Newington High School

605 Willard Ave., Newington CT, 6111 | Newington School District | 860-666-5611
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1287
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 62% 18% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 7 in Newington
  • Ranked #0 of 1518 in Connecticut
Proficiency Averages
58%Newington
53%Connecticut

Newington High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Newington School District" in Newington, CT. There are a total of 1,287 students and 94 teachers at Newington High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Newington High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 62.0%, which is 18% higher than the Connecticut average.

Newington High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1287
Teachers94
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment257
Taking some courses233
Taking some courses (not tests)20
Passing some courses173
Passing no courses57

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Newington High School, there are a total of 257 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 233 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All51%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School51%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All73%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School73%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Newington High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictConnecticutNational
White 67.9% 65.2% 58.5% 51.1%
Black 4.6% 5.1% 12.8% 15.9%
Asian 7.8% 9.1% 4.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 16.2% 16.1% 21.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.3% 4.2% 2.4% 3.1%

Newington demographics profile

StatisticNewingtonConnecticutNational
Population30,1143,565,287328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,29273691
Median age46.140.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)56%54%55%
Speak English71%78%79%
Speak Spanish7%12%13%

Education level achieved in Newington

IndexNewingtonConnecticutNational
Completed 8th grade89.8%88.0%84.3%
Completed high school89.1%86.9%83.0%
Completed some college66.9%62.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree49.3%45.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors39.9%38.0%30.3%
Completed masters15.5%16.8%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.7%4.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.9%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The Newington High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.