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)