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Stamford High School

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Stamford High School ranks 83 rd of 141 Connecticut high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 141 Connecticut High Schools

Better than 41% of Connecticut high schools

Summary

Stamford High School is a public high school in Stamford, Connecticut, serving 2,121 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Stamford School District, which is ranked 125 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Stamford High School's performance is generally below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 51.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 58%. In SAT/Math, the proficiency rate was 24.2%, compared to the state average of 31.1%. The school's performance on NGSS/Science tests is also below the state average, with only 30.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 47.7%. Stamford High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 77.0% to 88.9%, which is generally lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Westhill High School in Stamford has similar academic performance and demographic characteristics to Stamford High School. The Center for Global Studies, a public magnet school in Stamford, outperforms Stamford High School academically. In contrast, high-performing schools like New Canaan High School and Darien High School, located near Stamford, have significantly higher academic achievement and lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility.

2,102

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,721

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Strawberry Hill Ave.
Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 977-4223

District: Stamford School District

Feeder schools for Stamford High School:

Elementary:	Julia A. Stark School
	Newfield School
	Rogers International School
	Springdale School
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	Toquam Magnet School
	Westover School
Middle:	Dolan School
	Scofield Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.6%

White:

24.3%

African American:

18.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Connecticut average (73% vs 89%)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Connecticut avg46%

83^rd of 141

Connecticut public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Stamford School District

125^th of 156Stamford 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
2025	32.9	83 of 141	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	80 of 145	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	87 of 142	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	83 of 139	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	108 of 200	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	70 of 121	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	81 of 121	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.3	93 of 140	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.7	87 of 132	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.8	169 of 196	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	156 of 193	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	143 of 188	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.4	138 of 189	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.4	149 of 186	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.7	144 of 176	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	140 of 176	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	144 of 176	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	60.0	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	28.4	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	55.4	16 of 28	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	25.0	42 of 57	26.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	17.8	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	74 of 104	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	69 of 102	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	74 of 103	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	78 of 106	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	102 of 189	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	65 of 84	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	64 of 79	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	24 of 63	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	28 of 63	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	24 of 63	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	15 of 59	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	30 of 104	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	45 of 70	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	38 of 65	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	31 of 70	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	34 of 63	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	72 of 155	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	74 of 111	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	69 of 100	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	65 of 100	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	71 of 102	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	103 of 182	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	61 of 80	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	63 of 78	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	92 of 175	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	76 of 116	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	68 of 116	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	87 of 116	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	64 of 117	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	85 of 155	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	62 of 105	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2024)71st percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2021)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2021)26th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%-7 vs state

Science31%-17 vs state

Math24%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 3, 2015

WORST SCHOOL I'VE EVER SEEN AS A PARENT DISRESPECTFULL STAFF AND TEACHERS TOWARDS PARENTS AND STUDENTS,THE STAFF AND TEACHER ARE DISCOURTEOUS,UNPROFESSIONAL,RUDE,FAILURE TO TEACH PROPERLY,NOT ADEQUATELY TRAINED TO TEACH OR INTERACT WITH CHILDREN AND PARENTS.IHATE SENDING AND FEAR SENDING MY CHILD TO THIS SCHOOL BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SEND THEM HERE,MY FIRST CHILD HATED ATTENDING THIS SCHOOL HE FEARED THIS SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ETHICH,MORALS AND INTEGRITY OF CHERS AND STAFF. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	Total
Stamford High School	Public	9-12	55 Strawberry Hill Ave.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4223	2,102	149	14.0	53.6%	510 (24.3%)	394 (18.7%)	1,042 (49.6%)	92 (4.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	57 (2.7%)	32.9	83^rd of 141 public high schools	41.1%		38.6	80^th of 145 public high schools	44.8%	3	30.6	51.1	24.2	$20,721
J. M. Wright Technical High School	Public	9-12	120 Bridge St.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 324-7363	494	44	11.2	59.9%	51 (10.3%)	72 (14.6%)	354 (71.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	10.6	130^th of 141 public high schools	7.8%		7.4	136^th of 145 public high schools	6.2%	6	22.5	28.4		$30,659
The Academy of Information Technology & Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	411 High Ridge Rd.	Stamford	06905	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 977-4336	658	43	15.2	48.2%	164 (24.9%)	97 (14.7%)	301 (45.7%)	71 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.3%)	66.1	48^th of 141 public high schools	66.0%		56.5	65^th of 145 public high schools	55.2%	17	50.9	73.3	35.2	$20,654
Westhill High School	Public	9-12	125 Roxbury Rd.	Stamford	06902	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Stamford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 977-4477	2,224	154	14.4	53.6%	427 (19.2%)	259 (11.6%)	1,348 (60.6%)	136 (6.1%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	44 (2.0%)	23.3	100^th of 141 public high schools	29.1%		32	92^nd of 145 public high schools	36.6%	8	27.5	42.8	18.4	$21,198
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%)	96	3^rd of 141 public high schools	97.9%		95.3	6^th of 145 public high schools	95.9%	3	78.3	94.3	78.6	$27,152
Greenwich High School	Public	9-12	10 Hillside Rd.	Greenwich	06830	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Greenwich School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 625-8000	2,620	196	13.3	22.8%	1,510 (57.6%)	55 (2.1%)	679 (25.9%)	216 (8.2%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	152 (5.8%)								(n/a)	89.2			$27,820
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%)	96.4	1^st of 141 public high schools	99.3%		96.7	1^st of 145 public high schools	99.3%		83.1	92.5	74.9	$29,069
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%)	36.5	74^th of 141 public high schools	47.5%		27.7	98^th of 145 public high schools	32.4%	24	31.7	53.3	26.4	$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%)	68.1	47^th of 141 public high schools	66.7%		80.6	26^th of 145 public high schools	82.1%	21	60.0	73.8	30.8	$23,844
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%)	45.5	66^th of 141 public high schools	53.2%		52.8	69^th of 145 public high schools	52.4%	3	26.7	62.5	34.1	$18,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Stamford High School

Is Stamford High School a good school?

Stamford High School ranks 83^rd of 141 Connecticut high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Stamford High School?

Stamford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Julia A. Stark School
Elementary : Newfield School
Elementary : Rogers International School
Elementary : Springdale School
Elementary : Toquam Magnet School
Elementary : Westover School
Middle : Dolan School
Middle : Scofield Middle School

What district is Stamford High School in?

Stamford School District

How many students attend Stamford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,102 students attended Stamford High School.

What is the racial makeup of Stamford High School?

Students at Stamford High School are 50% Hispanic, 24% White, 19% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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