Evansville Central High School

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Central High School
Evansville Central High School
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Location
Evansville Central High School
5400 North First Avenue

Evansville
,
Vanderburgh County
,
Indiana
47710

United States
Coordinates 38°1′45″N87°34′45″W / 38.02917°N 87.57917°W / 38.02917; -87.57917
Information
Type Public high school
Established1854
School district Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
PrincipalAndrew Freeman
Assistant PrincipalsChris Jones (Dean's Office)
Regina St. Clair (Programming Office)
Teaching staff76.79 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,126 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio14.66 [1]
Color(s)   
Athletics conference Southern Indiana Athletic Conference
Team nameBears
Rival North High School
Gym Capacity3,300
Website Evansville Central High School

Evansville Central High School, also known as Central High, is a public high school on the north side of Evansville, Indiana. It is the oldest high school in continuous operation west of the Allegheny Mountains. It was established in 1854 as Evansville High School. The name was changed to Central High School in 1918 when FJ Reitz High School was built. [2]

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Central moved to its current location on the far north side of Evansville in the early 1970s. It is sometimes called "Vanderburgh Central" because of its location near the geographic center of Vanderburgh County, in addition to its status as the county's oldest high school. For many years, it was the northernmost high school in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation; it was four miles northwest of Evansville North High School. However, with the completion of the new North High School campus in northern Vanderburgh County, geographic correctness was restored to the name.

Academics

Central High School received an "A" as its final letter grade for school accountability. [3]

As of October 2024, Central High School is ranked 62nd in Indiana, and 2nd in the EVSC by USNews. 37% of students participate in an AP course. [4]

Athletics

The Central Bears compete in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference. The school colors are brown and gold.

As of the 2024–2025 academic year, the following Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) sanctioned sports were offered: [5]

Notable alumni

Academy of Science and Medicine

Founded in 2011, Academy of Science and Medicine, also known as ASM, is a public half-day high school program hosted within and sharing faculty with Central High School. The program is open to students in the EVSC, as well as schools in the surrounding area. The program employs roughly 16 teachers and enrolls over 250 students from area schools. [13] ASM was founded as the Medical Professions Academy, or MPA, but was renamed in 2023 to Academy of Science and Medicine. The EVSC purchased a building in downtown Evansville to be used as a future expansion to the program. [14] The goal of the program is to prepare students for college and post-secondary education, with a focus on careers and degrees in medicine and science. The program integrates science, English, and technology into its curriculum. [15] [16] ASM has partnerships with local universities including University of Southern Indiana, University of Evansville, Ivy Tech Community College, Purdue University, IU School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Johns Hopkins University, and Lipscomb University. The partnerships offer college visits and scholarships to prospective students. [17]

In a partnership with the EVSC and University of Evansville, ASM announced the Innovation Center for Science and Health, intended to serve as a learning site shared between ASM and UE. Construction started on June 9, 2025, and is planned to open in 2026. [18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ "School History - Central High School" . Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Indiana Department of Education". Indiana Department of Education. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Central High School" . Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Evansville Central IHSAA School Profile". IHSAA.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Hall of Fame". Central High School. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Andy Benes stats". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Lowell Galloway is Cannelton Cage Coach". Messenger-Inquirer. Owensboro, KY. May 31, 1948. p. 8. Mr Galloway graduated from Central High School, Evansville, where he played basketball for four years... He was in military service and on his discharge he played professional basketball for a year with Kautskys
  9. ↑ Haase, David L (July 9, 1992). "No No. 2 spot for Hamilton". The Indianapolis News. p. A2. A young Lee Hamilton led the Evansville Central High School basketball team to the 1948 boys finals
  10. ↑ Benbow, Dana Hunsinger. "Preston Mattingly's unlikely journey: MLB draft at 18, college basketball at 28, back to MLB". The Indianapolis Star.
  11. ↑ Wersich, Carol (May 11, 2008). "Central High graduate puts his money where his computer is". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  12. ↑ Webb, Jon (June 6, 2024). "Iceland has a new president. And she went to Evansville's Central High School". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Academy of Science and Medicine".
  14. ↑ "EVSC approves the purchase of a portion of the former Welborn Clinic downtown". February 6, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Academy of Science and Medicine Brochure".
  16. ↑ "USI, EVSC partnership to benefit MPA students".
  17. ↑ "Academy of Science and Medicine Community Partners".
  18. ↑ Adam Kight (June 9, 2025). "UE and EVSC break ground on new Innovation Center for Science and Health". WEVV. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
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