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Stamford High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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
55 Strawberry Hill Ave.
Stamford, CT 06902
Phone
(203) 977-4223
District
Stamford School District
County
WESTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2121
Classroom Teachers
161

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.2% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Stamford High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
42%
49%
51%
24%
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
13
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 585 27.6%
Grade 10 565 26.6%
Grade 11 510 24.0%
Grade 12 461 21.7%
Total 2121 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.0% 27.0% 49.8%
Black 19.1% 13.2% 13.1%
Hispanic 47.1% 53.4% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.4% 6.1% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.3% 51.1% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 41.3% 41.5% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.1% 9.6% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 135,806 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,609.1 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.3% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.4% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.9% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 54,165 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.4% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.7% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 35.2% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.4% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.5% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.0% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.4% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.0% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 6.3% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,152 $247,575,000 59.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,405 $22,964,000 5.5%
Staff $923 $15,079,000 3.6%
General Administration $510 $8,329,000 2.0%
School Administration $1,343 $21,937,000 5.2%
Operation $2,281 $37,269,000 8.9%
Transportation $1,398 $22,841,000 5.5%
Other $404 $6,598,000 1.6%
Total Support $8,263 $135,017,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,227 $36,382,000 8.7%
Total Expenditures $25,643 $418,974,000 100.0%
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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