SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the CT proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 25%Projected 25%

Orville H. Platt High School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the CT proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the CT average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 10%CT 37%

English proficiency

School 30%CT 49%

Science proficiency

School 35%CT 45%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

91%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

21%

Students in at least one AP course. 27 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered27
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

4%
5%

AP computer science

0%
2%

AP math

3%
4%

Gold marks the CT average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C+

28.68 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B

2.39 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C+

18.51 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$69,443

CT average $108,836

Median home value

$210,107

CT average $393,792

Median rent

$1,263 /mo

CT average $1,640

Unemployment rate

7.8%

CT average 5.7%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 82.8%CT 91.0%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

14:1

CT average 11:1

Teachers

75

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$100,737

All teachers in Meriden School District.

Student to counselor ratio CT average 276:1158:1
Support staff13
Psychologists2
Nurses2
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%CT 99%

Experienced teachers

School 85%CT 85%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days321
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension1846
Expulsions with services5
Expulsions without services1
Zero-tolerance expulsions4
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$12137 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$9.56

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

20%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2%

Black

15%

Latino

61%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged79%
Students with disabilities15%
English as a second language15%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Orville H. Platt High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

H. C. Wilcox Technical High School

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 0.4 mi
Francis T. Maloney High School

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 2.8 mi
Mark T. Sheehan High School

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 52%
  • Distance: 3.4 mi
Cheshire High School

  • Actual: 59%
  • Projected: 61%
  • Distance: 5.1 mi
Southington High School

  • Actual: 61%
  • Projected: 51%
  • Distance: 6.0 mi
Lyman Hall High School

  • Actual: 49%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 6.7 mi
Berlin High School

  • Actual: 60%
  • Projected: 58%
  • Distance: 7.1 mi
Crosby High School

  • Actual: 8%
  • Projected: 16%
  • Distance: 7.6 mi
Vinal Technical High School

  • Actual: 22%
  • Projected: 35%
  • Distance: 7.9 mi
Middletown High School

  • Actual: 37%
  • Projected: 42%
  • Distance: 8.2 mi