Bethel High School
300 Whittlesey Dr
Bethel CT, 06801, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-794-8620
Ranking: 
(58 out of 166, top 35%)*
(58 out of 166, top 35%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bethel School District
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: | 83 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 93 | 88 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 933 | 959 | 949 | 959 | 987 | 1,010 | 1,034 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 220 | 23.6% | 255 | 26.6% | 234 | 24.7% | 249 | 26.0% | 242 | 24.5% | 248 | 24.6% | 261 | 25.2% |
| Grade 10: | 250 | 26.8% | 229 | 23.9% | 242 | 25.5% | 227 | 23.7% | 236 | 23.9% | 261 | 25.8% | 272 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 227 | 24.3% | 243 | 25.3% | 241 | 25.4% | 241 | 25.1% | 240 | 24.3% | 260 | 25.7% | 262 | 25.3% |
| Grade 12: | 236 | 25.3% | 232 | 24.2% | 232 | 24.4% | 242 | 25.2% | 269 | 27.3% | 241 | 23.9% | 239 | 23.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 481 | 51.6% | 500 | 52.1% | 472 | 49.7% | 465 | 48.5% | 477 | 48.3% | 484 | 47.9% | 509 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 452 | 48.4% | 459 | 47.9% | 477 | 50.3% | 494 | 51.5% | 502 | 50.9% | 518 | 51.3% | 521 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 65 | 7.0% | 62 | 6.5% | 56 | 5.9% | 58 | 6.0% | 60 | 6.1% | 60 | 5.9% | 68 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic: | 116 | 12.4% | 122 | 12.7% | 117 | 12.3% | 100 | 10.4% | 97 | 9.8% | 99 | 9.8% | 92 | 8.9% |
| Black: | 19 | 2.0% | 29 | 3.0% | 25 | 2.6% | 27 | 2.8% | 25 | 2.5% | 18 | 1.8% | 22 | 2.1% |
| White: | 710 | 76.1% | 728 | 75.9% | 740 | 78.0% | 768 | 80.1% | 802 | 81.3% | 831 | 82.3% | 849 | 82.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 2.5% | 17 | 1.8% | 9 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 13.9% | 122 | 12.7% | 99 | 10.4% | 89 | 9.3% | 69 | 7.0% | 52 | 5.1% | 36 | 3.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 5.8% | 53 | 5.5% | 51 | 5.4% | 42 | 4.4% | 37 | 3.7% | 52 | 5.1% | 39 | 3.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.25 | 11.65 | 11.23 | 11.29 | 11.40 | 11.50 | 11.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAPT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.1% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.2% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.9% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 91.3% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.3% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.8% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 91.4% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 90.5% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.4% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.0% | 81.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 89.9% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.9% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 91.9% | 81.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 81.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 86.6% | 80.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.0% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.1% | 82.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.5% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 94.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.6% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 97.9% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.2% | 88.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bethel 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.