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Fairfield Warde High School vs. Fairfield Ludlowe High School

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School Overview

School
Fairfield Warde High School
755 Melville Ave.
Fairfield, CT 06825
: 
8/
10
Top 30%
Fairfield Ludlowe High School
785 Unquowa Rd.
Fairfield, CT 06824
: 
10/
10
Top 5%
Top Rankings

Fairfield Warde High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Connecticut for:

Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 10%)

Fairfield Ludlowe High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Connecticut for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Overview
Serving 1,395 students in grades 9-12, Fairfield Warde High School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Connecticut for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 52% (which is higher than the Connecticut state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 73% (which is higher than the Connecticut state average of 51%).
The student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the Connecticut state level of 12:1.
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Connecticut state average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 1,525 students in grades 9-12, Fairfield Ludlowe High School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Connecticut for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 69% (which is higher than the Connecticut state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 85% (which is higher than the Connecticut state average of 51%).
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is equal to the Connecticut state level of 12:1.
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Connecticut state average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Total Students
1,395 students
1,525 students
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% Male | % Female
53% | 47%
48% | 52%
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Total Classroom Teachers
135 teachers
129 teachers
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This chart display the total teachers of Fairfield Ludlowe High School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
12:1
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This chart display the student teacher ratio of Fairfield Ludlowe High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Connecticut by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Test Scores

#203 out of 940 schools in CT
(Top 30%)
#38 out of 940 schools in CT
(Top 5%)
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This chart display the overall school rank of Fairfield Ludlowe High School, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
52%
(Top 30% in CT)
69%
(Top 10% in CT)
This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Fairfield Warde High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Connecticut by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Fairfield Ludlowe High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Connecticut by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
73%
(Top 20% in CT)
85%
(Top 5% in CT)
This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Fairfield Warde High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Connecticut by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
This chart display the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Fairfield Ludlowe High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Connecticut by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
≥99%
(Top 1% in CT)
≥99%
(Top 1% in CT)
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This chart display graduation rate of Fairfield Ludlowe High School and public school graduation rate of Connecticut by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
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This chart display the students of Fairfield Ludlowe High School by grade.
Grade 9 Students
322
361
Grade 10 Students
388
424
Grade 11 Students
367
351
Grade 12 Students
318
389

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
7%
6%
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% Hispanic
17%
10%
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% Black
3%
2%
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% White
68%
79%
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This chart display the percentage of White students in Fairfield Ludlowe High School and the percentage of White public school students in Connecticut by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
3%
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This chart display the percentage of students of two or more races in Fairfield Ludlowe High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Connecticut by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
0.51
0.36
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This chart display the diversity score of Fairfield Ludlowe High School and the public school average diversity score of Connecticut by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
17%
10%
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This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Fairfield Ludlowe High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Connecticut by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
3%
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This chart display the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Fairfield Ludlowe High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Connecticut by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
 
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