Hamden High School
2040 Dixwell Ave
Hamden CT, 06514, New Haven County
Phone: 203-407-2040
Ranking: 
(130 out of 166, bottom 22%)*
(130 out of 166, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Hamden 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: | 142 | 149 | 150 | 153 | 152 | 160 | 145 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,811 | 1,802 | 1,851 | 1,934 | 1,973 | 2,113 | 2,193 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 471 | 26.0% | 458 | 25.4% | 473 | 25.6% | 487 | 25.2% | 480 | 24.3% | 541 | 25.6% | 601 | 27.4% |
| Grade 10: | 445 | 24.6% | 463 | 25.7% | 474 | 25.6% | 451 | 23.3% | 487 | 24.7% | 544 | 25.7% | 531 | 24.2% |
| Grade 11: | 463 | 25.6% | 465 | 25.8% | 450 | 24.3% | 483 | 25.0% | 505 | 25.6% | 511 | 24.2% | 532 | 24.3% |
| Grade 12: | 432 | 23.9% | 416 | 23.1% | 454 | 24.5% | 513 | 26.5% | 501 | 25.4% | 517 | 24.5% | 529 | 24.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 946 | 52.2% | 931 | 51.7% | 952 | 51.4% | 990 | 51.2% | 1,035 | 52.5% | 1,091 | 51.6% | 1,122 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 865 | 47.8% | 871 | 48.3% | 899 | 48.6% | 944 | 48.8% | 930 | 47.1% | 1,014 | 48.0% | 1,067 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 113 | 6.2% | 95 | 5.3% | 103 | 5.6% | 106 | 5.5% | 103 | 5.2% | 93 | 4.4% | 87 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic: | 290 | 16.0% | 277 | 15.4% | 258 | 13.9% | 249 | 12.9% | 236 | 12.0% | 250 | 11.8% | 251 | 11.4% |
| Black: | 632 | 34.9% | 643 | 35.7% | 641 | 34.6% | 665 | 34.4% | 677 | 34.3% | 750 | 35.5% | 738 | 33.7% |
| White: | 731 | 40.4% | 758 | 42.1% | 832 | 44.9% | 897 | 46.4% | 956 | 48.5% | 1,016 | 48.1% | 1,114 | 50.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 2.2% | 27 | 1.5% | 15 | 0.8% | 15 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 516 | 28.5% | 497 | 27.6% | 540 | 29.2% | 508 | 26.3% | 303 | 15.4% | 415 | 19.6% | 174 | 7.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 170 | 9.4% | 169 | 9.4% | 116 | 6.3% | 137 | 7.1% | 125 | 6.3% | 124 | 5.9% | 76 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.77 | 12.09 | 12.33 | 12.63 | 12.95 | 14.10 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAPT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.4% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 69.7% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 67.7% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 65.8% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.2% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.2% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76.3% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 73.4% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.4% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.6% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 68.9% | 81.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.1% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.1% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.6% | 81.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.2% | 81.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71.9% | 80.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 71.9% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.5% | 82.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.5% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.3% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.4% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.2% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 83.6% | 88.9% |
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* Hamden 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.