Staples High School

Staples High School
A blue crest with a torch, ribbon with '18' on the left side and '85' on the right. Below the torch is a shield that features a grapevine, bridge & water, an arrowhead, cannon & cannonballs and an old English 'S', with the words "RESPECT FOR LIFE" engraved on a ribbon below the shield. The entire crest is contained inside a wreath.
Main building, December 2011
Location
70 North Avenue

,
Connecticut
06880

United States

41°09′14″N 73°19′41″W / 41.154°N 73.328°W / 41.154; -73.328
Information
TypePublic high school
EstablishedApril 26, 1884 (1884-04-26)
School district
Westport Public Schools
CEEB code070920
Principal
Stafford Thomas Jr.
Teaching staff
152.90 (FTE)
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,626 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio
10.63
ColorsNavy blue and white
  
MascotConstruction worker named "the Wrecker"
NicknameWreckers
PublicationSoundings
NewspaperInklings
YearbookStapleite
Websiteshs.westportps.org

Staples High School is a public high school in Westport, Connecticut, United States. It is named after Horace Staples, who founded the school on April 26, 1884. Westport is one of eight school districts in District Reference Group A (along with Darien, Easton, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, and Wilton).