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Thames River Academy

526 East Main St, Norwich, CT, 06360-2425

Tel: (860)823-4213

Grades: 9-12 | 87 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Thames River Academy serves 87 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is higher than the CT state average of 13:1.
The school's 8% graduation rate is lower than the CT state average of 88%.
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body.
Thames River Academy is one of 4 public high schools within Norwich, and operates within the Norwich School District.

The nearest elementary school is Bishop School (0 miles away), the nearest middle school is Teachers' Memorial Middle School (1.8 miles away), and the nearest high school is Norwich Free Academy (1.4 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, CT Dept. of Educ.	Thames River Academy
School Type	Other/alternative school
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	87 students

% Male / % Female	57% / 43%
Total Classroom Teachers	6 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(CT) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	13:1

	This School	(CT) School Average
% American Indian	2%	n/a

% Asian	2%	4%

% Hispanic	23%	19%

% Black	24%	13%

% White	44%	62%

Unknown	5%	2%


	This School	(CT) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	67%	29%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	5%	5%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Norwich School District
	This School's Agency	(CT) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	14	4
Number of Students Managed	3,923 students	1,845 students

District Total Revenue	$84,897,000	$28,943,000

District Expenditure	$86,042,000	$28,390,000

District Revenue / Student	$21,641	$15,687

District Expenditure / Student	$21,933	$15,388

District Graduation Rates	8%	88%

Nearby Schools:

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Thames River Academy
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Bishop School
Grades: PK-PK | 0 mi. away

Hickory Street School
Grades: 2-6 | 0.6 mi. away

Norwich Adult Education
Grades: N-N | 1.1 mi. away

Integrated Day Charter School
Grades: PK-8 | 1.2 mi. away

Veterans' Memorial School
Grades: KG-5 | 1.4 mi. away

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