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Booker T. Washington Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

804 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511 · (203) 691-6535

New Haven’s School Grade D better than 6% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
404
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Booker T. Washington Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 15.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

804 State Street, New Haven

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 147
Grade 244
Grade 347
Grade 446
Grade 540
Grade 647
Grade 742
Grade 850
Enrollment over time
480’20
518’21
444’22
384’23
404’24

Down 15.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 75%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 5%White <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Booker T. Washington Academy from New Haven families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; New Haven’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.