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Sacred Heart Academy

265 Benham Street, Hamden, CT, 06514-0651 -

School Notes Overview:

Sacred Heart Academy, founded by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Roman Catholic tradition and committed to the expression of strong Christian values and intellectual growth, provides a challenging college preparatory education for young women. The school is a community which promotes the growth of the whole person in a caring environment which encourages personal integrity, compassion, justice and a sense of responsibility to self, others and the needs of society....

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School Overview:

	Sacred Heart Academy
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) State or regional independent school association
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
County	New Haven County, CT
Student Body
Total Students	492 students
Student Body Type	All-girls
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
% Students of Color	8%	23%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 130 students
	Grade 10 - 128 students
	Grade 11 - 119 students
	Grade 12 - 115 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	48 teachers
	This School	(CT) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Sacred Heart Academy, founded by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Roman Catholic tradition and committed to the expression of strong Christian values and intellectual growth, provides a challenging college preparatory education for young women. The school is a community which promotes the growth of the whole person in a caring environment which encourages personal integrity, compassion, justice and a sense of responsibility to self, others and the needs of society.
Profile last updated: 01/20/2007

In the News:

Tuesday's roundup: Staples, Law, Bullard-Havens reach semifinals in girls volleyball (Connecticut Post)
posted on November 4, 2009 at 03:34:07 am
The Staples, Law and Bullard-Havens girls volleyball teams all advanced to their respective league semifinals with victories Tuesday.Staples beat Ridgefield 3-1 and will play top-seeded Darien on
Monday's high school roundup: Barlow blanks New Fairfield (Connecticut Post)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 03:18:57 am
REDDING -- Matt Giamportone and Chris Ferullo each scored a goal in the first half of Barlow's 2-0 victory over New Fairfield in a SWC boys soccer game Monday afternoon.
Physics Olympics inspires (Yale Daily News)
posted on October 26, 2009 at 07:25:10 am
How long would it take someone to count out loud to one billion? On Saturday, high school students participating in the 12th annual Yale Physics Olympics competed against each other to estimate the answer (over 31 years at a rate of one number per second).
Mercy falls in straight sets to unbeaten Sacred Heart (The Middletown Press)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 05:44:49 am
MIDDLETOWN — Though toasty warm in her Mercy sweatsuit, volleyball coach Duffy Lynch saw a comparison between the temperature and her team’s play Tuesday afternoon.
Stadd reports (The Middletown Press)
posted on October 17, 2009 at 04:58:59 pm
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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (06514)	School Zip (06514)	(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate)	24,874 people	3,405,565 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	35%	41%
Population Average Age	37 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$46,699	$56,323
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.3 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	51 years old	48 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	63% / 37%	64% / 36%