Trumbull High School

Summary:

Trumbull High School is a public high school serving 2,134 students in grades 9-12 in Trumbull, Connecticut, which is part of the highly-ranked Shelton School District. This school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with strong academic performance, a diverse student population, and excellent outcomes for various student subgroups.

Trumbull High School's academic performance is significantly higher than the state average, with 73.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, 54.3% in SAT/Math, and 73.4% in NGSS/Science. The school ranks 15th out of 145 high schools in Connecticut and receives a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Trumbull High School's diverse student population, with 64.1% White, 6.79% African American, 16.96% Hispanic, and 9.65% Asian students, is higher than many nearby schools, such as Warren Harding High School and Central High School in the Bridgeport School District.

Trumbull High School's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, ranking 1st out of 24 Connecticut high schools for African American students and 2nd out of 63 for Hispanic students. The school also ranks 2nd out of 14 Connecticut high schools for special education students and 2nd out of 65 for low socioeconomic status students, despite having a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. This suggests that Trumbull High School provides an equitable and high-quality education for students from diverse backgrounds, outperforming many nearby schools in the Stratford School District and The Bridge Academy District.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 72 Strobel Rd.
       Trumbull, CT  06611


(203) 452-4555

District: Trumbull School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
15th of 145 Connecticut High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,735 Help


Feeder schools for Trumbull High School:

Elementary:    Booth Hill School
    Daniels Farm School
    Frenchtown Elementary School
    Jane Ryan School
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Middle:    Hillcrest Middle School
    Madison Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  2,155

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.4%
Hispanic:
18.3%
Asian:
9.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Trumbull High School ranks better than 89.7% of high schools in Connecticut. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.03. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Trumbull High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (62.4%), Hispanic (18.3%), Asian (9.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 18.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Trumbull High School is 14.7. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Trumbull High School is $19,735.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Trumbull High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Trumbull High School 15th of 145 Connecticut public high schools. (See Trumbull High School in the ranking list.)

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Trumbull School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Trumbull School District 18th of 158 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Trumbull High School

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Rank History for all students at Trumbull High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 73.91 49th 176 72.2%
2008 78.15 31st 176 82.4%
2009 78.29 27th 176 84.7%
2010 79.84 19th 186 89.8%
2011 77.47 31st 189 83.6%
2012 78.74 32nd 188 83.0%
2013 78.69 29th 193 85.0%
2015 87.14 20th 196 89.8%
2016 88.39 16th 132 87.9%
2017 90.13 11th 140 92.1%
2018 87.42 22nd 121 81.8%
2019 89.35 15th 121 87.6%
2021 86.88 26th 200 87.0%
2022 90.53 12th 139 91.4%
2023 89.82 14th 142 90.1%
2024 88.03 15th 145 89.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Trumbull High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.18 2nd 13 84.6%
2021 72.16 48th 175 72.6%
2023 81.56 2nd 14 85.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Trumbull High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 81.82 30th 155 80.6%
2022 98.33 1st 63 98.4%
2023 97.53 1st 70 98.6%
2024 95.89 2nd 65 96.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Trumbull High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.57 17th 79 78.5%
2019 84.56 17th 84 79.8%
2021 87.45 23rd 189 87.8%
2022 90.24 6th 106 94.3%
2023 82.94 21st 103 79.6%
2024 82.01 22nd 102 78.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Trumbull High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.12 23rd 57 59.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Trumbull High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.87 24th 78 69.2%
2019 80.40 26th 80 67.5%
2021 82.39 32nd 182 82.4%
2022 81.51 26th 102 74.5%
2023 85.68 17th 100 83.0%
2024 84.46 15th 100 85.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Trumbull High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 82.06 3rd 28 89.3%
2022 76.13 3rd 12 75.0%
2023 64.83 7th 15 53.3%
2024 71.45 4th 15 73.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Trumbull High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 92.68 4th 58 93.1%
2024 99.57 1st 24 95.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Trumbull High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 89.11 11th 104 89.4%
2023 97.51 4th 63 93.7%
2024 98.00 2nd 63 96.8%
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Rank History for White students at Trumbull High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.77 22nd 105 79.0%
2019 84.18 21st 113 81.4%
2021 80.21 22nd 155 85.8%
2022 84.79 16th 117 86.3%
2023 82.48 18th 116 84.5%
2024 78.89 21st 116 81.9%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

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by a citizen
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Open Quote Better than most high schools. Not the best, but I know I was lucky to have gone here. I didn't always like it, but many high schools are worse. I graduated in 2011. Low amounts of violence. That's one of the most important things when going to school. Close Quote


by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, September 6, 2009

Open Quote I love THS. I have learned so much here. Best years of my life. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Trumbull High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1511 31 33 19 4 n/a n/a 0 1598
1989 1385 31 30 19 4 n/a n/a 0 1469
1990 1229 44 49 30 5 n/a n/a 0 1357
1991 1200 51 49 36 3 n/a n/a 0 1339
1992 1239 47 43 45 9 n/a n/a 0 1383
1993 1231 57 44 38 1 n/a n/a 0 1371
1994 1258 45 35 43 3 n/a n/a 0 1384
1995 1302 38 44 49 5 n/a n/a 0 1438
1996 1302 38 44 49 5 n/a n/a 0 1438
1997 1344 41 55 43 5 n/a n/a 0 1488
1998 1353 42 61 50 3 n/a n/a 0 1509
1999 1442 48 41 47 2 n/a n/a 0 1580
2000 1439 61 34 52 2 n/a n/a 0 1588
2001 1474 55 50 68 4 n/a n/a 0 1651
2002 1571 69 63 78 7 n/a n/a 0 1788
2003 1571 69 63 78 7 n/a n/a 0 1788
2004 1677 72 72 78 7 n/a n/a 0 1906
2005 1758 82 87 92 5 n/a n/a 0 2024
2006 1378 56 62 84 3 n/a n/a 0 1583
2007 1823 83 83 111 3 n/a n/a 0 2103
2008 1793 100 86 114 1 n/a n/a 0 2094
2009 1782 114 89 128 1 n/a n/a 0 2114
2010 1795 118 93 129 0 n/a n/a 0 2135
2011 1770 126 103 151 1 0 0 0 2151
2012 1782 128 111 163 1 0 0 0 2185
2013 1782 105 130 177 1 0 0 0 2195
2014 1722 98 137 178 1 0 2 0 2138
2015 1708 90 142 178 1 0 4 0 2123
2016 1719 94 152 178 3 0 5 0 2151
2017 1626 99 142 187 5 0 7 0 2066
2018 1590 113 159 221 4 0 20 0 2107
2019 1562 111 161 238 6 0 26 0 2104
2020 1514 115 160 259 5 1 28 0 2082
2021 1513 119 179 283 5 1 36 0 2136
2022 1433 135 189 328 3 3 48 0 2139
2023 1368 145 206 362 3 4 43 3 2134
2024 1345 155 207 394 4 4 45 1 2155

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Trumbull High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1598 120.0 13.3 n/a
1989 1469 120.6 12.1 n/a
1990 1357 117.2 11.5 n/a
1991 1339 105.4 12.7 n/a
1992 1383 98.5 14.0 0.4
1993 1371 95.1 14.4 0.1
1994 1384 95.6 14.5 1.5
1995 1438 89.2 16.1 1.7
1996 1438 89.2 16.1 1.7
1997 1488 102.9 14.5 2.4
1998 1509 101.4 14.9 1.3
1999 1580 106.3 14.9 2.8
2000 1588 107.8 14.7 2.3
2001 1651 112.1 14.7 n/a
2002 1788 122.8 14.6 2.2
2003 1788 122.8 14.6 2.2
2004 1906 131.7 14.5 1.9
2005 2024 117.3 17.3 n/a
2006 1583 123.8 12.8 4.9
2007 2103 127.6 16.5 3.5
2008 2094 143.2 14.6 4
2009 2114 156.9 14.7 3.8
2010 2135 143.7 14.8 5.9
2011 2151 144.4 14.8 6.4
2012 2185 144.6 15.1 6
2013 2195 147.7 14.8 9.2
2014 2138 149.4 14.3 8.2
2015 2123 145.0 14.6 8.9
2016 2151 148.0 14.5 8.8
2017 2066 154.7 13.3 10.2
2018 2107 158.2 13.3 11.5
2019 2104 151.8 13.8 17.3
2020 2082 151.4 13.7 17.4
2021 2136 147.5 14.4 18.2
2022 2139 147.9 14.4 18.3
2023 2134 146.9 14.5 18.6
2024 2155 146.0 14.7 18.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Trumbull High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1598 120.0 13.3 n/a
1989 1469 120.6 12.1 n/a
1990 1357 117.2 11.5 n/a
1991 1339 105.4 12.7 n/a
1992 1383 98.5 14.0 0.4
1993 1371 95.1 14.4 0.1
1994 1384 95.6 14.5 1.5
1995 1438 89.2 16.1 1.7
1996 1438 89.2 16.1 1.7
1997 1488 102.9 14.5 2.4
1998 1509 101.4 14.9 1.3
1999 1580 106.3 14.9 2.8
2000 1588 107.8 14.7 2.3
2001 1651 112.1 14.7 n/a
2002 1788 122.8 14.6 2.2
2003 1788 122.8 14.6 2.2
2004 1906 131.7 14.5 1.9
2005 2024 117.3 17.3 n/a
2006 1583 123.8 12.8 4.9
2007 2103 127.6 16.5 3.5
2008 2094 143.2 14.6 4
2009 2114 156.9 14.7 3.8
2010 2135 143.7 14.8 5.9
2011 2151 144.4 14.8 6.4
2012 2185 144.6 15.1 6
2013 2195 147.7 14.8 9.2
2014 2138 149.4 14.3 8.2
2015 2123 145.0 14.6 8.9
2016 2151 148.0 14.5 8.8
2017 2066 154.7 13.3 10.2
2018 2107 158.2 13.3 11.5
2019 2104 151.8 13.8 17.3
2020 2082 151.4 13.7 17.4
2021 2136 147.5 14.4 18.2
2022 2139 147.9 14.4 18.3
2023 2134 146.9 14.5 18.6
2024 2155 146.0 14.7 18.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Trumbull High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $16,648
2019 $17,350
2020 $17,928
2021 $18,304
2022 $18,602
2023 $19,735

Data source: Connecticut Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Trumbull High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 15th of 121 High schoolsRanks 14th of 142 High schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Trumbull High School)81.373
 8.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Trumbull School District)79.672.3
 7.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)61.652.4
 9.2%
11th Grade Math (Trumbull High School)68.761.4
 7.3%
   11th Grade Math (Trumbull School District)67.160.5
 6.6%
   11th Grade Math (Connecticut)40.634.1
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students21042134
 1.4%
African American111145
 30.6%
American Indian63
 50%
Asian161206
 28%
Hispanic238362
 52.1%
Pacific Islander04
White15621368
 12.4%
Two or More Races2643
 65.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.3%18.6%
 1.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Trumbull High School

Students at Trumbull High School are 62% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Trumbull High School ranks 15th of 145 Connecticut high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,155 students attended Trumbull High School.

Trumbull High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Booth Hill School
Elementary : Daniels Farm School
Elementary : Frenchtown Elementary School
Elementary : Jane Ryan School
Elementary : Middlebrook School
Elementary : Tashua School
Middle : Hillcrest Middle School
Middle : Madison Middle School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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