This information is very old. I find some of the reviews here interesting. I have one child who graduated from this school corporation and one who soon will. As far as I know the marching band is still going strong and has been continuously in the 20 years I have lived in the school district. Also,
... Read more only one of the administrators has come from the local community so I don't see how their hiring could have come through local connections. I personally like small schools as I don't think as many students 'fall through the cracks', but you have to put up with everyone knowing your business. Every school corporation has its pluses and minuses. There are some great, caring people in this one, so check it out yourself befor giving it an automatic pass. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/24/09
I graduated in 2002. I do believe that the principal cared for my overall education. I had some really good teachers who pushed me to be great and made learning fun. Then there are some teachers who dont care if learn or not they just want to get a pay check for the part of the year they actually have
... Read more to come to work. It is very sad. Also, I do agree that is all about your name and who you are related to. The middle school is amazing. There are a lot of classes that I had to take that other schools do not offer which gave me a better overall knowledge. Read less
Posted by a student on 03/25/08
Rsing Sun High School is not a good school at all. I was a 2004 graduate and when I got to college there was two classes that I was prepaired for, which was english and physics. The physics professor retaired so there goes one of the good teachers. Other then those two classes the teachers do not
... Read more prepare you for college at all. Also in the last couple of years the administrations and board has been doing some questionable actions. Overall the school is very bad and recently cut the best extracurricular activity they had which was the marching band. Read less
Posted by a former student on 01/29/06
I used to attend rising sun high school about 2 years ago and when i atteneded it was all about your name and sports. since it was such a small community if you were not born in the county or had family there you would find it extremely hard to fit in. i was in 4-h and backetball.. and i still found
... Read more it hard to find my self being accepted by the other students. i recently have went to another highschool and found simularities but found it much easier to fit in and to participate in sports such as track cross country and basketball Read less
Posted by a student on 10/26/05
I graduated from Rising Sun several years ago (less than 5). My memories from RS are some of the best of my life. I now go to a large university and am doing very well. I feel like I was very well prepared by the teachers. They do the most they can with what they were provided. For how small of a
... Read more school it is, the teachers and administrators do the best they can for training the students for college. Read less
Posted by a former student on 10/04/05
Being such a small community, most of the administrative staff appear to have been hired on though personal connections within the school rather than by qualifications. They definately focus much of their energy on the sports teams, leaving the general student body to their own devices. This shows, as
... Read more the dropout rate and drug usage among the students is unexcusably high. I can't speak on the quality of the elementary school, but I believe that at the high school level this is one of the few communities in which homeschooling is a preferable alternative. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/11/05
Being such a small community, most of the administrative staff appear to have been hired on though personal connections within the school rather than by qualifications. They definately focus much of their energy on the sports teams, leaving the general student body to their own devices. This shows, as
... Read more the dropout rate and drug usage among the students is unexcusably high. I can't speak on the quality of the elementary school, but I believe that at the high school level this is one of the few communities in which homeschooling is a preferable alternative. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/11/05
there are a few extra-curricular activities at the school for the kids but there is not much in the community for the kids to do. education is very basic with a few advanced classes for students who choose to take them. the school is up to date however with televisions, computers, & a.c. there definetly
... Read more is a disadvantage to the students who are not in sports or on the honor roll. special education is a joke. the special ed. kids are very disrespectful & disruptive with no disipline given. Read less
Posted by a former student on 06/22/05
this school doesnt have many activities for the students to be involved in. there is a great difference in how the stuents are treated here, between the cheerleaders and jocks. the school is very small and rumors are spread very easily. the teachers here rarely take the time to sit with the student and
... Read more help them. the school is very poor, and the children barely can add pr read. the education at this school is horrible. the school leaks and the class rooms smell. there are roaches and students there do drugs. if i were you i would not send my child to this school. Read less
* In 2008-2009 Indiana used the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+) assessment to test students in grades 3 through 10 in English/language arts and math, and in grades 5 and 7 in science. The ISTEP+ is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Indiana. High school students are required to pass the grade 10 ISTEP+ to receive a high school diploma. The goal is for all students to score at the passing level on the test.
Student enrollment:
316
Students per teacher:
29
Full-time teachers:
11
Number of classrooms:
31
Vocational Education
Accounting, Food Nutrition, Health, Phys Ed
Science
Astronomy, Human Anatomy/Physiology
Computer Science
Computer Programming
Social Studies / Social Sciences
Economics, Psychology
English
Journalism, Speech/Debate
Special Education
Learning Differences, Life Skills
Music
Music Theory
Math
Trigonometry
Advanced Placement
Math
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Rising Sun schools — Rising Sun High School is located at 210 S Henrietta St, Rising Sun IN 47040. 210 S Henrietta St is in the 47040 ZIP code in Rising Sun, IN The school district for Rising Sun High School is the Rising Sun - Ohio County Cmty Sd. Rising Sun High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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