Marine Science Magnet High School

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Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut
Address
Marine Science Magnet High School
130 Shennecossett Road

,
Connecticut
06340

United States
Coordinates 41°20′15″N72°04′18″W / 41.337507°N 72.071638°W / 41.337507; -72.071638
Information
Type Public high school
Established2011(13 years ago) (2011)
School district LEARN
CEEB code 070252
PrincipalTara Amatrudo
Grades9-12
Number of students272
Color(s)Red, white, and blue
   
MascotSharks
NewspaperAtlantis/Fish Tails[ citation needed ]
Website www.msmhs.com

Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut was the first public high school in Groton, Connecticut, in the United States. It opened on September 1, 2011. [1]

In the academic year 2012–2013 there were 178 students enrolled in grades 9–11, of which 94 were male and 84 female. Approximately 93% were ethnically white, and 7% Hispanic. [2]

In 2023 the school earned the National Blue Ribbon Award [3] and was ranked #1 in Connecticut by U.S. News & World Report. [4]

Notes

  1. Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut: About the School. Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut. Accessed April 2015.
  2. School Name: Marine Science Magnet High School of Southeastern. U.S. Department of Education: Institute of Education Sciences: National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 2015.
  3. "4 Connecticut schools make Blue Ribbon list". WTNH.com. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  4. Sokoloff, Natasha. "A look inside the public high school that was named the best in CT". CT Insider. Retrieved 2024-04-04.

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