Common Ground High School

Common Ground High School

Charter High School | Grade 9-12
358 Springside Ave,  New Haven, CT
3.6
2.8
227 Students
C
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1080
Math Proficiency
10%
Reading Proficiency
24.5%
Average GPA
3.24
Graduation Rate
74.5%

Niche Grade

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

Academics
Average GPA
3.24
Reading Proficiency
24.5%
Math Proficiency
10%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
14
Full Time Teachers
14
Teachers in First or Second Year
9.8%
College Prep
Average SAT
1080
Math
520
Verbal
560
Number of AP Courses
3
AP Pass Rate
22.6%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Average
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Very Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
202:1

Student Diversity

Male
49.6%
Female
49.1%
Hispanic
45.6%
Black
30.1%
White
19.5%
Two or more races
2.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Connecticut 51 Students
Southern Connecticut State University 50 Students
University of New Haven 33 Students
Quinnipiac University 25 Students
Central Connecticut State University 20 Students
Boston University 19 Students
Connecticut State Community College - Gateway Campus 19 Students
Yale University 18 Students
Fairfield University 18 Students
University of Connecticut - Stamford 13 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 16 Students
Biology 14 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 10 Students
Business 9 Students
Nursing 9 Students
Computer Science 9 Students
Environmental Science 7 Students
Sociology 7 Students
Mathematics 6 Students
Marine Biology and Oceanography 6 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 27 Reviews
1.0 Junior
4/30/2024
Common ground is not a good school if you want to get into good schools like Harvard. They act like they are preparing us for college when really the school is really bad; most kids are really behind. Teachers move around a lot some of them don't even stay long enough to teach the students something. A lot of the students here are depressed or suffering from mental illness that the school doesnt help with. Many of the students here hate the school and wish to be somewhere else. There are some good teacher that make it better. The administration bad and the students and teachers don't feel safe with them.
3.0 Alum
10/15/2020
Nice campus and electives, but I never got to pick my classes, and there were no honors classes, very few AP classes, and no math higher than algebra 2.
2.0 Senior
1/4/2019
While the teachers are wonderful, the culture of community has slowly faded away since my freshman year. Granted there wasn't a super strong sense of community, the school was once much more connected. Because community is a selling point for Common Ground, something needs to change.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.8 6 Reviews
1.0 student
1/9/2024
We have a shelter in place every other day!!!!
4.0 parent
4/21/2016
Common ground is a great option for parents of special needs students who can't find the right fit in the new haven public system. Our son is graduating this year and after two other new haven schools (his 9th and 10th grades) I didn't think we would get here. Common ground seems to specialize in ca...
5.0 parent
11/9/2015
My son just graduated from CG and my daughter is a current Sophmore. My son was well prepared for college when he graduated due to the excellent teaching staff who really go above and beyond to ensure that students succeed. Not only are the classes and teaching of good quality but the extra-curricul...
1.0 parent
3/20/2015
The hands down worst school my daughter has ever been too. The staff is horrible and make no attempt to help a student when failing. My daughter missed a handful of days and immediately called a truency officer, despite her having a 504 plan and doctor notes. They didn't even try to help her when sh...

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