2018 NFA Profile

Enrollment: 2,271

Courses: Over 300 with 16 Advanced Placement (AP) course offerings, 25 UConn and ECSU Dual Enrollment classes

World Languages: American Sign Language, Chinese, French, Greek, Italian, Latin, Spanish

Athletic Teams: Over 70 interscholastic Varsity, Junior Varsity and freshmen teams

Average Classroom Size: 18

School Colors: Red and White

Mascot: Wildcat

Languages spoken by students and faculty: More than 23

Over 38,000 Wildcats have graduated in the 150 year history of NFA including notable alumni like New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb, Oakland Raiders defensive end Matt Shaughnessey #77, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr. and Edwin H. Land – scientist, inventor, and co-founder of Polaroid and many, many more.

NFA is one of two high schools in the country serving secondary students with a full-time, professionally staffed, nationally respected art museum on campus.

2018 Norwich Free Academy Profile (printable version)