National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholarship Programs
Historical Chart for Shaker Heights High School
School Year
National Merit Semifinalists
National Merit Commended
National Achievement Semifinalists
National Achievement Commended
National Hispanic Scholars
Total as % of Senior Class****
1955-56
13
N/A
**
**
***
4%
1956-57
16
N/A
**
**
***
5%
1957-58
14
N/A
**
**
***
4%
1958-59
22
N/A
**
**
***
4%
1959-60
27
40
**
**
***
13%
1960-61
32
52
**
**
***
17%
1961-62
28
39
**
**
***
13%
1962-63
29
41
**
**
***
13%
1963-64
31
49
**
**
***
13%
1964-65
22
34
1
1
***
9%
1965-66
35
56
5
5
***
16%
1966-67
27
46
1
1
***
12%
1967-68
34
49
6
1
***
14%
1968-69
23
41
4
6
***
12%
1969-70
29
41
7
4
***
13%
1970-71
36
42
8
6
***
16%
1971-72
37
36
8
7
***
15%
1972-73
31
35
14
17
***
17%
1973-74
18
30
8
9
***
12%
1974-75
19
32
6
10
***
13%
1975-76
26
28
10
18
***
16%
1976-77
22
20
6
10
***
11%
1977-78
22
25
8
18
***
14%
1978-79
26
24
10
10
***
12%
1979-80
21
27
8
10
***
13%
1980-81
20
20
4
9
***
10%
1981-82
21
26
7
12
***
12%
1982-83
20
27
5
11
***
13%
1983-84
19
23
2
15
0
12%
1984-85
23
21
6
4
0
12%
1985-86
15
19
2
3
0
8%
1986-87
20
24
3
10
0
12%
1987-88
23
23
1
7
0
11%
1988-89
11
13
1
3
0
6%
1989-90
23
20
3
3
0
13%
1990-91
11
7
1
3
2
7%
1991-92
24
13
3
0
0
11%
1992-93
24
22
5
7
2
19%
1993-94
15
20
4
7
0
15%
1994-95
12
21
0
6
0
12%
1995-96
18
18
2
6
1
15%
1996-97
24
22
3
8
2
17%
1997-98
22
22
1
5
0
14%
1998-99
20
15
5
9
2
15%
1999-2000
19
23
2
6
0
13%
2000-01
22
20
3
2
0
13%
2001-02
15
12
3
3
0
9%
2002-03
12
17
2
5
2
10%
2003-04
25
18
2
5
0
14%
2004-05
13
21
0
6
0
11%
2005-06
11
23
4
2
2
12%
2006-07
14
23
2
2
1
11%
2007-08
17
19
2
3
1
11%
N/A = Not Available.
* From 1956-59, the Merit Scholarship Program Corporation winners were called “Certificate of Merit Winners,” and for the
first four years,
information on Commended Students was not available.
** The National Achievement Program for top African-American students began in 1964-65.
*** The National Hispanic Scholars Program began in 1983-84.
**** Based on October enrollment.
