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Eli Whitney Technical High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Career and Technical School

100 Fairview Ave, Hamden, CT 06514 · (203) 397-4031 · Part of Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

Hamden’s School Grade C− better than 22% of Connecticut school districts

Students
586
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Eli Whitney Technical High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

100 Fairview Ave, Hamden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9162
Grade 10142
Grade 11133
Grade 12149
Enrollment over time
623’20
676’21
619’22
582’23
586’24

Down 5.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 61%Black 32%White 4%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Eli Whitney Technical High School from Hamden families.

Other schools in Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Hamden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.