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Wilbur Cross High School
181 Mitchell Dr
New Haven CT, 06511, New Haven County
Phone: 203-946-8728
Ranking: 
(154 out of 166, bottom 7%)*
(154 out of 166, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: New Haven 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: | 130 | 121 | 118 | 125 | 139 | 154 | 140 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,421 | 1,348 | 1,238 | 1,284 | 1,620 | 1,662 | 1,795 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 454 | 31.9% | 475 | 35.2% | 373 | 30.1% | 339 | 26.4% | 486 | 30.0% | 551 | 33.2% | 640 | 35.7% |
| Grade 10: | 377 | 26.5% | 412 | 30.6% | 300 | 24.2% | 270 | 21.0% | 440 | 27.2% | 448 | 27.0% | 445 | 24.8% |
| Grade 11: | 353 | 24.8% | 249 | 18.5% | 228 | 18.4% | 366 | 28.5% | 364 | 22.5% | 344 | 20.7% | 338 | 18.8% |
| Grade 12: | 237 | 16.7% | 212 | 15.7% | 337 | 27.2% | 309 | 24.1% | 330 | 20.4% | 319 | 19.2% | 372 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 719 | 50.6% | 704 | 52.2% | 658 | 53.2% | 686 | 53.4% | 847 | 52.3% | 859 | 51.7% | 972 | 54.2% |
| Female: | 702 | 49.4% | 644 | 47.8% | 580 | 46.8% | 598 | 46.6% | 765 | 47.2% | 795 | 47.8% | 819 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 25 | 1.8% | 27 | 2.0% | 29 | 2.3% | 28 | 2.2% | 31 | 1.9% | 30 | 1.8% | 31 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 717 | 50.5% | 674 | 50.0% | 601 | 48.5% | 597 | 46.5% | 725 | 44.8% | 746 | 44.9% | 808 | 45.0% |
| Black: | 509 | 35.8% | 473 | 35.1% | 453 | 36.6% | 512 | 39.9% | 679 | 41.9% | 713 | 42.9% | 793 | 44.2% |
| White: | 160 | 11.3% | 168 | 12.5% | 151 | 12.2% | 143 | 11.1% | 181 | 11.2% | 171 | 10.3% | 161 | 9.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 810 | 57.0% | 1,009 | 74.9% | 919 | 74.2% | 917 | 71.4% | 1,020 | 63.0% | 1,031 | 62.0% | 1,261 | 70.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 4.6% | 73 | 5.4% | 78 | 6.3% | 135 | 10.5% | 150 | 9.3% | 148 | 8.9% | 38 | 2.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.91 | 11.16 | 10.53 | 10.27 | 11.65 | 11.80 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAPT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 44.2% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 46.3% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 46.2% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 49.4% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 54.1% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 51.9% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 52.9% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 50.6% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 59.6% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 56.4% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 59% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 61.2% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 60.4% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 56.3% | 81.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 51.6% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 50.6% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 42.8% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 53.1% | 81.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 57.6% | 81.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 51% | 80.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 58.3% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 62.5% | 82.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 72.8% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 67.9% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 70.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 74.5% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 75.1% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 74.9% | 88.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Wilbur Cross 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.