Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Staples High School – US News & World Report – 67/100

Staples High School

70 NORTH AVE
WESTPORT, CT 06880

Phone: (203) 341-1210

District: Westport School District

Overview

Staples High School is ranked 7th within Connecticut. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Staples High School is 58 percent. The student body makeup is 51 percent male and 49 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 9 percent. Staples High School is the only high school in the Westport School District.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#296
State Rank
#7
STEM Rank
#67
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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 1,832
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 9%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 3%
Full-Time Teachers 147
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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 100%
Proficient in Math 97%
College Readiness Index 54.6
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding Yes
District

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

Total Schools 1
Total Students 1,832
Proficient in Reading (district average) 100%
Proficient in Math (district average) 97%
College Readiness (district average) 54.6

Total Enrollment 1,832
9th Grade 463 Students
10th Grade 467 Students
11th Grade 433 Students
12th Grade 469 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 9%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0.1%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 4%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 3%
White Enrollment (% of total) 91%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 0.1%
Gender

Male (% of total) 51%
Female (% of total) 49%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 0.5%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 3%

Reading Proficiency Distribution

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

Total Students Tested 456
Below Basic 0%
Basic 0.4%
Proficient 12%
Goal 30%
Advanced 58%
Math Proficiency Distribution

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

Total Students Tested 458
Below Basic 1%
Basic 2%
Proficient 7%
Goal 32%
Advanced 58%
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 172.3
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 27.0
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 N/A
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 98.7
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students N/A
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students N/A
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.

College Readiness Index 54.6
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 58%
Participant Passing Rate 93%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.6
Exam Pass Rate 90%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 54%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.6

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