Hamden High School

Hamden High School
Address
Map
2040 Dixwell Avenue

Hamden
,
Connecticut
06514

United States
Coordinates41°22′03″N 72°55′17″W / 41.3675°N 72.9214°W / 41.3675; -72.9214
Information
TypePublic secondary school
MottoTo Everyone There Openeth A Way
Established1935 (89 years ago) (1935)
CEEB code070260
PrincipalEric Jackson
Teaching staff121.70 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment1,693 (2021-22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.91[1]
Color(s)Green and gold
  
NicknameGreen Dragons
Websitewww.hamden.org/hhs
Hamden High School
Hamden High School is located in Connecticut
Hamden High School
Coordinates41°22′03″N 72°55′17″W / 41.3675°N 72.9214°W / 41.3675; -72.9214
Area25.66 acres (10.38 ha)[3]
Built1935
ArchitectFoote, Roy W.; DeMaio, Salvatore
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.94001378[2]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1994

Hamden High School is a four-year high school for grades 9 through 12. It is located at 2040 Dixwell Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut. It is part of the Hamden Public School System and is the only public high school within the town of Hamden.

The school was built in 1935 and is still in operation today, although it has gone through numerous renovations. Most recent was the removal of previous additions along with part of the original building, and the addition of 3 additional wings, all of which are attached to the original front wing to form a square. One of its most notable features is a golden cupola atop a clock tower, at the front of the building. Below the clock tower sits a small circular window, with two draping plaster banners on the sides seeming to form the letter 'M,' and giving the building the nickname "the MOM building."

While most students come from the Hamden Middle School, many others come from private and magnet schools in the surrounding area.

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Hamden High School". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ . Hamden GIS https://hamden.mapxpress.net/ags_map/temp_pdf/2527-017-00-0000-propcard.pdf. Retrieved 15 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)