Cheshire High School
525 South Main St
Cheshire CT, 06410, New Haven County
Phone: 203-250-2511
Ranking: (26 out of 166, top 16%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Cheshire School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 104 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 122 | 109 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,538 | 1,514 | 1,549 | 1,516 | 1,549 | 1,579 | 1,612 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 394 | 25.6% | 377 | 24.9% | 395 | 25.5% | 375 | 24.7% | 380 | 24.5% | 416 | 26.3% | 377 | 23.4% |
Grade 10: | 375 | 24.4% | 393 | 26.0% | 384 | 24.8% | 367 | 24.2% | 407 | 26.3% | 372 | 23.6% | 418 | 25.9% |
Grade 11: | 393 | 25.6% | 378 | 25.0% | 365 | 23.6% | 408 | 26.9% | 362 | 23.4% | 407 | 25.8% | 393 | 24.4% |
Grade 12: | 376 | 24.4% | 366 | 24.2% | 405 | 26.1% | 366 | 24.1% | 400 | 25.8% | 384 | 24.3% | 424 | 26.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 801 | 52.1% | 768 | 50.7% | 777 | 50.2% | 788 | 52.0% | 811 | 52.4% | 813 | 51.5% | 833 | 51.7% |
Female: | 737 | 47.9% | 746 | 49.3% | 772 | 49.8% | 728 | 48.0% | 730 | 47.1% | 758 | 48.0% | 775 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 139 | 9.0% | 116 | 7.7% | 125 | 8.1% | 113 | 7.5% | 106 | 6.8% | 107 | 6.8% | 102 | 6.3% |
Hispanic: | 44 | 2.9% | 44 | 2.9% | 43 | 2.8% | 45 | 3.0% | 41 | 2.6% | 39 | 2.5% | 39 | 2.4% |
Black: | 33 | 2.1% | 27 | 1.8% | 28 | 1.8% | 31 | 2.0% | 30 | 1.9% | 34 | 2.2% | 37 | 2.3% |
White: | 1,321 | 85.9% | 1,326 | 87.6% | 1,353 | 87.3% | 1,327 | 87.5% | 1,369 | 88.4% | 1,397 | 88.5% | 1,434 | 89.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 91 | 5.9% | 72 | 4.8% | 74 | 4.8% | 61 | 4.0% | 57 | 3.7% | 45 | 2.8% | 24 | 1.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 1.3% | 25 | 1.7% | 29 | 1.9% | 32 | 2.1% | 30 | 1.9% | 33 | 2.1% | 17 | 1.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.79 | 14.56 | 14.93 | 14.49 | 14.59 | 14.50 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAPT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 93.4% | 77.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 94.6% | 79.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.8% | 78.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 94.9% | 78.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.1% | 80.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.3% | 78.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.1% | 78.6% |
2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93.3% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | 82.7% |
2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.7% | 81.8% |
2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95% | 82.9% |
2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.3% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 80.9% |
2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 93.4% | 81.0% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 94.9% | 81.4% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.3% | 80.5% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.7% | 78.4% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.8% | 81.5% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 93.8% | 81.7% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.7% | 80.2% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 96.4% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.2% | 82.2% |
2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97% | 88.2% |
2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.1% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.1% | 86.2% |
2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.2% | 88.6% |
2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95.8% | 88.8% |
2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 96.4% | 88.9% |
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* Cheshire High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.