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Harding High School
1734 Central Ave
Bridgeport CT, 06610, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-576-7330
Ranking: 
(162 out of 166, bottom 2%)*
(162 out of 166, bottom 2%)*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: | 69 | 78 | 90 | 99 | 107 | 115 | 106 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,105 | 1,297 | 1,315 | 1,399 | 1,545 | 1,652 | 1,722 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 344 | 31.1% | 507 | 39.1% | 388 | 29.5% | 309 | 22.1% | 331 | 21.4% | 410 | 24.8% | 440 | 25.6% |
| Grade 10: | 351 | 31.8% | 221 | 17.0% | 236 | 17.9% | 349 | 24.9% | 402 | 26.0% | 443 | 26.8% | 527 | 30.6% |
| Grade 11: | 214 | 19.4% | 405 | 31.2% | 320 | 24.3% | 368 | 26.3% | 415 | 26.9% | 438 | 26.5% | 431 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 196 | 17.7% | 164 | 12.6% | 371 | 28.2% | 373 | 26.7% | 397 | 25.7% | 361 | 21.9% | 324 | 18.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 543 | 49.1% | 667 | 51.4% | 663 | 50.4% | 720 | 51.5% | 767 | 49.6% | 812 | 49.2% | 887 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 562 | 50.9% | 630 | 48.6% | 652 | 49.6% | 679 | 48.5% | 770 | 49.8% | 832 | 50.4% | 831 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.7% | 15 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.0% | 23 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.0% | 23 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 571 | 51.7% | 661 | 51.0% | 664 | 50.5% | 725 | 51.8% | 835 | 54.0% | 907 | 54.9% | 915 | 53.1% |
| Black: | 459 | 41.5% | 573 | 44.2% | 588 | 44.7% | 624 | 44.6% | 656 | 42.5% | 696 | 42.1% | 734 | 42.6% |
| White: | 65 | 5.9% | 45 | 3.5% | 41 | 3.1% | 34 | 2.4% | 31 | 2.0% | 32 | 1.9% | 47 | 2.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,077 | 97.5% | 1,269 | 97.8% | 1,253 | 95.3% | 1,334 | 95.4% | 1,471 | 95.2% | 1,564 | 94.7% | 1,649 | 95.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 2.1% | 25 | 1.9% | 44 | 3.3% | 55 | 3.9% | 61 | 3.9% | 71 | 4.3% | 59 | 3.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.04 | 16.54 | 14.69 | 14.20 | 14.51 | 15.50 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAPT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | 33.9% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 37.2% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.9% | 35.5% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 33.7% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 39.4% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 36.5% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 35.5% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 33% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 44.8% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 44.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 38.9% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 44.8% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 42% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 38.0% | 81.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.1% | 36.3% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 32% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.6% | 32% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 37.7% | 81.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 42.2% | 81.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 40.7% | 80.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 38.2% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 45.4% | 82.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 57.8% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 57.4% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 50.9% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 59.2% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 59% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 60.3% | 88.9% |
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* Harding 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.