Staples High School
70 North Ave
Westport CT, 06880, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-341-1210
Ranking: (5 out of 166, top 3%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Westport School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 159 | 153 | 146 | 147 | 139 | 155 | 140 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,834 | 1,879 | 1,824 | 1,832 | 1,785 | 1,761 | 1,721 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 442 | 24.1% | 477 | 25.4% | 464 | 25.4% | 463 | 25.3% | 466 | 26.1% | 437 | 24.8% | 487 | 28.3% |
Grade 10: | 475 | 25.9% | 468 | 24.9% | 461 | 25.3% | 467 | 25.5% | 435 | 24.4% | 484 | 27.5% | 412 | 23.9% |
Grade 11: | 463 | 25.2% | 468 | 24.9% | 471 | 25.8% | 433 | 23.6% | 474 | 26.6% | 411 | 23.3% | 433 | 25.2% |
Grade 12: | 454 | 24.8% | 466 | 24.8% | 428 | 23.5% | 469 | 25.6% | 410 | 23.0% | 429 | 24.4% | 389 | 22.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 917 | 50.0% | 951 | 50.6% | 892 | 48.9% | 935 | 51.0% | 897 | 50.3% | 896 | 50.9% | 906 | 52.6% |
Female: | 917 | 50.0% | 928 | 49.4% | 932 | 51.1% | 897 | 49.0% | 880 | 49.3% | 857 | 48.7% | 811 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 92 | 5.0% | 87 | 4.6% | 82 | 4.5% | 71 | 3.9% | 72 | 4.0% | 62 | 3.5% | 48 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 78 | 4.3% | 61 | 3.2% | 55 | 3.0% | 49 | 2.7% | 36 | 2.0% | 37 | 2.1% | 32 | 1.9% |
Black: | 40 | 2.2% | 39 | 2.1% | 36 | 2.0% | 34 | 1.9% | 35 | 2.0% | 30 | 1.7% | 24 | 1.4% |
White: | 1,615 | 88.1% | 1,684 | 89.6% | 1,644 | 90.1% | 1,674 | 91.4% | 1,639 | 91.8% | 1,629 | 92.5% | 1,614 | 93.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 3.8% | 69 | 3.7% | 53 | 2.9% | 41 | 2.2% | 32 | 1.8% | 18 | 1.0% | 37 | 2.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.5% | 14 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.6% | 12 | 0.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.57 | 12.32 | 12.47 | 12.46 | 12.81 | 12.40 | 12.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAPT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.3% | 77.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 79.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 97.8% | 78.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.2% | 78.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.2% | 80.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.7% | 78.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 78.6% |
2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.4% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.5% | 82.7% |
2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.6% | 81.8% |
2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 82.9% |
2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 99.6% | 99.6% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97.8% | 80.9% |
2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.5% | 81.0% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.4% | 81.4% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.7% | 80.5% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.9% | 78.4% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 81.5% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.6% | 81.7% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 96.9% | 80.2% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 98.3% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.9% | 82.2% |
2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.5% | 88.2% |
2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.3% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.1% | 86.2% |
2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 88.6% |
2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 88.8% |
2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 88.9% |
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* Staples High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.