New Britain High School

Summary:

New Britain High School is a public high school serving 2,331 students in grades 9-12 in New Britain, Connecticut, which is part of the New Britain School District, ranked 158 out of 158 districts in the state.

Compared to nearby schools like Cromwell High School, Conard High School, and Southington High School, New Britain High School has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (64.44%) and consistently underperforms on standardized tests, with only 33.6% of 11th-graders proficient in SAT/English Language Arts and just 9% proficient in SAT/Math, compared to 61.2% to 73.5% and 32.9% to 48.1% at the nearby schools, respectively. The school also ranks in the bottom half of Connecticut high schools and struggles with the performance of various student subgroups.

These challenges are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students (70.91%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting that the school serves a predominantly low-income community. While the current performance of New Britain High School is concerning, the data indicates that there is room for improvement with targeted interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's underperformance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 110 Mill St.
       New Britain, CT  06051


(860) 225-6300

District: New Britain School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
121st of 145 Connecticut High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,163 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  2,398

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.4%
White:
16.3%
African American:
10.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details New Britain High School ranks worse than 83.4% of high schools in Connecticut. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.83. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at New Britain High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (65.4%), White (16.3%), African American (10.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 69.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at New Britain High School is 15.6. (See more...)
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Compare New Britain High School employs 153.6 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at New Britain High School is $19,163.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

New Britain High School:

SchoolDigger ranks New Britain High School 121st of 145 Connecticut public high schools. (See New Britain High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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New Britain School District:

SchoolDigger ranks New Britain School District 158th of 158 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for New Britain High School

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Rank History for all students at New Britain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 6.01 164th 176 6.8%
2008 2.42 169th 176 4.0%
2009 2.34 168th 176 4.5%
2010 9.49 167th 186 10.2%
2011 4.07 177th 189 6.3%
2012 4.23 175th 188 6.9%
2013 3.58 178th 193 7.8%
2015 16.35 174th 196 11.2%
2016 10.14 119th 132 9.8%
2017 10.51 129th 140 7.9%
2018 11.71 113th 121 6.6%
2019 10.62 112th 121 7.4%
2021 14.86 171st 200 14.5%
2022 18.66 103rd 139 25.9%
2023 14.29 116th 142 18.3%
2024 13.83 121st 145 16.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at New Britain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.80 7th 11 36.4%
2022 0.00 11th 17 35.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at New Britain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.95 144th 175 17.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at New Britain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.67 35th 37 5.4%
2021 22.43 121st 155 21.9%
2022 22.70 58th 63 7.9%
2023 18.21 64th 70 8.6%
2024 18.36 58th 65 10.8%
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Rank History for Female students at New Britain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 6.04 82nd 84 2.4%
2021 14.53 162nd 189 14.3%
2022 13.37 90th 106 15.1%
2023 8.58 95th 103 7.8%
2024 12.95 89th 102 12.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at New Britain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 12.82 55th 57 3.5%
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Rank History for Male students at New Britain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 13.38 155th 182 14.8%
2022 16.82 83rd 102 18.6%
2023 11.20 90th 100 10.0%
2024 9.09 93rd 100 7.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at New Britain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 0.32 28th 28 0.0%
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Rank History for African American students at New Britain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.35 9th 13 30.8%
2021 42.09 29th 58 50.0%
2022 67.56 6th 25 76.0%
2023 47.39 15th 25 40.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at New Britain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.44 18th 20 10.0%
2021 26.92 78th 104 25.0%
2022 38.10 36th 59 39.0%
2023 27.34 47th 63 25.4%
2024 17.58 58th 63 7.9%
See the entire list of Best Connecticut High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at New Britain High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.49 101st 105 3.8%
2021 12.65 140th 155 9.7%
2022 7.62 110th 117 6.0%
2024 10.44 110th 116 5.2%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

New Britain High School Test Scores
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Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Open Quote I actually had wonderful, very involved teachers during my 2.5-ish years there and, really, my rating would be 5/5 EASILY. Unfortunately, I feel (don't know for certain, since I haven't done as much research as I should before I actually say anything) like the freedom they have over their curriculums was limited & the school's funding- between 2006 and 2008- even more so. The school is stuffed with too many students, regardless of how many actually can or feel motivated enough to attend at any given time, & that's not fair to the students or the staff.
It's really not the school's fault, though, it's the system's- on a city/state-wide scale and in general- and I want to stress how little my rating has to do with how much the staff cares (especially about students who care & that's a whole other, larger issue). Close Quote


by a student
Saturday, February 14, 2009

Open Quote I've attended this school for a few months in '94. It was way over-crowded. Classrooms overcrowded also, individual attention from teachers - non existent. I did not enjoy attending this school at all. Close Quote



Enrollment information for New Britain High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 954 259 56 413 0 n/a n/a 0 1682
1989 927 255 40 489 0 n/a n/a 0 1711
1990 875 231 59 513 2 n/a n/a 0 1680
1991 849 242 72 488 1 n/a n/a 0 1652
1992 802 251 65 511 1 n/a n/a 0 1630
1993 839 241 76 547 2 n/a n/a 0 1705
1994 873 277 64 586 0 n/a n/a 0 1800
1995 871 286 61 688 0 n/a n/a 0 1906
1996 871 286 61 688 0 n/a n/a 0 1906
1997 955 285 66 730 0 n/a n/a 0 2036
1998 966 322 76 774 0 n/a n/a 0 2138
1999 979 343 81 819 0 n/a n/a 0 2222
2000 1078 378 75 879 3 n/a n/a 0 2413
2001 1088 388 73 951 2 n/a n/a 0 2502
2002 1132 434 63 1065 9 n/a n/a 0 2703
2003 1132 434 63 1065 9 n/a n/a 0 2703
2004 1160 487 73 1241 8 n/a n/a 0 2969
2005 1142 516 76 1423 6 n/a n/a 0 3163
2006 919 439 55 1151 4 n/a n/a 0 2568
2007 1017 554 68 1625 2 n/a n/a 0 3266
2008 882 548 61 1637 1 n/a n/a 0 3129
2009 825 552 65 1529 1 n/a n/a 0 2972
2010 741 489 57 1471 1 n/a n/a 0 2759
2011 681 460 66 1398 4 1 8 0 2618
2012 624 428 69 1376 3 1 16 0 2517
2013 578 427 57 1435 4 2 27 0 2530
2014 552 409 49 1423 3 4 41 0 2481
2015 502 386 50 1467 3 2 47 0 2457
2016 457 353 53 1533 4 2 58 0 2460
2017 430 326 61 1327 1 0 53 0 2198
2018 418 311 55 1350 5 0 45 0 2184
2019 402 299 70 1385 4 0 48 0 2208
2020 407 317 68 1375 5 1 48 0 2221
2021 429 295 64 1432 6 2 58 0 2286
2022 430 292 68 1491 3 3 76 0 2363
2023 400 267 61 1502 2 2 97 0 2331
2024 392 255 62 1569 6 3 109 2 2398

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at New Britain High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1682 143.0 11.7 n/a
1989 1711 136.5 12.5 n/a
1990 1680 142.1 11.8 n/a
1991 1652 138.5 11.9 n/a
1992 1630 131.1 12.4 23.8
1993 1705 112.2 15.2 2.6
1994 1800 128.4 14.0 31.1
1995 1906 125.7 15.2 37.7
1996 1906 125.7 15.2 37.7
1997 2036 137.2 14.8 29
1998 2138 142.6 15.0 33.4
1999 2222 151.3 14.7 36.3
2000 2413 160.4 15.0 34.3
2001 2502 162.3 15.4 n/a
2002 2703 175.1 15.4 41.7
2003 2703 175.1 15.4 41.7
2004 2969 182.3 16.3 45.1
2005 3163 150.5 21.0 n/a
2006 2568 157.9 16.3 55.6
2007 3266 157.2 20.8 46.1
2008 3129 197.6 15.8 47.8
2009 2972 207.9 15.0 64.9
2010 2759 197.0 14.0 69
2011 2618 176.9 14.7 62.9
2012 2517 167.3 15.0 72.7
2013 2530 157.6 16.0 75.3
2014 2481 146.8 16.9 75.2
2015 2457 135.0 18.2 78.7
2016 2460 132.0 18.6 78.6
2017 2198 136.1 16.1 75.3
2018 2184 154.3 14.1 78.8
2019 2208 147.0 15.0 77.2
2020 2221 153.2 14.4 68.1
2021 2286 148.0 15.4 69.9
2022 2363 149.0 15.8 70.9
2023 2331 175.2 13.3 70.9
2024 2398 153.6 15.6 69.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio New Britain High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1682 143.0 11.7 n/a
1989 1711 136.5 12.5 n/a
1990 1680 142.1 11.8 n/a
1991 1652 138.5 11.9 n/a
1992 1630 131.1 12.4 23.8
1993 1705 112.2 15.2 2.6
1994 1800 128.4 14.0 31.1
1995 1906 125.7 15.2 37.7
1996 1906 125.7 15.2 37.7
1997 2036 137.2 14.8 29
1998 2138 142.6 15.0 33.4
1999 2222 151.3 14.7 36.3
2000 2413 160.4 15.0 34.3
2001 2502 162.3 15.4 n/a
2002 2703 175.1 15.4 41.7
2003 2703 175.1 15.4 41.7
2004 2969 182.3 16.3 45.1
2005 3163 150.5 21.0 n/a
2006 2568 157.9 16.3 55.6
2007 3266 157.2 20.8 46.1
2008 3129 197.6 15.8 47.8
2009 2972 207.9 15.0 64.9
2010 2759 197.0 14.0 69
2011 2618 176.9 14.7 62.9
2012 2517 167.3 15.0 72.7
2013 2530 157.6 16.0 75.3
2014 2481 146.8 16.9 75.2
2015 2457 135.0 18.2 78.7
2016 2460 132.0 18.6 78.6
2017 2198 136.1 16.1 75.3
2018 2184 154.3 14.1 78.8
2019 2208 147.0 15.0 77.2
2020 2221 153.2 14.4 68.1
2021 2286 148.0 15.4 69.9
2022 2363 149.0 15.8 70.9
2023 2331 175.2 13.3 70.9
2024 2398 153.6 15.6 69.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for New Britain High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $16,154
2019 $16,028
2020 $16,271
2021 $16,988
2022 $19,068
2023 $19,163

Data source: Connecticut Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on New Britain High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 112th of 121 High schoolsRanks 116th of 142 High schools
 10.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (New Britain High School)27.424.7
 2.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (New Britain School District)25.122.4
 2.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)61.652.4
 9.2%
11th Grade Math (New Britain High School)13.89.9
 3.9%
   11th Grade Math (New Britain School District)12.28.4
 3.8%
   11th Grade Math (Connecticut)40.634.1
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students22082331
 5.6%
African American299267
 10.7%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian7061
 12.9%
Hispanic13851502
 8.4%
Pacific Islander02
White402400
 0.5%
Two or More Races4897
 102.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.2%70.9%
 6.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about New Britain High School

Students at New Britain High School are 65% Hispanic, 16% White, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,398 students attended New Britain High School.

New Britain High School ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Connecticut high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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