Brien McMahon High School

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Regular School · Norwalk, CT

Brien McMahon High School is a regular school school in Norwalk, Connecticut, serving grades 09–12 with 1,739 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,739

Teachers (FTE)

118.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	1,076	62%
White	323	19%
Black or African American	225	13%
Asian	68	4%
Two or more races	34	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	0%
Not Specified	5	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	1,739	871M / 863F

English Language Learners: 361 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% -8.3pp	38.3%	264
Reading Proficiency	58.0% +7.8pp	50.2%	259
Science Proficiency	40-44%	—	171
4-Year Graduation Rate	90.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (27)

308 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

368

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

585

33.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,739	100%

Contact & Location

300 Highland Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

Phone: (203)852-9488

http://bmhs.norwalkps.org

District

Norwalk School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $28,359

District enrollment: 11,405

Other Schools in District

Brookside Elementary School Elementary
Concord Magnet School Elementary
Cranbury Elementary School Elementary
Fox Run Elementary School Elementary
Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School Elementary
Kendall College & Career Academy Elementary
Marvin Elementary School Elementary
Naramake Elementary School Elementary

View all 21 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06854) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090309000638

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD