East Lyme High School

East Lyme High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
30 Chesterfield Rd,  East Lyme, CT
East Lyme School District
3.9
3.2
966 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Deb Roselli Kelly
Student Teacher Ratio
11:1
Average SAT Score
1240
Average ACT Score
28
Math Proficiency
58%
Reading Proficiency
83%
Average GPA
3.55
Graduation Rate
98%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A
Teachers
B+
College Prep
B
Administration
A-
Resources/Facilities
A
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
B
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.55
Reading Proficiency
83%
Math Proficiency
58%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
11:1
Teachers
91
Full Time Teachers
91
Teachers in First or Second Year
7.1%
College Prep
Average SAT
1240
Math
610
Verbal
620
Average ACT
28
Math
27
English
28
Reading
29
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
17
AP Pass Rate
90.6%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
172:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.2%
Female
48.7%
White
76.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
8.8%
Hispanic
7.7%
Two or more races
5.2%
Black
1.4%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#10 Best HS For Athletes in Connecticut
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Connecticut 399 Students
University of Rhode Island 159 Students
Boston University 158 Students
Quinnipiac University 129 Students
Southern Connecticut State University 119 Students
Eastern Connecticut State University 116 Students
University of Massachusetts Amherst 114 Students
New York University 97 Students
Central Connecticut State University 96 Students
Northeastern University 84 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 113 Students
Biology 110 Students
Business 94 Students
Nursing 79 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 54 Students
Engineering 40 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 37 Students
Political Science and Government 33 Students
Chemistry 33 Students
Finance 32 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.9 340 Reviews
4.0 Senior
11/25/2024
My experience at East Lyme Highschool has been very impactful to where I stand now academically and for how ready I am for the next steps of my life. The East Lyme school system has supported my need for extra help in my academics and pushed me to grow along the way.
5.0 Senior
10/1/2024
East Lyme High school is an exemplary school that offers a wide variety of classes that cater to each and every person's learning style and favored field. East Lyme High school is also great due to it offering any AP class you may need or want to take. Outside of academics ELHS has a great school spirit with spirit week being a big event school wide as well as game days for football or other sports. ELHS offers about every sport a high school could offer and has a variety of clubs already formed for anything anyone enjoys doing and the school can easily start a new one if you inquire too.
3.0 Senior
7/1/2024
Overall a very nice school. Students are definitely pushed to be successful here. In terms of Diversity, it definitely could be better. However, the school is very good with respecting and representing other cultures.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.2 5 Reviews
5.0 parent
7/9/2023
Both of my boys graduated from East Lyme High School within the last 3 years. They started out in preschool and then went to Lillie B Haynes, East Lyme Middle School, and finally East Lyme High School. They were always supported, they learned a great deal over the years socially, educationally, and...
2.0 parent
10/12/2022
Bullying is routinely ignored. We reported it several times and our child continued to be harrassed by the same offender. When we mentioned it to our pediatrician she confirmed that she had several students who experienced poorly handled/ignored bullying. If your child is sporty and good at blending...
3.0 parent
8/9/2022
Certainly not a bad school. Definitely NOT a great one (unlike what people in town like to believe)! A grade of 6/10 or 7/10 is about right. Better than the utterly mediocre ELMS. Neighboring Old Lyme HS is better but other HS in the area are similar to ELHS or worse. The district as a whole does no...
5.0 parent
6/10/2013
I do not agree with the previous comment about not emphasizing math and science. Both my daughter and son graduated from ELHS and won scholarships to Purdue University where they studied Earth Science and Chemistry. My daughter's teachers adapted the math curriculum to fit her advanced knowledge res...

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