H. C. Wilcox Technical High School in MERIDEN, CT | Test Scores

Test Scores

Subject Proficiency Testing

Student exit exams receive grades among multiple proficiency levels established by the state. These figures display how the school as a whole performed in different subjects.

Discipline	School	District	State
Math	3.5	3.2	3.3
Reading	3.5	3.0	3.3

Reading Proficiency Distribution

Reading proficiency is determined by student results on the school's Connecticut Academic Performance Test.

Total Students Tested	193
Below Basic	1%
Basic	5%
Proficient	55%
Goal	28%
Advanced	11%

Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school's Connecticut Academic Performance Test.

Total Students Tested	193
Below Basic	1%
Basic	7%
Proficient	44%
Goal	36%
Advanced	12%

Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index	124.0
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index	6.2

Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient	91.0
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient	94.6
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students	-3.6
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students	31.9

College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.