Summary:
The North Haven School District is served by a single high school, North Haven High School, which educates students in grades 9 through 12 with an enrollment of 944 students in a suburban Connecticut community. This school stands out as a high-performing institution, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 39th out of 153 districts statewide, placing it in the 75th percentile. The school has shown steady improvement in its state ranking over the past three years, moving from 40th to 33rd place, which indicates genuine progress in relative performance.
North Haven High School delivers strong academic outcomes across most measures. The graduation rate is an impressive 96.8%, significantly above the state average of 91.2%. In standardized testing, the school excels in science, with 73.6% of 11th graders proficient on the NGSS exam compared to just 50.5% statewide. ELA proficiency is solid and stable at 66.7%, outperforming the state by 11.4 points. Math remains the relative weakness at 43.2% proficiency, yet this is still nearly 12 points above the state's 31.3% average. The school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11:1, which supports individualized attention and likely contributes to these strong results.
The school also maintains a chronic absenteeism rate of 12.8%, which is below the state average of 16.4% but notably higher than the district-wide rate of 8.2%, indicating absenteeism becomes more prevalent at the high school level. Approximately 24.15% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, providing important socioeconomic context, yet academic outcomes remain well above state benchmarks. Per-student spending of $19,052 (from 2018-2019 data) appears comparatively high and may help explain favorable staffing and resources. Overall, North Haven High School is an above-average Connecticut high school with particular strengths in science and graduation outcomes. Math offers the most room for growth, though it still exceeds state averages. For parents, this is a school that delivers consistent, reliable results in a supportive learning environment.
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