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Orville H. Platt High School
220 Coe Ave
Meriden CT, 06450, New Haven County
Phone: 203-235-7963
Ranking: (139 out of 166, bottom 16%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Meriden 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: | 84 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 90 | 84 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,156 | 1,174 | 1,101 | 1,100 | 1,114 | 1,182 | 1,213 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 351 | 30.4% | 372 | 31.7% | 345 | 31.3% | 377 | 34.3% | 356 | 32.0% | 375 | 31.7% | 345 | 28.4% |
Grade 10: | 291 | 25.2% | 307 | 26.1% | 298 | 27.1% | 249 | 22.6% | 267 | 24.0% | 266 | 22.5% | 284 | 23.4% |
Grade 11: | 279 | 24.1% | 254 | 21.6% | 223 | 20.3% | 238 | 21.6% | 252 | 22.6% | 258 | 21.8% | 318 | 26.2% |
Grade 12: | 235 | 20.3% | 241 | 20.5% | 235 | 21.3% | 236 | 21.5% | 239 | 21.5% | 283 | 23.9% | 266 | 21.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 609 | 52.7% | 627 | 53.4% | 560 | 50.9% | 542 | 49.3% | 528 | 47.4% | 583 | 49.3% | 596 | 49.1% |
Female: | 547 | 47.3% | 547 | 46.6% | 541 | 49.1% | 558 | 50.7% | 578 | 51.9% | 591 | 50.0% | 613 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 22 | 1.9% | 22 | 1.9% | 20 | 1.8% | 16 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 534 | 46.2% | 523 | 44.5% | 490 | 44.5% | 489 | 44.5% | 464 | 41.7% | 476 | 40.3% | 469 | 38.7% |
Black: | 186 | 16.1% | 190 | 16.2% | 172 | 15.6% | 157 | 14.3% | 160 | 14.4% | 160 | 13.5% | 166 | 13.7% |
White: | 383 | 33.1% | 412 | 35.1% | 389 | 35.3% | 413 | 37.5% | 472 | 42.4% | 527 | 44.6% | 557 | 45.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 28 | 2.4% | 20 | 1.7% | 24 | 2.2% | 17 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 686 | 59.3% | 713 | 60.7% | 583 | 53.0% | 598 | 54.4% | 515 | 46.2% | 590 | 49.9% | 650 | 53.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 9.2% | 87 | 7.4% | 118 | 10.7% | 109 | 9.9% | 153 | 13.7% | 57 | 4.8% | 18 | 1.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.74 | 14.14 | 13.56 | 13.41 | 13.65 | 14.10 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAPT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 61.6% | 77.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 62.8% | 79.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 64.1% | 78.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 57.3% | 78.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62.7% | 80.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 61.4% | 78.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 53.9% | 78.6% |
2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 69.7% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 64.8% | 82.7% |
2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.3% | 81.8% |
2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 68.2% | 82.9% |
2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 65.2% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 60% | 80.9% |
2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 61.9% | 81.0% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 68.8% | 81.4% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.3% | 80.5% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 60.5% | 78.4% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 81.5% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 63.1% | 81.7% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 62.9% | 80.2% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 61.2% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 67.9% | 82.2% |
2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 72.6% | 88.2% |
2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 74.8% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 71.8% | 86.2% |
2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 79% | 88.6% |
2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 77.2% | 88.8% |
2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 75.9% | 88.9% |
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* Orville H. Platt 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.