The Bridge at ACES
Hamden · CT · Area Cooperative Educational Services · Public · K-12 combined
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Most similar nearby schools
REGIONS secure Hamden → REGIONS staff secure Waterbury → Highville Charter School → Elm City College Preparatory School → Common Ground High School → High School In The Community → Amistad Academy → New Haven Academy →How The Bridge at ACES compares for families
What families should know about The Bridge at ACES.
- ▸ LocallyCT students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: REGIONS secure Hamden, REGIONS staff secure Waterbury, Highville Charter School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGIONS secure Hamden Hamden |
Public | 2.0 | — | — |
| REGIONS staff secure Waterbury Waterbury |
Public | 14.7 | — | — |
| Highville Charter School New Haven |
Public · charter | 3.4 | 59 | -9.2% |
| Elm City College Preparatory School New Haven |
Public · charter | 4.0 | 187 | -5.6% |
| Common Ground High School New Haven |
Public · charter | 3.6 | 221 | -2.6% |
| High School In The Community New Haven |
Public | 4.9 | 251 | -6.3% |
| Amistad Academy New Haven |
Public · charter | 4.4 | 269 | -1.8% |
| New Haven Academy New Haven |
Public | 4.1 | 321 | -3.3% |