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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 Connecticut51 Students
Southern Connecticut State University50 Students
University of New Haven33 Students
Quinnipiac University25 Students
Central Connecticut State University20 Students
Boston University19 Students
Connecticut State Community College - Gateway Campus19 Students
Yale University18 Students
Fairfield University18 Students
University of Connecticut - Stamford13 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology16 Students
Biology14 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies10 Students
Business9 Students
Nursing9 Students
Computer Science9 Students
Environmental Science7 Students
Sociology7 Students
Mathematics6 Students
Marine Biology and Oceanography6 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
3.627 Reviews
1.0Junior
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.
3.0Alum
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.
2.0Senior
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.
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...
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...
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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