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Brien Mcmahon High School
300 Highland Ave
Norwalk CT, 06854, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-852-9488
Ranking: 
(124 out of 166, bottom 25%)*
(124 out of 166, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Norwalk 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: | 117 | 120 | 123 | 115 | 115 | 126 | 111 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,679 | 1,657 | 1,731 | 1,695 | 1,694 | 1,708 | 1,661 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 464 | 27.6% | 444 | 26.8% | 501 | 28.9% | 471 | 27.8% | 481 | 28.4% | 513 | 30.0% | 529 | 31.8% |
| Grade 10: | 396 | 23.6% | 443 | 26.7% | 398 | 23.0% | 380 | 22.4% | 430 | 25.4% | 458 | 26.8% | 407 | 24.5% |
| Grade 11: | 458 | 27.3% | 405 | 24.4% | 404 | 23.3% | 423 | 25.0% | 432 | 25.5% | 379 | 22.2% | 377 | 22.7% |
| Grade 12: | 361 | 21.5% | 365 | 22.0% | 428 | 24.7% | 421 | 24.8% | 351 | 20.7% | 358 | 21.0% | 348 | 21.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 819 | 48.8% | 795 | 48.0% | 856 | 49.5% | 831 | 49.0% | 820 | 48.4% | 851 | 49.8% | 849 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 860 | 51.2% | 862 | 52.0% | 875 | 50.5% | 864 | 51.0% | 866 | 51.1% | 849 | 49.7% | 808 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 10 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 87 | 5.2% | 88 | 5.3% | 96 | 5.5% | 86 | 5.1% | 80 | 4.7% | 66 | 3.9% | 64 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic: | 629 | 37.5% | 606 | 36.6% | 584 | 33.7% | 579 | 34.2% | 532 | 31.4% | 494 | 28.9% | 465 | 28.0% |
| Black: | 424 | 25.3% | 424 | 25.6% | 476 | 27.5% | 509 | 30.0% | 512 | 30.2% | 523 | 30.6% | 500 | 30.1% |
| White: | 517 | 30.8% | 530 | 32.0% | 560 | 32.4% | 504 | 29.7% | 563 | 33.2% | 617 | 36.1% | 625 | 37.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 623 | 37.1% | 596 | 36.0% | 583 | 33.7% | 551 | 32.5% | 468 | 27.6% | 295 | 17.3% | 291 | 17.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 143 | 8.5% | 140 | 8.4% | 151 | 8.7% | 141 | 8.3% | 134 | 7.9% | 120 | 7.0% | 110 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.33 | 13.83 | 14.11 | 14.69 | 14.68 | 14.90 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAPT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 68.6% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.2% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.4% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 72.9% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 72.8% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.7% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.5% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 74% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 78.3% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75.9% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 74.4% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 74.3% | 81.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 76.6% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 76.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 69.4% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 76% | 81.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 72.4% | 81.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 71.9% | 80.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 77.7% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80.5% | 82.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 87.4% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 77.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 81.4% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 85.2% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84.8% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.3% | 88.9% |
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* Brien Mcmahon High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.