| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
New Haven County, CT |
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| Total Students |
1481 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
47% /
53% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
108 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 219 students | | Grade 10 - 479 students | | Grade 11 - 388 students | | Grade 12 - 395 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:14 |
1:13 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
3% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
15% |
13% |
| % Black |
25% |
16% |
| % White |
56% |
67% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
3% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
32% |
19% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
11% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
West Haven School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
11 |
6 |
| Number of Students Managed |
6,879 students |
2,969 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$95,668,000 |
$38,028,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$92,095,000 |
$36,375,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$13,907 |
$12,808 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$13,388 |
$12,252 |
| District Graduation Rates |
92% |
79% |
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- West Haven High School is a secondary school located in West Haven, Connecticut, which educates students in grades 9–12.
- As of July 1, 2009, the school principal is Ms. Pam Bellemore Gardner, a city resident and graduate of the school. Her predecessor, Ronald Stancil, Sr., served as principal for ten years. West Haven High School enrolls about 1,800 students each year even though it was only designed for 1,500, in contrast to the state average of 524.4. The mascot of West Haven is the Blue Devil.
- The current campus opened in the mid-1960s at 1 Circle Street (also known as McDonough Plaza). Its previous location was on Main Street, a building now used as a residential complex. Before that, it was on the corner of Center Street and Union Avenue, a building since used as a grammar school and senior housing.
- West Haven High School offers various non-core courses, including automotives, wood shop, metal shop, photography, graphic arts, drafting, video production, academics, art, and music courses. Among its notable programs are the Theater Workshop, Dr. JoAnn Andrees Pillow Time Theatre and, in music, Marching and Concert Bands, Bel Canto and Concert Choir. Its chess team has won ten state championships and the school also has a successful mock trial team.
- The West Haven High football team won the state championship in 1968 and was ranked fifth in the United States that year. The school since has won four state titles under the leadership of coach Ed McCarthy (1986, 1987, 1989, 2002). The school is home to an ice skating rink, turf football stadium, pool, tennis court, baseball field, softball field and a track. The Blue Devil's soccer and lacrosse teams also play at the Ken Strong football field. They are part of the Southern Connecticut Conference for athletics.
- They share a co-op Wrestling Team with Platt Regional Vocational Technical School for the past 4 years and recently won their first CSC Championship in the history of both the co-op and Platt Tech.
- The baseball team won the class LL State Baseball championship in 2009. Their first title in 21 years. They defeated Brien McMahon High School 1-0 to capture the title.
- Notable alumni
- Rob Jackson, NFL Defensive End. Drafted to the Washington Redskins in 2008.
- Melanie Chartoff, actress and inventor; best known for providing the voice of Didi Pickles in the animated series Rugrats.
- Ken Strong, professional football player, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967.
- Ulish Booker, professional football player, won a World Bowl with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe in 2005. He was signed by the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006 but did not play because of injury, then was released in 2007.
- Patrick Earl Hammie, contemporary American figurative artist
- Miscellaneous
- In addition to the computer lab in the library, the school has a second computer lab, called CyberCafe, inside its cafeteria where students can study (no food is allowed in the CyberCafe).
- Each of the school's sporting facilities is named for an alumnus.
- The school's foreign language department offers courses in Spanish, French, and Italian.
- The school's slogan is "Westie Pride is on Our Side!"
- After graduation, the school sponsors an all-night, substance-free celebration for the outgoing Senior class, called "Blue and White...Up All Night!" and "Project Graduation", at the Jewish Community Center in Woodbridge, CT
- External links
- Official page of West Haven High School
- West Haven High School profile provided by schooltree.org
- Official page of West Haven High School Blue Devil Marching Band
- West Haven High School "Strategic School Profile 2005-2006", Connecticut Department of Education
- West Haven High School Web page at Great Schools Web site
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (06516) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
52,360 people |
3,282,160 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
24% |
35% |
| Population Average Age |
36 years old
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37 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.4 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$42,393
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$52,927 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5 rooms |
5.5 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
51 years old |
48 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
55% / 45% |
62% / 38% |
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