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New Britain High School

Q: Is New Britain High School a good school?

New Britain High School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Connecticut high schools.

Q: How many students attend New Britain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,521 students attended New Britain High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of New Britain High School?

Students at New Britain High School are 66% Hispanic, 15% White, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into New Britain High School?

New Britain High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Chamberlain Elementary School Elementary : DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School Elementary : Gaffney Elementary School Elementary : Holmes Elementary School Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School Elementary : Northend Elementary School Elementary : Smalley Elementary School Elementary : Smith Elementary School Elementary : Vance Elementary School Middle : House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy Middle : Pulaski Middle School Middle : Slade Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 135 Connecticut High Schools

Better than 15% of Connecticut high schools

Summary

New Britain High School is a large public high school in New Britain, CT, serving 2,521 students in grades 9-12 as part of the New Britain School District, which ranks among the lowest-performing districts in the state. The school itself ranked 115th out of 133 Connecticut high schools in the 2025-2026 school year, placing it in the bottom quarter. With 71.5% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a far more economically disadvantaged population than neighboring districts. The graduation rate is 74.6%, meaning roughly one in four students does not graduate on time—well below the state rate of 91.2% and far lower than nearby schools like Cromwell High School and Wethersfield High School, where graduation rates exceed 94%.

Academic proficiency at New Britain High School is dramatically lower than at nearby traditional high schools. Only 29.1% of 11th graders are proficient in English Language Arts, 8.6% in math, and 28.2% in science. By comparison, Berlin High School, Cromwell High School, and Conard High School all post ELA proficiency rates above 70% and math proficiency above 40%. Even Plainville High School, the next-lowest traditional neighbor, nearly triples New Britain's math proficiency rate (25.3% vs. 8.6%). This persistent math deficiency—stuck below 10% for several years—is a critical barrier to college readiness.

Chronic absenteeism is also exceptionally high at 43.7%, about 2.5 times the state average and the highest in the region. The student-teacher ratio of 16.2 is the highest among nearby schools and has worsened over the past few years. However, there are some encouraging signs. African American students at New Britain perform relatively well compared to similar schools statewide, ranking in the 58th percentile, and Hispanic students have shown significant improvement in their subgroup ranking over the past two years. The school also spends less per student ($16,028) than most neighboring districts, despite serving a higher-need population. In-city options like Academy of Science and Innovation and E. C. Goodwin Technical High School graduate a much higher share of their students, suggesting that school-level factors play a significant role in outcomes.

2,521

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,816

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 Mill St.
New Britain, CT 06051

(860) 225-6300

District: New Britain School District

Feeder schools for New Britain High School:

Elementary:	Chamberlain Elementary School
	DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School
	Gaffney Elementary School
	Holmes Elementary School
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	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Northend Elementary School
	Smalley Elementary School
	Smith Elementary School
	Vance Elementary School
Middle:	House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
	Pulaski Middle School
	Slade Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.2%

White:

15.3%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (22% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Connecticut average (75% vs 91%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg20%

Connecticut avg46%

115^th of 135

Connecticut public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 153New Britain School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	115 of 135	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	128 of 141	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	121 of 145	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	116 of 142	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	103 of 139	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	171 of 200	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	112 of 121	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	113 of 121	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	129 of 140	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	174 of 196	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	178 of 193	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.2	175 of 188	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.1	177 of 189	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	167 of 186	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	2.3	168 of 176	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.4	169 of 176	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.0	164 of 176	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	42.1	29 of 58	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	0.3	28 of 28	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	12.8	55 of 57	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	0.0	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	91 of 111	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	91 of 104	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	89 of 102	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	95 of 103	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	90 of 106	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	162 of 189	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	82 of 84	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	47 of 67	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.1	56 of 63	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	58 of 63	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	47 of 63	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	36 of 59	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	78 of 104	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	55 of 69	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	62 of 70	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	58 of 65	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	58 of 63	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	121 of 155	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	97 of 115	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	105 of 111	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	93 of 100	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	90 of 100	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	83 of 102	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	155 of 182	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.0	144 of 175	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	99 of 107	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	112 of 116	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	110 of 116	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	110 of 117	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	140 of 155	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	101 of 105	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)55th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)35th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2021)4th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2021)<1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-26 vs state

Science28%-22 vs state

Math9%-23 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

I actually had wonderful, very involved teachers during my 2.5-ish years there and, really, my rating would be 5/5 EASILY. Unfortunately, I feel (don't know for certain, since I haven't done as much research as I should before I actually say anything) like the freedom they have over their curriculums was limited & the school's funding- between 2006 and 2008- even more so. The school is stuffed with too many students, regardless of how many actually can or feel motivated enough to attend at any given time, & that's not fair to the students or the staff.
It's really not the school's fault, though, it's the system's- on a city/state-wide scale and in general- and I want to stress how little my rating has to do with how much the staff cares (especially about students who care & that's a whole other, larger issue). Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, February 14, 2009

I've attended this school for a few months in '94. It was way over-crowded. Classrooms overcrowded also, individual attention from teachers - non existent. I did not enjoy attending this school at all. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Math (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)			SBAC Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
New Britain High School	Public	9-12	110 Mill St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6300	2,521	156	16.2	71.5%	385 (15.3%)	276 (10.9%)	1,668 (66.2%)	63 (2.5%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	119 (4.7%)	14.7	115^th of 135 public high schools	14.8%		10.9	128^th of 141 public high schools	9.2%	13		28.2	29.1	8.6							$17,816
Berlin High School	Public	9-12	139 Patterson Way	Berlin	06037	Capitol Planning Region	Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 828-6577	836	73	11.5	22.6%	649 (77.6%)	19 (2.3%)	107 (12.8%)	42 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.3%)	79.9	31^st of 135 public high schools	77.0%		72.9	42^nd of 141 public high schools	70.2%	11		71.9	71.8	43.1							$23,302
Academy of Science and Innovation	Public, Magnet	6-12	600 Slater Road	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 223-0726	767	71	10.8	63.5%	108 (14.1%)	177 (23.1%)	418 (54.5%)	22 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	16.8	109^th of 135 public high schools	19.3%		14.5	122^nd of 141 public high schools	13.5%	13	18.7	1090.0	39.4	6.1	20.8	18.6	16.8	12.3	13.3	8.4	$26,580
E. C. Goodwin Technical High School	Public	9-12	735 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 827-7736	690	65	10.6	52.8%	193 (28.0%)	67 (9.7%)	395 (57.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	24	95^th of 135 public high schools	29.6%					(n/a)		46.9	24.2	9.4							$30,814
Newington High School	Public	9-12	605 Willard Avenue	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 666-5611	1,255	90	13.9	37.1%	631 (50.3%)	75 (6.0%)	352 (28.0%)	126 (10.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.1%)	68.5	43^rd of 135 public high schools	68.1%		64	51^st of 141 public high schools	63.8%	8		65.4	66.0	33.3							$23,459
Plainville High School	Public	9-12	47 Robert Holcomb Way	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3220	674	59	11.4	43.3%	402 (59.6%)	41 (6.1%)	167 (24.8%)	23 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	50.3	67^th of 135 public high schools	50.4%		49.5	64^th of 141 public high schools	54.6%	3		58.8	50.6	25.3							$24,334
Afir-Lisa's House	Public	6-12	50 Bank Street	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Judicial Centers	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 798-2477	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southington High School	Public	9-12	720 Pleasant Street	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3229	1,905	149	12.7	25.7%	1,424 (74.8%)	53 (2.8%)	257 (13.5%)	91 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (3.8%)	74.3	35^th of 135 public high schools	74.1%		74.4	40^th of 141 public high schools	71.6%	5		68.7	66.7	39.8							$19,310
Conard High School	Public	9-12	110 Beechwood Rd.	West Hartford	06107	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 231-5000	1,380	102	13.4	33.5%	701 (50.8%)	109 (7.9%)	340 (24.6%)	158 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	64 (4.6%)	82.4	28^th of 135 public high schools	79.3%		85.6	22^nd of 141 public high schools	84.4%	6		70.9	74.4	46.6							$20,497
Cromwell High School	Public	9-12	1 Donald Harris Dr.	Cromwell	06416	Capitol Planning Region	Cromwell School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 632-4841	515	47	11.0	29.9%	348 (67.6%)	49 (9.5%)	64 (12.4%)	32 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.3%)	82.9	27^th of 135 public high schools	80.0%		62.3	54^th of 141 public high schools	61.7%	27		68.3	76.8	47.8							$23,914

Frequently Asked Questions about New Britain High School

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New Britain School District

How many students attend New Britain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,521 students attended New Britain High School.

Is New Britain High School a good school?

New Britain High School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Connecticut high schools.

What schools feed into New Britain High School?

What is the racial makeup of New Britain High School?

Students at New Britain High School are 66% Hispanic, 15% White, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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