Daniel Hand High School
Madison, CT · High School · Grades 9-12
Daniel Hand High School is a high school in Madison, CT with 828 students enrolled and a 62% proficiency rate. Part of Madison School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Daniel Hand High School is a high school located in Madison, Connecticut. The school serves 828 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 62% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 86% graduation rate.
5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Daniel Hand High School is part of the Madison School District in Connecticut.
How This School Compares
Daniel Hand High School has 828 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Madison School District (476 students). Its 62% proficiency rate is 6 percentage points below the district average of 68%. Compared to the Connecticut state average of 53%, the school performs 9 points higher. With a 9.6:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Daniel Hand High School has 828 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1.
According to EDFacts data, 62% of students at Daniel Hand High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Daniel Hand High School has a 86% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Daniel Hand High School is part of the Madison School District in Madison, Connecticut. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.