The East Haven High School community believes that the mission of the school is to meet the needs of all students by empowering them to achieve their goals. We strive to provide a variety of opportunities for students to gain experiences and to explore ideas to better understand themselves and their role in an ever-changing world. To achieve our mission, we encourage active involvement and communication among school, family, and community.

East Haven High School students are expected to acquire and demonstrate specific skills and content knowledge as they progress towards graduation. The student expectations outlined below are embedded in our course offerings. In each course students will learn, practice, and demonstrate their knowledge of and ability to achieve these expectations. Specific student academic expectations taught in the various courses are listed after each course description in this booklet. For each of the academic expectations listed below, there are rubrics available to measure student progress toward achieving proficiency.