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Central High School
One Lincoln Blvd
Bridgeport CT, 06606, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-576-7377
Ranking: 
(148 out of 166, bottom 11%)*
(148 out of 166, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bridgeport 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: | 110 | 123 | 122 | 129 | 140 | 155 | 147 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,838 | 2,140 | 2,186 | 2,310 | 2,218 | 2,287 | 2,339 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 322 | 17.5% | 671 | 31.4% | 663 | 30.3% | 677 | 29.3% | 557 | 25.1% | 714 | 31.2% | 716 | 30.6% |
| Grade 10: | 560 | 30.5% | 464 | 21.7% | 577 | 26.4% | 562 | 24.3% | 612 | 27.6% | 543 | 23.7% | 625 | 26.7% |
| Grade 11: | 491 | 26.7% | 549 | 25.7% | 502 | 23.0% | 584 | 25.3% | 564 | 25.4% | 548 | 24.0% | 493 | 21.1% |
| Grade 12: | 465 | 25.3% | 456 | 21.3% | 444 | 20.3% | 487 | 21.1% | 485 | 21.9% | 482 | 21.1% | 505 | 21.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 916 | 49.8% | 1,051 | 49.1% | 1,069 | 48.9% | 1,135 | 49.1% | 1,105 | 49.8% | 1,120 | 49.0% | 1,146 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 922 | 50.2% | 1,089 | 50.9% | 1,117 | 51.1% | 1,175 | 50.9% | 1,105 | 49.8% | 1,159 | 50.7% | 1,189 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 0.6% | 49 | 2.3% | 121 | 5.5% | 203 | 8.8% | 5 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 63 | 3.4% | 81 | 3.8% | 82 | 3.8% | 90 | 3.9% | 96 | 4.3% | 95 | 4.2% | 97 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic: | 724 | 39.4% | 867 | 40.5% | 892 | 40.8% | 936 | 40.5% | 786 | 35.4% | 812 | 35.5% | 838 | 35.8% |
| Black: | 818 | 44.5% | 909 | 42.5% | 872 | 39.9% | 876 | 37.9% | 1,047 | 47.2% | 1,058 | 46.3% | 1,094 | 46.8% |
| White: | 209 | 11.4% | 225 | 10.5% | 212 | 9.7% | 202 | 8.7% | 284 | 12.8% | 317 | 13.9% | 306 | 13.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,790 | 97.4% | 2,054 | 96.0% | 2,009 | 91.9% | 2,112 | 91.4% | 2,002 | 90.3% | 2,008 | 87.8% | 2,054 | 87.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 2.3% | 83 | 3.9% | 106 | 4.8% | 121 | 5.2% | 136 | 6.1% | 194 | 8.5% | 199 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.69 | 17.38 | 17.92 | 17.91 | 15.84 | 16.00 | 15.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAPT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 33.9% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 37.2% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 35.5% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 33.7% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 39.4% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 36.5% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 35.5% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 33% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 44.8% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 44.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 38.9% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 44.8% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 42% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 38.0% | 81.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 36.3% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 32% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 32% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 37.7% | 81.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 42.2% | 81.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 40.7% | 80.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 38.2% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 45.4% | 82.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 57.8% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 57.4% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 50.9% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 59.2% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 59% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 60.3% | 88.9% |
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* Central 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.