New Britain High School

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New Britain High School
Location
110 Mill Street
New Britain, Connecticut 06051
United States
Information
School district Consolidated School District of New Britain
Principal Michael J. Foran
(As of May 2008)
Type Public school
Grades 9 through 12
Established 1850[1]
Homepage http://www.csdnb.org/nbhs/main_page.htm

New Britain High School is a public high school in New Britain, Connecticut. The school's teams go by the name of "Golden Hurricanes".

[edit] Demographic and economic breakdown

  • 65.1% minority students
  • 16.0% special education
  • 58.9% non-English home language
  • 50.2% economically disadvantagedgfn
  • 75.0% graduates pursue further education[2]
Note: City-wide public school averages

[edit] Accreditation

New Britain High School has been on probation from New England Association of Schools and Colleges since June 25, 2007. The factors leading to this status include: lack of a student assessment process, insufficient student resources, under staffing, and several other factors. The school will be required to submit a Special Progress Report.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ History of New Britain
  2. ^ About New Britain
  3. ^ http://www.neasc.org/neasc/news.htm#britain
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