Common Ground High School
358 Springside Ave., New Haven, CT, 06515 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Common Ground High School
School Level High school
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County New Haven County, CT
Students & Faculty
Total Students 136 students
% Male / % Female 40%  /  60%
Total Classroom Teachers 9 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 60 students
Grade 10 - 36 students
Grade 11 - 21 students
Grade 12 - 19 students
This School
(CT) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:13
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CT) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 2%
% Hispanic 24% 13%
% Black 63% 16%
% White 12% 67%
% Unknown 1 % 3%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CT) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 68% 19%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 11% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(CT) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Common Ground High School District
This School's Agency
(CT) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 1 6
Number of Students Managed 136 students 2,969 students
District Total Revenue $1,359,000 $38,028,000
District Expenditure $1,389,000 $36,375,000
District Revenue / Student $9,993 $12,808
District Expenditure / Student $10,213 $12,252
District Graduation Rates 75% 79%
In the News:
  • Billy Shakespeare's Bookcase (Hartford Courant)
    posted on October 22, 2009 at 10:16:40 pm
    Look around anyone's house and you'll probably spot one of Ikea's iconic Billy bookcases making itself at home. The straightforward design by Gillis Lundgren comes in a variety of shapes and finishes and can blend into just about any decor. Little wonder that more than 41 million have been sold. (Apparently, if you laid all the Billy bookcases end to end, they would stretch nearly twice around ...
  • City hatches hen ordinance (Yale Daily News)
    posted on October 22, 2009 at 07:21:45 am
    For East Rock resident Rebecca Weiner ’85, raising hens is a family tradition. Her aunt had a small farm stand, and Weiner wanted to keep a coop of her own — New Haven’s urban environment notwithstanding.
  • Schools get funds for cafeterias (New Haven Register)
    posted on July 15, 2009 at 11:37:48 am
    The state Department of Education has awarded a total of $785,878 in federal stimulus funds to more than 50 schools to upgrade cafeteria equipment, including several grants to New Haven-area public, charter and private schools.
  • Happy days: Westville’s 12th ArtWalk chock-full of fun stuff (New Haven Register)
    posted on May 10, 2009 at 08:56:10 am
    NEW HAVEN — If there were ever an event to attend with your friends and family for a full day of entertainment, it would have to be the Westville Village 12th Annual ArtWalk 2009, kicking off today with receptions and open houses from 5-9 p.m. and continuing Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Biking fundraiser draws crowd (Yale Daily News)
    posted on April 27, 2009 at 05:56:27 am
    At 10 a.m. Saturday, East Rock Park buzzed with activity. An automated bubble-blower engrossed a dozen rambunctious children while a local band of middle-aged musicians — known as Parker’s Tangent — played song after song of 12-bar classic rock. By 11:45 a.m., a group of bicyclists had pedaled its way over to the intersection of Cold Spring Avenue and Orange Street, where the first “Rock to ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (06515)
School Zip (06515)
(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate) 16,566 people 3,282,160 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 44% 35%
Population Average Age 31 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $36,717 $52,927
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 57 years old 48 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (06515)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 43% / 57% 62% / 38%
School Map:
1. Metropolitan Business High School - 138 students - 0.8 mi. away - view location
2. Hamden Transition Academy - n/a - 0.8 mi. away - view location
3. Hyde Leadership School - 166 students - 1.5 mi. away - view location
4. James Hillhouse High School - 1030 students - 1.6 mi. away - view location
5. New Haven Community Correctional Center - 13 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
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