On Tuesday, the state released a list of 51 public high schools that are not
making adequate yearly progress in raising Connecticut Academic Performance
Test scores under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The annual performance
test is given to high school sophomores. Some of the schools face sanctions
because they are making repeat appearances on the list; others are new to the
list and will not face sanctions for a year.
Of the schools cited Tuesday, those
that are new to the list are marked with an asterisk (*):
SCHOOLS AS A WHOLE
Math And Reading
Seven schools made the list because
each school, as a whole, did not meet standards in both math and
reading (three last year):
*Stevens Alternate High, East Hartford
Hartford Public High, Hartford
Weaver High, Hartford
Norwich High, Norwich
Common Ground High, New Haven
*Stamford Academy, Stamford
J.M. Wright Technical High, Stamford
Math
Twenty-three schools made the list
because each school, as a whole, did not meet standards in math
(15 last year):
*Bloomfield High, Bloomfield
Bassick High, Bridgeport
Central High, Bridgeport
Harding High, Bridgeport
East Hartford High, East Hartford
Bulkeley High, Hartford
*Pathways to Technology Magnet School, Windsor
New Britain High, New Britain
Wilbur Cross High, New Haven
Hillhouse High, New Haven
Cooperative High, New Haven
*New Haven Academy, New Haven
New London High, New London
Briggs High, Norwalk
Stamford High, Stamford
Stratford High, Stratford
Crosby High, Waterbury
Wilby High, Waterbury
Kennedy High, Waterbury
West Haven High, West Haven
Windham High, Windham
A.I. Prince Technical High, Hartford
E.C. Goodwin Technical High, New Britain
Reading
Two schools made the list because
each, as a whole, did not meet standards in reading (none last
year):
*Alternate Education Program, Milford
Riverside Educational Academy, New Haven
SUBGROUPS
Math And Reading
Five schools made the list because
at least one subgroup of students (such as black or Latino students,
low-income or special education students) did not meet standards
in both math and reading (seven last year):
Two schools made the list because
too few students took the annual test (six last year):
*Hyde Leadership School, Hamden
*New Milford High, New Milford
LOW GRADUATION RATE
One school made the list because of
low graduation rate (none last year).
*Alternative Center for Excellence,
Danbury
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OFF THE WARNING LIST
Eleven schools that were on last year's
warning list made adequate progress and are not on the list this
year:
Ansonia High, Ansonia
Bristol Central High, Bristol
Bristol Eastern High, Bristol
Derby High, Derby
Fitch Senior High, Groton
Academy of Information Technology, Stamford
Rockville High, Vernon
E.O. Smith High, Storrs
Bullard-Havens Technical High, Bridgeport
Eli Whitney Technical High, Hamden
H.C. Wilcox Technical High, Meriden
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