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Torrington High School
50 Major Besse Dr
Torrington CT, 06790, Litchfield County
Phone: 860-489-2294
Ranking: (119 out of 166, bottom 28%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Torrington 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: | 81 | 81 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 96 | 94 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,055 | 1,101 | 1,113 | 1,089 | 1,184 | 1,242 | 1,295 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 284 | 26.9% | 319 | 29.0% | 325 | 29.2% | 310 | 28.5% | 355 | 30.0% | 334 | 26.9% | 324 | 25.0% |
Grade 10: | 264 | 25.0% | 267 | 24.3% | 256 | 23.0% | 283 | 26.0% | 281 | 23.7% | 292 | 23.5% | 316 | 24.4% |
Grade 11: | 268 | 25.4% | 253 | 23.0% | 285 | 25.6% | 250 | 23.0% | 257 | 21.7% | 296 | 23.8% | 314 | 24.2% |
Grade 12: | 239 | 22.7% | 262 | 23.8% | 247 | 22.2% | 246 | 22.6% | 291 | 24.6% | 320 | 25.8% | 341 | 26.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 571 | 54.1% | 591 | 53.7% | 584 | 52.5% | 566 | 52.0% | 614 | 51.9% | 641 | 51.6% | 668 | 51.6% |
Female: | 484 | 45.9% | 510 | 46.3% | 529 | 47.5% | 523 | 48.0% | 562 | 47.5% | 593 | 47.7% | 623 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 37 | 3.5% | 43 | 3.9% | 43 | 3.9% | 43 | 3.9% | 44 | 3.7% | 42 | 3.4% | 40 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 193 | 18.3% | 182 | 16.5% | 181 | 16.3% | 169 | 15.5% | 156 | 13.2% | 150 | 12.1% | 147 | 11.4% |
Black: | 55 | 5.2% | 73 | 6.6% | 83 | 7.5% | 79 | 7.3% | 83 | 7.0% | 86 | 6.9% | 80 | 6.2% |
White: | 743 | 70.4% | 790 | 71.8% | 794 | 71.3% | 791 | 72.6% | 896 | 75.7% | 960 | 77.3% | 1,024 | 79.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 24 | 2.3% | 9 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 347 | 32.9% | 373 | 33.9% | 367 | 33.0% | 312 | 28.7% | 292 | 24.7% | 229 | 18.4% | 225 | 17.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 96 | 9.1% | 74 | 6.7% | 83 | 7.5% | 66 | 6.1% | 94 | 7.9% | 82 | 6.6% | 86 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.06 | 13.58 | 14.16 | 13.22 | 14.16 | 14.20 | 13.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAPT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.2% | 77.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79.9% | 79.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 72.8% | 78.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 74.5% | 78.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.4% | 80.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 74.3% | 78.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 68.6% | 78.6% |
2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.4% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 81.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81.1% | 82.9% |
2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74.8% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 72.8% | 80.9% |
2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.1% | 81.0% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.5% | 81.4% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.9% | 80.5% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 74% | 78.4% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 83.3% | 81.5% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 76% | 81.7% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79.2% | 80.2% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 71.7% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80.8% | 82.2% |
2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 85% | 88.2% |
2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 80.8% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 82.8% | 86.2% |
2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82.5% | 88.6% |
2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 85% | 88.8% |
2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.3% | 88.9% |
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* Torrington 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.