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Explorations High School
71 Spencer St
Winsted CT, 06098, Litchfield County
Phone: 860-738-9070
Ranking: 
(138 out of 166, bottom 17%)*
(138 out of 166, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 83 | 73 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 86 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 15 | 18.1% | 13 | 17.8% | 1 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 21 | 25.3% | 16 | 21.9% | 20 | 27.0% | 29 | 36.3% | 18 | 22.5% | 19 | 22.4% | 26 | 30.2% |
| Grade 11: | 25 | 30.1% | 18 | 24.7% | 30 | 40.5% | 20 | 25.0% | 24 | 30.0% | 32 | 37.6% | 28 | 32.6% |
| Grade 12: | 22 | 26.5% | 26 | 35.6% | 23 | 31.1% | 31 | 38.8% | 38 | 47.5% | 34 | 40.0% | 32 | 37.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 42 | 50.6% | 39 | 53.4% | 35 | 47.3% | 33 | 41.3% | 25 | 31.3% | 32 | 37.6% | 37 | 43.0% |
| Female: | 41 | 49.4% | 34 | 46.6% | 39 | 52.7% | 47 | 58.8% | 47 | 58.8% | 45 | 52.9% | 45 | 52.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 1.2% | 1 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | 1.3% | 2 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 1.2% | 3 | 4.1% | 7 | 9.5% | 5 | 6.3% | 3 | 3.8% | 3 | 3.5% | 4 | 4.7% |
| Black: | 2 | 2.4% | 3 | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.3% | 1 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 76 | 91.6% | 66 | 90.4% | 66 | 89.2% | 73 | 91.3% | 75 | 93.8% | 79 | 92.9% | 81 | 94.2% |
| 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: | 2 | 2.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 32.5% | 22 | 30.1% | 27 | 36.5% | 36 | 45.0% | 20 | 25.0% | 22 | 25.9% | 18 | 20.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 3.5% | 8 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.69 | 9.07 | 9.49 | 10.26 | 11.76 | 12.50 | 12.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAPT | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.7% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 78.8% |
| 2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 81.8% |
| 2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 81.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 80.2% |
| 2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 88.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Explorations High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.