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Wilbur Cross High School

181 Mitchell Dr., New Haven, CT, 06511-2515 -

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Definition of Terms

Wilbur Cross High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

New Haven County, CT

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1385 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

116 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 250 students

Grade 10 - 513 students

Grade 11 - 359 students

Grade 12 - 263 students

This School

(CT) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:12

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CT) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	44%	13%
% Black	44%	16%
% White	11%	67%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CT) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

83%

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

13%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(CT) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

New Haven School District

This School's Agency

(CT) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	48	6
Number of Students Managed	20,830 students	2,969 students
District Total Revenue	$396,561,000	$38,028,000
District Expenditure	$379,621,000	$36,375,000
District Revenue / Student	$19,038	$12,808
District Expenditure / Student	$18,225	$12,252
District Graduation Rates	75%	79%

DeStefano reelected to ninth term (Yale Daily News)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 09:09:01 am
Standing on a chair and looking down at the crowd of supporters filling the back room of the Playwright, a pub on Temple Street, Mayor John DeStefano Jr. took in yet another mayoral victory Tuesday evening.
Elicker wins in Ward 10 (Yale Daily News)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 09:07:51 am
In one of New Haven’s most contested races this election cycle, Democrat Justin Elicker FES ’10 SOM ’10 beat incumbent Green Party candidate Allan Brison for the East Rock aldermanic seat with a vote of 652 to 339.
Board's Only Green Loses In Landslide (New Haven Independent)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 01:02:59 am
(Updated 8:37 p.m.) The Board of Aldermen's lone Green member was trounced 618-320 Tuesday in East Rock's Ward 10.
Students At New Haven's Neighborhood Music School To Play For First Lady (FOX 61 Hartford)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:03:12 pm
Matthew Beland swayed back and forth as he pushed the bow to and fro over the strings of his violin.
List of polling places for Tues. election (New Haven Register)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 08:45:57 am
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Wilbur Cross High School is a high school in the New Haven School District. It is located opposite East Rock in New Haven, Connecticut. It is named for Connecticut Governor Wilbur L. Cross. It is the largest school in the district in numbers of both students and teachers.
The school operates with two semesters and four marking periods.
Athletics
Wilbur Cross athletic teams are known as "The Governors" in recognition of the school's namesake. They are part of the Southern Connecticut Conference.
The school's teams have a long tradition of success on the basketball court. At one time, Cross teams were regular participants in the New England Tournament, an event at the Boston Garden in which high school teams played before crowds of up to 15,000. However, Connecticut withdrew from the tournament after riots broke out in 1958 during the tournament final between Wilbur Cross and a Somerville, Massachusetts team. New Haven high schools dominated Connecticut high school basketball in 1960s, when games were televised or held at the old New Haven Arena because the high school gyms were too small to accommodate the fans. Cross and cross-town rival Hillhouse High School won the state championship in nine of ten years of the decade of the 1960s.
They continue to be a force today in many sports, especially on the boys' side. The boys soccer team won its division and advanced to the final 16 of the state championship in 2007. The boys' indoor track team finished second in Connecticut, also in the 2007-2008 year. The 2007-2008 boys varsity basketball team had an undefeated regular season, going 20-0. They won the division, the SCC tournament, and the BABC Holiday Classic, but lost in to Lyman Hall by three points in the quarter-finals of the state tournament. The 2007-08 boys' freshman and junior varsity basketball teams also were strong, with records of 17-2 and 16-4, respectively.
Notable alumni
Lauren Ambrose, actress
Lubbie Harper, Jr. (1961), Connecticut Appellate Court judge
John Williamson (1970), star in the American Basketball Association, 1973-1981
External links
Wilbur Cross High School Website
New Haven School District Website
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