Amity Regional Senior High School - Woodbridge, Connecticut/CT

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Amity Regional Senior High School

25 Newton Rd., Woodbridge, CT, 06525-1598 -

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Definition of Terms

Amity Regional Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

New Haven County, CT

Students & Faculty

Total Students

870 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

113 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 37 students

Grade 10 - 21 students

Grade 11 - 429 students

Grade 12 - 383 students

This School

( CT ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:8

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( CT ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	9%	4%
% Hispanic	2%	17%
% Black	1%	15%
% White	88%	63%

Additional Student Information

This School

( CT ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

21%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( CT ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Regional 05 School District

This School's Agency

( CT ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	3	4
Number of Students Managed	2,453 students	1,952 students
District Total Revenue	$35,841,000	$25,820,000
District Expenditure	$33,636,000	$23,657,000
District Revenue / Student	$14,611	$13,529
District Expenditure / Student	$13,712	$12,909
District Graduation Rates	96%	95%

Amity High School is a regional high school located in Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA, and organized to provide high school education (grades 9-12) for the children in the three towns of Woodbridge, Orange, and Bethany. The technical name for this regional arrangement within the state of Connecticut is Regional District #5 -- the name Amity is derived from both the colonial history of Woodbridge as well as the "friendship" demonstrated among the three founding towns in arranging for a communal educational program.
Grade arrangement: Amity Senior High School featured an unusual grade arrangement of sophomores through seniors, a division which had been popular during the 1960s. This arrangement lasted until 2005.
In the spring of 2005, the ninth graders from the junior high schools in Bethany and Orange were moved to Amity High School. Both campuses have been renamed Amity Middle School.
Scandals: In recent years, there have been many several major controversies, most notably a problem with construction of the senior high school building in 1992. A new construction project scheduled for completion in 2007 will correct any remaining problems. The high school building was constructed over a low-lying area adjacent to wetlands giving some the mistaken impression that the school was built on a swamp. Because of complaints over indoor air quality, the auditorium was closed in 2003. Interestingly, during the current construction, the auditorium was demolished to make way for a larger auditorium.
A further scandal engulfed the district in the early 2000's when the three towns of Bethany, Orange, and Woodbridge demonstrated their unhappiness with school district board members for financial mismanagement involving a $2.1 million dollar budget shortfall by voting "No" in seventeen education budget referendums. "Save Our Schools" signs were displayed throughout the towns.
Athletics: The school sports teams are known as "The Spartans" and "Lady Spartans" and compete in the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC). The district has a longtime rivalry with Cheshire High School. Usually, the Spartans defeat their heated rivals. In the past 3 years, Amity has regularly bested Cheshire in most sports, with the notable exception of lacrosse or girls swimming. Cheshire lacrosse regualarly beats Amity, and the Cheshire girls swimming team has not lost a meet in 25 years. Both Amity and Cheshire Girls Volleyball compete in the CIAC's highest division, and Cheshire has provided the Lady Spartans with their only two losses for the 2006 season.
In 2004, the Amity Varsity tennis team went on an unexpected run to the CT State Championships. The Spartans, who had long played second-best to arch-rival Cheshire High School, finally unseated the Rams as part of an undefeated regular season that brought them the SCC conference title for the first time in years. At the Class LL State Tournament, held at Cheshire Academy, Amity shocked the competition by placing first, thanks to performance by its all-around deep squad, a close-knit group on and off the court. Amity was able to beat Greenwich High School by one point to win the competition.
The Amity softball team has won numerous state titles and in 2006 lost its first SCC championship in four years to Mercy High School in a 4-0 shut out.
The baseball team has also enjoyed years of success. Since 2002, the team has regularly made the state finals and won numerous conference titles. Most recently they won the LL Championship Final 3-2 against 13th seeded Bristol Central.
The Amity swim program is a perennial powerhouse in the state. The men�s and women�s teams have enjoyed great success in both conference and state championships.
The men's cross country won its first ever New England championship in 2005. The men's indoor track team won its first State Open championship in 2006. In the past 2 years, both the Amity boys and girls track programs (cross country, indoor and outdoor track) have laid claim to most of the division, conference, and state titles they are eligible to compete in.
In 2006 Amity girls soccer team won the Housaonic Division and S.C.C. championship and tied the Class "LL" State Championship with Trumbull. the two teams went into double overtime and ended with a 0-0 tie. In the S.C.C. they beat Mercy High School 1-0 in double overtime. 2006 was also the first year they won the S.C.C., Class "LL" state title, and have an undefeated regular season. Amity girls soccer was ranked #1 in Connecticut, #2 in New England, and #9 in the U.S. at the end of the 2006 season.
Notable alumni: Brian Yale, Bassist for Matchbox Twenty.
Alan Schlesinger, Connecticut Republican candidate for Senate.
William Atherton, Actor.
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School Zip (06525)

(CT) State Average

Population (Approximate)

8,983 people

3,282,160 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

66%

35%

Population Average Age

43 years old

37.4 years old

Average Household size

2.8 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$102,121

$52,884

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

7.7 rooms

5.5 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

45 years old

48 years old

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90% / 10%

62% / 38%

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