Alternative Center For Excellence

26 Locust Ave.
Danbury, CT 06810

Tel: (203)797-4786

Alternative Center For Excellence serves 94 students in grades 9-12.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Math is ≤20% (which is lower than the Connecticut state average of 44%) for the 2015-16 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Reading/Language Arts is ≤20% (which is lower than the Connecticut state average of 58%) for the 2015-16 school year.
Alternative Center For Excellence placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Connecticut for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2015-16 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the Connecticut state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 70% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Connecticut state average of 44%.

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Alternative Center For Excellence's student population of 94 students has grown by 13% over five school years.
The teacher population of 10 teachers has grown by 11% over five school years.

Alternative Center For Excellence is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 968 schools in Connecticut (based off of combined Math and Reading proficiency testing data) for the 2015-16 school year.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 9:1 has stayed the same over five school years.
The diversity score of Alternative Center For Excellence is 0.67, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2015-2016 School Year Data	This School	State Level (CT)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)	≤20%	44%

Reading / Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)	≤20%	58%

Student : Teacher Ratio	9:1	13:1

Asian	3%	5%

Hispanic	46%	23%

Black	19%	13%

White	30%	56%

Two or more races	2%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score	0.67	0.42

Graduation Rate	30-39%	88%

Eligible for Free Lunch	72%	33%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch	13%	5%

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Danbury School District

Source: 2015-2016 (latest school year available) NCES, CT Dept. of Education

The nearest high school to Alternative Center For Excellence is Henry Abbott Technical High School (1.0 miles away)
The nearest middle school is Broadview Middle School (0.4 miles away)
The nearest elementary school is Ellsworth Avenue School (0.2 miles away)

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