Fairhaven High School in Fairhaven, Massachusetts (MA)

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12 HUTTLESTON AVENUE
Fairhaven, MA 2719

County name: Bristol
School type: Regular School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade

Status: Operational
Phone: (508) 979-4052 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 41.643
Longitude: -070.905200

Enrollment in Fairhaven High School

2007 Student Enrollment: 674
9th grade Enrollment : 206
10th grade Enrollment : 160
11th grade Enrollment : 166
12th grade Enrollment : 141
Special grade Enrollment : 1

Male students (%): 45.5%

Fairhaven High School:	45.5%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 54.5%

Fairhaven High School:	54.5%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 94.4%

This school:	94.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 0.9%

This school:	0.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 1.2%

Here:	1.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 0.7%

Here:	0.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.40%

Here:	0.40%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.29%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 2.4%

Here:	2.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

Genders in Fairhaven High School

Grades in Fairhaven High School

Races in Fairhaven High School

First Language Not English # : 14
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Special Education # : 92
Low-Income # : 137
Free Lunch # : 109
Reduced Lunch # : 28

First Language Not English %: 2.1%

Fairhaven High School:	2.1%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.1%

This school:	0.1%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 13.6%

Fairhaven High School:	13.6%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 20.3%

Here:	20.3%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 16.2%

This school:	16.2%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 4.2%

Here:	4.2%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 679
9th grade Enrollment : 197
10th grade Enrollment : 166
11th grade Enrollment : 150
12th grade Enrollment : 166

Male students (%): 47.0%

Fairhaven High School:	47.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 53.0%

Here:	53.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 97.5%

Here:	97.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 1.6%

Here:	1.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Asian students (%): 0.4%

This school:	0.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.40%

Here:	0.40%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

Genders in Fairhaven High School

Grades in Fairhaven High School

Races in Fairhaven High School

First Language Not English # : 7
Limited English Proficient # : 3
Special Education # : 77
Low-Income # : 112

First Language Not English %: 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.4%

This school:	0.4%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 11.3%

Fairhaven High School:	11.3%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 16.5%

This school:	16.5%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 688
9th grade Enrollment : 203
10th grade Enrollment : 164
11th grade Enrollment : 182
12th grade Enrollment : 137
Special grade Enrollment : 2

White students (%): 98.4%

Here:	98.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 0.4%

Fairhaven High School:	0.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 0.4%

This school:	0.4%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.40%

Here:	0.40%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 46.1%

Here:	46.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 53.9%

Here:	53.9%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Fairhaven High School

Races in Fairhaven High School

First Language Not English # : 3
Special Education # : 79
Low-Income # : 93

First Language Not English %: 0.4%

This school:	0.4%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Special Education %: 11.5%

Fairhaven High School:	11.5%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 13.5%

Fairhaven High School:	13.5%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 680
9th grade Enrollment : 205
10th grade Enrollment : 194
11th grade Enrollment : 153
12th grade Enrollment : 126
Special grade Enrollment : 2

White students (%): 97.9%

This school:	97.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 0.7%

Here:	0.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.30%

Here:	0.30%
State average from 1729 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 45.9%

Here:	45.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 54.1%

This school:	54.1%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Grades in Fairhaven High School

Races in Fairhaven High School

First Language Not English # : 5
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Special Education # : 83
Low-Income # : 98

First Language Not English %: 0.7%

Fairhaven High School:	0.7%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.1%

This school:	0.1%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 12.2%

Here:	12.2%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 14.4%

Here:	14.4%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 669
9th grade Enrollment : 220
10th grade Enrollment : 165
11th grade Enrollment : 141
12th grade Enrollment : 143

White students (%): 96.9%

This school:	96.9%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 1.2%

Here:	1.2%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 1.0%

Fairhaven High School:	1.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native American students (%): 0.40%

Here:	0.40%
State average from 1634 schools:	0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 44.7%

Here:	44.7%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 55.3%

Here:	55.3%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Grades in Fairhaven High School

Races in Fairhaven High School

First Language Not English # : 2
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Low-Income # : 91

First Language Not English %: 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.1%

Fairhaven High School:	0.1%
State average from 950 schools:	8.4%

Low-Income %: 13.6%

Fairhaven High School:	13.6%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 661
10th grade Enrollment : 209
11th grade Enrollment : 152
12th grade Enrollment : 161
Special grade Enrollment : 139

White students (%): 95.3%

Here:	95.3%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 1.7%

This school:	1.7%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 1.5%

This school:	1.5%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 1.2%

Here:	1.2%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native American students (%): 0.30%

This school:	0.30%
State average from 1682 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 48.7%

Here:	48.7%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 51.3%

Fairhaven High School:	51.3%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Fairhaven High School

Races in Fairhaven High School

First Language Not English # : 2
Low-Income # : 113

First Language Not English %: 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Low-Income %: 17.1%

This school:	17.1%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 630
10th grade Enrollment : 177
11th grade Enrollment : 173
12th grade Enrollment : 153
Special grade Enrollment : 127

White students (%): 95.4%

Here:	95.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 1.9%

Fairhaven High School:	1.9%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 1.4%

Here:	1.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 0.8%

This school:	0.8%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native American students (%): 0.50%

Here:	0.50%
State average from 1664 schools:	0.32%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.7%

This school:	49.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 50.3%

Here:	50.3%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Grades in Fairhaven High School

Races in Fairhaven High School

First Language Not English # : 1
Low-Income # : 114

First Language Not English %: 0.2%

This school:	0.2%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Low-Income %: 18.1%

Here:	18.1%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 121
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 91

Average number of Absences: 8.7

Here:	8.7
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 94.9%

Here:	94.9%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 18.0%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 712 schools:	5.5%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 13.5%

This school:	13.5%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 8.4
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 146

Average number of Absences: 18.0

This school:	18.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 2.7%

Here:	2.7%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 95.1%

Here:	95.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 21.5%

Here:	21.5%
State average from 690 schools:	5.9%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 9.2

Average number of Absences: 37.0

Here:	37.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 5.4%

Here:	5.4%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 94.6%

Here:	94.6%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 11.2
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 139

Average number of Absences: 32.0

Fairhaven High School:	32.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 4.7%

Here:	4.7%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.5%

This school:	93.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 20.4%

Here:	20.4%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 12.1

Average number of Absences: 19.0

Here:	19.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 2.8%

Here:	2.8%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 92.9%

Here:	92.9%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Teacher Count in Fairhaven High School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Fairhaven High School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 51
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 46

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 91.0%

Here:	91.0%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 94.4%

Here:	94.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.2

Here:	13.2
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 45
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 41

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 97.8%

This school:	97.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 97.6%

Here:	97.6%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.1

Here:	15.1
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 53
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 45

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.0

Here:	13.0
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 49
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 41

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

Fairhaven High School:	100.0%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

Fairhaven High School:	100.0%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.0

Fairhaven High School:	14.0
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

SAT Results in Fairhaven High School

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 100

Reading: 499.0

This school:	499.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 492.0

Here:	492.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 499.0

Here:	499.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 115

Reading: 509.0

Here:	509.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 499.0

Fairhaven High School:	499.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 509.0

Fairhaven High School:	509.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Reading: 515.0

Fairhaven High School:	515.0
State average from 299 schools:	500.8

Writing: 502.0

Here:	502.0
State average from 299 schools:	506.6

Math: 99.0

Here:	99.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

MCAS Results in Fairhaven High School

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 148
Warning / Failing - English : 5
Needs Improvement - English : 36
Proficiency - English : 82
Advanced - English : 25

Students Tested - Math : 148
Warning / Failing - Math : 8
Needs Improvement - Math : 17
Proficiency - Math : 56
Advanced - Math : 67

MCAS English Results - Fairhaven High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 88.5

Fairhaven High School:	88.5
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 3.0%

This school:	3.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 24.0%

Here:	24.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 55.0%

Here:	55.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Advanced - English (%): 17.0%

This school:	17.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

MCAS Math Results - Fairhaven High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 91.6

Here:	91.6
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 5.0%

Fairhaven High School:	5.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 11.0%

Fairhaven High School:	11.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 38.0%

Here:	38.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Advanced - Math (%): 45.0%

Fairhaven High School:	45.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 147
Warning / Failing - English : 10
Needs Improvement - English : 42
Proficiency - English : 60
Advanced - English : 35

Students Tested - Math : 147
Warning / Failing - Math : 11
Needs Improvement - Math : 37
Proficiency - Math : 46
Advanced - Math : 53

MCAS English Results - Fairhaven High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 85.2

Here:	85.2
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Warning / Failing - English (%): 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 321 schools:	6.9%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 41.0%

Here:	41.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Advanced - English (%): 24.0%

Here:	24.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

MCAS Math Results - Fairhaven High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 85.5

Here:	85.5
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 25.0%

This school:	25.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 31.0%

Here:	31.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 36.0%

Here:	36.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 167
Warning / Failing - English : 11
Needs Improvement - English : 44
Proficiency - English : 55
Advanced - English : 57

Students Tested - Math : 582
Warning / Failing - Math : 114
Needs Improvement - Math : 217
Proficiency - Math : 213
Advanced - Math : 38

MCAS English Results - Fairhaven High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 85.9

Here:	85.9
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Warning / Failing - English (%): 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 317 schools:	11.6%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 26.0%

Here:	26.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 33.0%

Fairhaven High School:	33.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Advanced - English (%): 34.0%

This school:	34.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

MCAS Math Results - Fairhaven High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 72.9

Here:	72.9
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 20.0%

Fairhaven High School:	20.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 37.0%

Here:	37.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 37.0%

Fairhaven High School:	37.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Advanced - Math (%): 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

2003 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 149
Warning / Failing - English : 15
Needs Improvement - English : 43
Proficiency - English : 69
Advanced - English : 22

Students Tested - Math : 149
Warning / Failing - Math : 37
Needs Improvement - Math : 33
Proficiency - Math : 45
Advanced - Math : 34

MCAS English Results - Fairhaven High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 82.0

Fairhaven High School:	82.0
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Warning / Failing - English (%): 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 309 schools:	8.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 46.0%

Here:	46.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Advanced - English (%): 15.0%

This school:	15.0%
State average from 309 schools:	20.2%

MCAS Math Results - Fairhaven High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 74.2

Here:	74.2
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 25.0%

This school:	25.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 22.0%

This school:	22.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 30.0%

Fairhaven High School:	30.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 23.0%

Fairhaven High School:	23.0%
State average from 309 schools:	24.1%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 152
Standard Assessment : 148
Absent : 1
After October : 3

AYP participation rate: 99.0%

Fairhaven High School:	99.0%
State average from 341 schools:	99.5%

2007 Participation - All students - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 99%
Enrollment : 151
Standard Assessment : 148
After October : 3

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 341 schools:	99.0%

2007 Participation - Low income subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 34
Standard Assessment : 31
Absent : 1
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 97.0%

Here:	97.0%
State average from 285 schools:	99.1%

2007 Participation - Low income subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 97%
Enrollment : 33
Standard Assessment : 31
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 284 schools:	98.3%

2007 Participation - Black/African American subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%

2007 Participation - White subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 138
Standard Assessment : 135
Absent : 1
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 99.0%

Here:	99.0%
State average from 312 schools:	99.6%

2007 Participation - White subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 99%
Enrollment : 138
Standard Assessment : 136
After October : 2

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 310 schools:	99.3%

2007 Participation - Multi-race subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%

2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 15
Standard Assessment : 14
After October : 1

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Fairhaven High School:	100.0%
State average from 284 schools:	98.6%

2007 Participation - Special Education subgroup - Math - 10th Grade:

AYP participation rate : 100%
Enrollment : 15
Standard Assessment : 14
After October : 1

AYP participation rate: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 286 schools:	97.8%