James Hillhouse High School
480 Sherman Parkway
New Haven CT, 06511, New Haven County
Phone: 203-946-8484
Ranking: (159 out of 166, bottom 4%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: New Haven 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: | 74 | 82 | 83 | 86 | 92 | 106 | 94 | |||||||
Total Students: | 980 | 987 | 977 | 963 | 947 | 1,016 | 1,087 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 277 | 28.3% | 293 | 29.7% | 321 | 32.9% | 316 | 32.8% | 308 | 32.5% | 334 | 32.9% | 357 | 32.8% |
Grade 10: | 260 | 26.5% | 295 | 29.9% | 258 | 26.4% | 281 | 29.2% | 257 | 27.1% | 298 | 29.3% | 315 | 29.0% |
Grade 11: | 259 | 26.4% | 212 | 21.5% | 246 | 25.2% | 186 | 19.3% | 222 | 23.4% | 217 | 21.4% | 195 | 17.9% |
Grade 12: | 184 | 18.8% | 187 | 18.9% | 152 | 15.6% | 180 | 18.7% | 160 | 16.9% | 167 | 16.4% | 220 | 20.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 531 | 54.2% | 508 | 51.5% | 486 | 49.7% | 489 | 50.8% | 500 | 52.8% | 513 | 50.5% | 564 | 51.9% |
Female: | 449 | 45.8% | 479 | 48.5% | 491 | 50.3% | 474 | 49.2% | 439 | 46.4% | 495 | 48.7% | 519 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 215 | 21.9% | 205 | 20.8% | 196 | 20.1% | 186 | 19.3% | 148 | 15.6% | 151 | 14.9% | 136 | 12.5% |
Black: | 728 | 74.3% | 743 | 75.3% | 748 | 76.6% | 745 | 77.4% | 785 | 82.9% | 847 | 83.4% | 935 | 86.0% |
White: | 22 | 2.2% | 24 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.3% | 25 | 2.6% | 12 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.3% |
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: | 5 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 590 | 60.2% | 732 | 74.2% | 678 | 69.4% | 684 | 71.0% | 609 | 64.3% | 537 | 52.9% | 804 | 74.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 5.4% | 71 | 7.2% | 81 | 8.3% | 95 | 9.9% | 87 | 9.2% | 72 | 7.1% | 19 | 1.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.33 | 12.11 | 11.74 | 11.20 | 10.29 | 10.60 | 11.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAPT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 44.2% | 77.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 46.3% | 79.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 46.2% | 78.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 49.4% | 78.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 54.1% | 80.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 51.9% | 78.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 52.9% | 78.6% |
2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 50.6% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 59.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 56.4% | 81.8% |
2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 59% | 82.9% |
2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 61.2% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 60.4% | 80.9% |
2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 56.3% | 81.0% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 51.6% | 81.4% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 34% | 50.6% | 80.5% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 42.8% | 78.4% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 53.1% | 81.5% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 57.6% | 81.7% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36% | 51% | 80.2% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.0% | 58.3% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 62.5% | 82.2% |
2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 72.8% | 88.2% |
2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 67.9% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 70.7% | 86.2% |
2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 74.5% | 88.6% |
2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 75.1% | 88.8% |
2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 74.9% | 88.9% |
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* James Hillhouse 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.