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Branford High School
185 East Main St
Branford CT, 06405, New Haven County
Phone: 203-488-7291
Ranking: (71 out of 166, top 43%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Branford School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 91 | 94 | 91 | 92 | 90 | 101 | 96 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,050 | 1,049 | 1,064 | 1,098 | 1,109 | 1,111 | 1,146 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 260 | 24.8% | 239 | 22.8% | 238 | 22.4% | 293 | 26.7% | 269 | 24.3% | 245 | 22.1% | 278 | 24.3% |
Grade 10: | 251 | 23.9% | 241 | 23.0% | 300 | 28.2% | 275 | 25.0% | 253 | 22.8% | 282 | 25.4% | 315 | 27.5% |
Grade 11: | 241 | 23.0% | 293 | 27.9% | 271 | 25.5% | 252 | 23.0% | 279 | 25.2% | 307 | 27.6% | 274 | 23.9% |
Grade 12: | 298 | 28.4% | 276 | 26.3% | 255 | 24.0% | 278 | 25.3% | 308 | 27.8% | 277 | 24.9% | 279 | 24.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 537 | 51.1% | 496 | 47.3% | 501 | 47.1% | 531 | 48.4% | 523 | 47.2% | 545 | 49.1% | 567 | 49.5% |
Female: | 513 | 48.9% | 553 | 52.7% | 563 | 52.9% | 567 | 51.6% | 578 | 52.1% | 558 | 50.2% | 575 | 50.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 83 | 7.9% | 78 | 7.4% | 42 | 3.9% | 91 | 8.3% | 74 | 6.7% | 67 | 6.0% | 59 | 5.1% |
Hispanic: | 84 | 8.0% | 81 | 7.7% | 40 | 3.8% | 59 | 5.4% | 41 | 3.7% | 38 | 3.4% | 39 | 3.4% |
Black: | 37 | 3.5% | 42 | 4.0% | 21 | 2.0% | 38 | 3.5% | 34 | 3.1% | 32 | 2.9% | 36 | 3.1% |
White: | 821 | 78.2% | 829 | 79.0% | 954 | 89.7% | 900 | 82.0% | 957 | 86.3% | 971 | 87.4% | 1,008 | 88.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 24 | 2.3% | 17 | 1.6% | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 171 | 16.3% | 161 | 15.3% | 90 | 8.5% | 118 | 10.7% | 107 | 9.6% | 105 | 9.5% | 69 | 6.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 5.0% | 44 | 4.2% | 46 | 4.3% | 44 | 4.0% | 53 | 4.8% | 55 | 5.0% | 52 | 4.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.50 | 11.14 | 11.76 | 11.95 | 12.28 | 11.90 | 11.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAPT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.7% | 77.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 90.1% | 79.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81% | 78.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.2% | 78.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.5% | 80.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.5% | 78.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 83.0% | 78.6% |
2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.4% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 90.2% | 82.7% |
2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 89.6% | 81.8% |
2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93% | 82.9% |
2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90.3% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.2% | 80.9% |
2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 89.4% | 81.0% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92.7% | 81.4% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 91.9% | 80.5% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.5% | 78.4% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 92.9% | 81.5% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 81.7% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.1% | 80.2% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 94.9% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.6% | 82.2% |
2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94.2% | 88.2% |
2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.9% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 94.8% | 86.2% |
2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 88.6% |
2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.1% | 88.8% |
2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 94.9% | 88.9% |
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* Branford High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.