Summary:
Zip code 06513 is home to just one public high school, East Haven High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 879 students as part of the East Haven School District. Because only one high school exists in this area, there are no direct school-to-school comparisons to make, but the data offers a clear picture of a mid-performing school with notable strengths and specific challenges.
East Haven High School demonstrates several positive indicators. The graduation rate is strong at 90.1%, nearly matching the state average of 91.2% and exceeding the district rate of 89.7%. Science proficiency is a genuine bright spot, with 54.2% of 11th graders proficient on the NGSS assessment in 2025-2026, surpassing the state rate of 50.5%. The school also maintains a favorable 12:1 student-teacher ratio. However, the biggest concern is math achievement: only 15.9% of 11th graders scored proficient on the SAT math exam, less than half the statewide rate of 31.3%, and this declined from 19.6% the previous year. English Language Arts proficiency improved to 49.3% but still trails the state's 55.3%.
The school's ranking history reflects a mid-tier position, with percentiles ranging from 39 to 50 over the past three years and an absolute rank of 71st for two consecutive years; the percentile slipped from 50 to 47 in 2025-2026 because the comparison pool shrank. Chronic absenteeism is elevated at 18.8%, affecting roughly one in five students and exceeding both district (15.2%) and state (16.4%) rates. Over half of students (54.15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Notably, the school's own ranking is far stronger than its district's 11th-percentile statewide rank, suggesting East Haven High School is outperforming other grade levels within the district. The clearest priorities for improvement are raising math proficiency and reducing chronic absenteeism.
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