Brien Mcmahon High School in NORWALK, CT | Best High Schools

2013 Academic Indicators

College Readiness Index: 24.6
Math Proficiency: 3.1
Reading Proficiency: 3.3
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15:1

09–12 Grades
1,695 Students
115 Teachers

Brien Mcmahon High School
300 HIGHLAND AVE
NORWALK, CT 06854

Phone: (203) 852-9488

Overview

At Brien Mcmahon High School, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Brien Mcmahon High School is 27 percent. The student body makeup is 49 percent male and 51 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 70 percent. Brien Mcmahon High School is 1 of 3 high schools in the Norwalk School District.

Rankings / Awards

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Medal Awarded	None
National Rank
Unranked

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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment	1,695
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total)	70%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total)	41%
Full-Time Teachers	115

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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading	79%
Proficient in Math	74%
College Readiness Index	24.6

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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served	09 – 12
Setting	Small City
Charter School	No
Magnet School	No
Receives Title I Funding	No

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools	3
Total Students	3,308
Proficient in Reading (district average)	78%
Proficient in Math (district average)	75%
College Readiness (district average)	24.5