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Norwalk High School

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Norwalk High School ranks 97 th of 135 Connecticut high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 135 Connecticut High Schools

Better than 28% of Connecticut high schools

Summary

Norwalk High School is a large public high school in Norwalk, CT, serving about 1,494 students in grades 9 through 12. It is the lowest-ranked comprehensive high school in the Norwalk School District, sitting at the 27th percentile statewide. About 51% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a high-needs population. While the school's graduation rate of 91.5% is slightly above the state average, academic proficiency and attendance present significant challenges.

In 2025–2026, only 41.7% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 20.2% in math, and 20.8% in science on 11th-grade assessments. Those numbers lag district and state averages, with the science gap being especially stark—less than half the state rate. Nearby schools offer a striking contrast: Weston High School posts 95.6% ELA proficiency and New Canaan High School posts 90.2%, while their free-lunch eligibility is below 2%. Even within the same district, P-Technical Norwalk and Center for Global Studies achieve dramatically better test scores and 100% graduation rates. Chronic absenteeism at Norwalk High is 27.8%, nearly double the state rate, though it has improved from 43.9% a few years ago.

There are notable strengths. The school ranks exceptionally well for African American students (87th percentile) and has historically shown outstanding outcomes for English Language Learners. However, results are uneven: male students, Hispanic students, and low-income students lag significantly. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.2—higher than most neighboring schools—and per-student spending below affluent districts like Darien High School and Staples High School, the school faces clear resource challenges. Reducing chronic absenteeism and closing the large proficiency gaps in math and science, particularly for male students, are the most urgent areas for focus.

1,494

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,371

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23 Calvin Murphy Drive
Norwalk, CT 06851

(203) 838-4481

District: Norwalk School District

Feeder schools for Norwalk High School:

Elementary:	Cranbury Elementary School
	Marvin Elementary School
	Naramake Elementary School
	Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School
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	Tracey Magnet School
	Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary School
Middle:	Nathan Hale Middle School
	West Rocks Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.1%

White:

22.2%

African American:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 16% Connecticut)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg35%

Connecticut avg46%

97^th of 135

Connecticut public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Norwalk School District

113^th of 153Norwalk 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	97 of 135	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.2	82 of 141	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	103 of 145	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	102 of 142	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	95 of 139	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	103 of 200	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	78 of 121	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	76 of 121	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	84 of 140	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.4	74 of 132	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.5	134 of 196	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.7	135 of 193	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.1	131 of 188	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.2	133 of 189	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.6	133 of 186	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.0	139 of 176	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.7	115 of 176	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.1	123 of 176	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	4 of 31	87.1%	★★★★★
2025	77.2	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	11 of 24	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.4	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	6 of 13	53.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	16.8	50 of 57	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	34.1	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	57.3	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	0.0	1 of 10	90.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	67 of 111	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.8	73 of 104	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	77 of 102	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	81 of 103	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	85 of 106	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	109 of 189	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	68 of 84	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	62 of 79	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	46 of 67	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.5	21 of 63	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	34.8	40 of 63	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	50 of 63	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	40 of 59	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	44 of 104	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	46 of 69	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.3	27 of 70	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.4	51 of 65	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	45 of 70	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	56 of 63	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	67 of 155	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.1	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	100 of 115	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	72 of 111	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	85 of 100	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	82 of 100	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	82 of 102	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.4	90 of 182	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	67 of 80	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	45.8	90 of 175	48.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	80 of 116	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	63 of 116	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	52 of 116	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	76 of 117	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	67 of 155	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	57 of 113	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	72 of 105	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)94th percentile+62 vs school

African American (2026)87th percentile+59 vs school

Special Education (2021)49th percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2021)12th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-14 vs state

Science21%-30 vs state

Math20%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)	SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Math (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 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	Total
Norwalk High School	Public	9-12	23 Calvin Murphy Drive	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 838-4481	1,494	105	14.2	50.9%	332 (22.2%)	222 (14.9%)	883 (59.1%)	28 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.6%)	23.4	97^th of 135 public high schools	28.1%		33.2	82^nd of 141 public high schools	41.8%	15	20.8	41.7	20.2	$22,371
P-Technical Norwalk	Public	9-12	23 Calvin Murphy Drive	Norwalk	06851	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 838-4481	388	37	10.4	51.8%	79 (20.4%)	60 (15.5%)	204 (52.6%)	35 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	59.2	55^th of 135 public high schools	59.3%		45.5	66^th of 141 public high schools	53.2%	11	44.8	64.4	37.9	$18,075
Brien McMahon High School	Public	9-12	300 Highland Avenue	Norwalk	06854	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 852-9488	1,739	118	14.6	50.0%	323 (18.6%)	225 (12.9%)	1,076 (61.9%)	68 (3.9%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	34 (2.0%)	31.8	81^st of 135 public high schools	40.0%		36.5	74^th of 141 public high schools	47.5%	7	38.0	43.0	21.6	$20,512
Center for Global Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	300 Highland Avenue	Norwalk	06854	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Norwalk School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 852-9488	283	30	9.3	36.0%	89 (31.4%)	39 (13.8%)	112 (39.6%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	60	52^nd of 135 public high schools	61.5%		68.1	47^th of 141 public high schools	66.7%	5	47.8	69.6		$23,844
Staples High School	Public	9-12	70 North Ave.	Westport	06880	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Westport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 341-1210	1,629	153	10.6	3.0%	1,238 (76.0%)	35 (2.1%)	135 (8.3%)	99 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (7.2%)	95.9	3^rd of 135 public high schools	97.8%		94.9	5^th of 141 public high schools	96.5%	2	85.3	90.5	73.2	$28,032
New Canaan High School	Public	9-12	11 Farm Rd.	New Canaan	06840	Western Connecticut Planning Region	New Canaan School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 594-4600	1,257	102	12.2	0.2%	980 (78.0%)	19 (1.5%)	92 (7.3%)	110 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	95.5	4^th of 135 public high schools	97.0%		96.4	1^st of 141 public high schools	99.3%	3	83.3	90.2	73.1	$29,069
Darien High School	Public	9-12	80 High School Ln.	Darien	06820	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 655-3981	1,382	129	10.7	3.9%	1,113 (80.5%)	15 (1.1%)	121 (8.8%)	81 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	48 (3.5%)	94.1	5^th of 135 public high schools	96.3%		96	3^rd of 141 public high schools	97.9%	2	75.8	91.4	77.2	$27,152
Weston High School	Public	9-12	115 School Rd.	Weston	06883	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 221-6500	691	64	10.8	1.7%	525 (76.0%)	11 (1.6%)	61 (8.8%)	49 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.5%)	97.5	1^st of 135 public high schools	99.3%		96.3	2^nd of 141 public high schools	98.6%	1	92.0	95.6	72.5	$30,869
Wilton High School	Public	9-12	395 Danbury Rd.	Wilton	06897	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Wilton School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 762-0381	1,202	99	12.1	6.3%	902 (75.0%)	10 (0.8%)	87 (7.2%)	127 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (5.9%)								(n/a)	86.5			$24,984
Fairfield Ludlowe High School	Public	9-12	785 Unquowa Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-7201	1,367	123	11.1	12.5%	1,031 (75.4%)	36 (2.6%)	147 (10.8%)	89 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.4%)	91.4	7^th of 135 public high schools	94.8%		92.7	7^th of 141 public high schools	95.0%		75.1	84.9	61.4	$24,916

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwalk High School

Is Norwalk High School a good school?

Norwalk High School ranks 97^th of 135 Connecticut high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Norwalk High School?

Norwalk High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cranbury Elementary School
Elementary : Marvin Elementary School
Elementary : Naramake Elementary School
Elementary : Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School
Elementary : Tracey Magnet School
Elementary : Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary School
Middle : Nathan Hale Middle School
Middle : West Rocks Middle School

How many students attend Norwalk High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,494 students attended Norwalk High School.

What district is Norwalk High School in?

Norwalk School District

What is the racial makeup of Norwalk High School?

Students at Norwalk High School are 59% Hispanic, 22% White, 15% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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