Center for Global Studies
Norwalk · CT · Norwalk School District · Public
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P-TECH Norwalk → Bridgeport Military Academy → Achievement First Bridgeport Academy → J. M. Wright Technical High School → Capital Preparatory Harbor School → Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne → Great Oaks Charter School → Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho →At a glance
- 23 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 3 calculus classes · 11 physics · 2 chemistry
- AP rigor: 80th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 49% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Center for Global Studies compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 20% nationally with 23 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyCT students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: P-TECH Norwalk, Bridgeport Military Academy, Achievement First Bridgeport Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
80th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 49% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Targeted Assistance eligible
35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance
35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Connecticut
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,097/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 283 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $26,024 per student in district revenue, the 9 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $234,216/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-TECH Norwalk Norwalk |
Public | 3.4 | 388 | -1.5% |
| Bridgeport Military Academy Bridgeport |
Public | 13.5 | 321 | +2.9% |
| Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Bridgeport |
Public · charter | 15.3 | 249 | -6.7% |
| J. M. Wright Technical High School Stamford |
Public | 6.1 | 494 | +6.5% |
| Capital Preparatory Harbor School Bridgeport |
Public · charter | 14.2 | 226 | +5.6% |
| Aerospace/Hydrospace Engineering and Physical Sciences Magne Bridgeport |
Public | 16.1 | 324 | +2.2% |
| Great Oaks Charter School Bridgeport |
Public · charter | 13.0 | 387 | +15.5% |
| Biotechnology Research & Zoological Studies Magnet High Scho Bridgeport |
Public | 16.1 | 376 | -6.2% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantCenter for Global Studies is a public high school in Norwalk, CT, enrolling 283 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 14% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 23 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 80% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
65 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 49% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
14% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Center for Global Studies offer? Center for Global Studies offers 23 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 80% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Center for Global Studies's graduation rate? Center for Global Studies's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Center for Global Studies? Center for Global Studies is a public high school in Norwalk, CT, enrolling 283 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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