 | 48.7% | 400 | 47.0% | 395 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 9.2% | 68 | 8.0% | 67 | 7.6% | 66 | 7.7% | 57 | 6.4% | 54 | 6.3% | 47 | 5.5% |
| Black: | 12 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% |
| White: | 752 | 86.4% | 760 | 89.1% | 772 | 88.1% | 763 | 88.6% | 814 | 91.6% | 785 | 92.2% | 786 | 92.8% |
| 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: | 14 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.4% | 23 | 2.6% | 20 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 244 | 28.0% | 230 | 27.0% | 249 | 28.4% | 226 | 26.2% | 232 | 26.1% | 182 | 21.4% | 133 | 15.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 7.2% | 59 | 6.9% | 54 | 6.2% | 73 | 8.5% | 67 | 7.5% | 77 | 9.0% | 53 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.03 | 21.73 | 20.43 | 21.00 | 20.48 | 19.10 | 19.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 60.8% | 52.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 68.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 71.7% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.6% | 68% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 58.8% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63.1% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 64.1% | 55.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 61.4% | 55.9% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.1% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 82.1% | 72.8% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 27.4% | 28.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 30.9% | 28.6% |
| MME | ||||||
| 2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 48.9% | 51% |
| 2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 54.2% | 52.3% |
| 2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 51.5% | 52.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 47.2% | 46.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 43.8% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 50% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 54.3% | 50.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 49% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 20.7% | 29.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 28% | 26% | 29% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 62.2% | 59.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 61.6% | 61.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 61.2% | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 66.4% | 65.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 63% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 60.8% | 55.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 54% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 64.8% | 55.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 67% | 56.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 65.3% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 61.2% | 57.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61% | 61% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | 26.2% | 25.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 87.9% | 83.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.2% | 79.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.2% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 84.3% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 43.5% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 44% | 42% | 39% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 38.9% | 40.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 45.3% | 41.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 46.4% | 43.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 42.4% | 43.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 47% | 47% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 63.7% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 49% |
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* Sparta Senior 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.