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H. C. Wilcox Technical High School
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H. C. Wilcox Technical High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Career and Technical School

298 Oregon Rd., Meriden, CT 06450 · (203) 238-6260 · Part of Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

Meriden’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
753
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about H. C. Wilcox Technical High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 50.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

298 Oregon Rd., Meriden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9213
Grade 10192
Grade 11174
Grade 12174
Enrollment over time
782’20
788’21
761’22
738’23
753’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 39%Black 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about H. C. Wilcox Technical High School from Meriden families.

Other schools in Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

The district →
W. F. Kaynor Technical High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waterbury
C
831 students12:1
Bullard-Havens Technical High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bridgeport
D
819 students10:1
Platt Technical High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Milford
C−
749 students12:1
A. I. Prince Technical High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hartford
D
725 students9:1
Henry Abbott Technical High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Danbury
C−
721 students13:1
E. C. Goodwin Technical High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Britain
D
690 students11:1

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; Meriden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.