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Brien McMahon High School
B−

Brien McMahon High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

300 Highland Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854 · (203) 852-9488 · Part of Norwalk School District

Norwalk’s School Grade C better than 33% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Photo: User:Noroton · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,739
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Brien McMahon High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state

On the path

Where Norwalk kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Brien McMahon High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 50.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

300 Highland Avenue, Norwalk

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9413
Grade 10490
Grade 11422
Grade 12414
Enrollment over time
1,710’20
1,665’21
1,711’22
1,766’23
1,739’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 62%White 19%Black 13%Asian 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brien McMahon High School from Norwalk families.

Other schools in Norwalk School District

The district →
Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C
457 students12:1
Tracey Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C−
434 students14:1
Kendall College & Career Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C−
416 students11:1
Cranbury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
B−
410 students13:1
Brookside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C+
408 students13:1
Fox Run Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwalk
C+
398 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; Norwalk’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.