Summary:
The Norwich Free Academy District in Connecticut is home to a single public high school, Norwich Free Academy, which serves grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,001 students. While the school's performance has improved slightly in recent years, moving from a ranking of 84 out of 142 Connecticut high schools in 2022-2023 to 76 out of 141 in 2024-2025, it still lags behind the state averages in key academic metrics, particularly in math and science proficiency.
Norwich Free Academy's four-year graduation rate for the 2022-2023 school year was 88.4%, which is a positive indicator. However, the school faces challenges with a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% for the 2023-2024 school year. Academically, only 53% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 51.4% and the state average of 58%. In SAT/Math, the school's proficiency rate was 18.7%, lower than the district average of 18% and the state average of 31.1%. Similarly, in NGSS/Science, 39.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the district average of 39.1% and the state average of 46.7%.
Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance, as 54.77% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant economic challenge for the student population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13.6 for the 2023-2024 school year suggests a relatively favorable learning environment, but the academic performance data indicates that more targeted support and resources may be needed to help improve student outcomes, particularly in the areas of math and science.
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