The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIMSBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090411000813

Simsbury High School

34 Farms Village Rd., Simsbury, CT 06070 · (860) 658-0451 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,187 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded

This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
1,187
High
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 788
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
213 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 927223%
Grade 1031026%
Grade 1130025%
Grade 1230526%
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
82870%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
13812%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
706%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
867%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
595%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
58249%
Female
60051%

School pathway

Feeds from
Henry James Memorial School07–08
Based on grade levels within Simsbury School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

Discussions

+ POST

Schools most like Simsbury High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Simsbury High School this school1,18717.9%N/A
Fairfield Ludlowe High School
Fairfield
1,36712.5%N/A
Pomperaug Regional High School
Southbury
97014.7%N/A
North Haven High School
North Haven
94424.2%N/A
Fairfield Warde High School
Fairfield
1,30824.7%N/A
Brookfield High School
Brookfield
84924.0%N/A
Matched among Connecticut high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Simsbury High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn Capitol Planning Region
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,187#43 of 201#12 of 55
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.9:1#117 of 188#31 of 52
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
48.4%#117 of 188#36 of 52
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
17.9%#168 of 196#48 of 54
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.0%#49 of 120#11 of 36
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,187
-90 (-7%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,178
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,187100.111.9:118% (213)
2023-241,246101.312.3:117% (210)
2022-231,217100.512.1:114% (171)
2020-211,27710212.5:114% (177)
2017-181,38011212.3:19% (131)
2015-161,42311212.7:18% (119)
2010-111,58210914.5:17% (115)
2000-011,40211012.8:1N/A
1990-911,1789812.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Simsbury High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,380 to 1,187); teachers down 11% (112 to 100.1).

About Simsbury High School

Families in Simsbury, Connecticut, are served by Simsbury High School, a large high school. It enrolled 1,187 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Connecticut average about 788 students each.

A total of 7 schools make up Simsbury School District, with 4,062 students enrolled.

By race and ethnicity, Simsbury High School is 70% White. The school is also 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Simsbury High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.

With 100.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Simsbury High School was 11.9:1. High schools in Connecticut average about 12.3:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 18%. Public schools in Capitol Planning Region average 43%.

Capitol Planning Region has these Census figures: median household income is about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Capitol Planning Region number 286 and enroll about 137,047.

The nearest other public school, Henry James Memorial School, is about 1.0 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Simsbury High School.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Simsbury High School went from 1,277 students to 1,187.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Simsbury High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Capitol Planning Region at a glance

View full county profile
Population
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students

Quick facts

School name
Simsbury High School
District
Simsbury School District
Address
34 Farms Village Rd., Simsbury, CT 06070
Phone
(860) 658-0451
County
Capitol Planning Region
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,187
Teachers (FTE)
100
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
213 (18%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
090411000813
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Simsbury School District
Other schools in Simsbury
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Simsbury High School
How many students attend Simsbury High School?
Simsbury High School enrolls approximately 1,187 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Simsbury High School serve?
Simsbury High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Simsbury High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Simsbury High School is approximately 11.9:1 (100 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Simsbury High School?
At Simsbury High School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Simsbury High School in?
Simsbury High School is part of Simsbury School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
+ Post