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Center For Global Studies School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
300 Highland Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone
(203) 852-9488
District
Norwalk School District
County
WESTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
284
Classroom Teachers
34

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.7% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Center For Global Studies School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
59%
42%
80%
51%
38%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
8
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 72 25.4%
Grade 10 73 25.7%
Grade 11 76 26.8%
Grade 12 63 22.2%
Total 284 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 36.5% 23.3% 49.8%
Black 17.1% 13.9% 13.1%
Hispanic 38.4% 58.7% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.0% 3.8% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.8% 51.5% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 24.3% 42.4% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.5% 9.2% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 91,375 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,992.5 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.8% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.8% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 16.4% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 35,476 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.9% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.6% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 33.8% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.5% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.0% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.6% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.5% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.7% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,026 $196,136,000 62.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,027 $23,348,000 7.5%
Staff $1,134 $13,067,000 4.2%
General Administration $103 $1,181,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,386 $15,964,000 5.1%
Operation $1,776 $20,464,000 6.5%
Transportation $776 $8,943,000 2.9%
Other $520 $5,991,000 1.9%
Total Support $7,722 $88,958,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,424 $27,921,000 8.9%
Total Expenditures $27,171 $313,015,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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