Darien High School
80 High School Ln
Darien CT, 06820, Fairfield County
Phone: 203-655-3981
Ranking: (7 out of 166, top 4%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Darien 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: | 114 | 118 | 117 | 120 | 115 | 123 | 108 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,354 | 1,329 | 1,315 | 1,313 | 1,265 | 1,236 | 1,180 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 346 | 25.6% | 351 | 26.4% | 346 | 26.3% | 353 | 26.9% | 341 | 27.0% | 341 | 27.6% | 331 | 28.1% |
Grade 10: | 345 | 25.5% | 332 | 25.0% | 345 | 26.2% | 331 | 25.2% | 322 | 25.5% | 322 | 26.1% | 294 | 24.9% |
Grade 11: | 328 | 24.2% | 334 | 25.1% | 313 | 23.8% | 310 | 23.6% | 324 | 25.6% | 273 | 22.1% | 305 | 25.8% |
Grade 12: | 335 | 24.7% | 312 | 23.5% | 311 | 23.7% | 319 | 24.3% | 278 | 22.0% | 300 | 24.3% | 250 | 21.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 683 | 50.4% | 658 | 49.5% | 633 | 48.1% | 650 | 49.5% | 623 | 49.2% | 606 | 49.0% | 578 | 49.0% |
Female: | 671 | 49.6% | 671 | 50.5% | 682 | 51.9% | 663 | 50.5% | 634 | 50.1% | 622 | 50.3% | 598 | 50.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 37 | 2.7% | 32 | 2.4% | 36 | 2.7% | 39 | 3.0% | 35 | 2.8% | 29 | 2.3% | 26 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 57 | 4.2% | 48 | 3.6% | 43 | 3.3% | 42 | 3.2% | 33 | 2.6% | 29 | 2.3% | 24 | 2.0% |
Black: | 9 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.5% | 15 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.6% |
White: | 1,247 | 92.1% | 1,237 | 93.1% | 1,227 | 93.3% | 1,223 | 93.1% | 1,175 | 92.9% | 1,158 | 93.7% | 1,119 | 94.8% |
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: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 8 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.7% | 37 | 3.0% | 37 | 3.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 12 | 0.9% | 11 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.84 | 11.24 | 11.24 | 10.96 | 11.03 | 10.90 | 10.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAPT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.5% | 77.2% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 95.9% | 79.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97.5% | 78.4% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.9% | 78.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 97.5% | 80.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 78.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 78.6% |
2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.2% | 79.7% |
2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 96.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 81.8% |
2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.2% | 82.9% |
2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 99.7% | 99.4% | 81.9% |
2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97% | 80.9% |
2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.8% | 81.0% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.8% | 81.4% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 95.9% | 80.5% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 78.4% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 81.5% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 96.3% | 81.7% |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 80.2% |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 82.2% |
2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 96.6% | 88.2% |
2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.4% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.1% | 86.2% |
2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 98.8% | 88.6% |
2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.5% | 88.8% |
2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 88.9% |
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* Darien High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.