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Clinton Avenue School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

293 Clinton Ave., New Haven, CT 06513 · (475) 220-3300 · Part of New Haven School District

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

Directions
Students
446
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Clinton Avenue School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for New Haven kids: 8 high schools

On the path

Where New Haven kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Clinton Avenue SchoolYou are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 50.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

293 Clinton Ave., New Haven

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten37
Grade 151
Grade 250
Grade 353
Grade 444
Grade 552
Grade 661
Grade 747
Grade 851
Enrollment over time
427’20
459’21
450’22
452’23
446’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%Black 9%Asian 4%White 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Clinton Avenue School from New Haven families.

Other schools in New Haven School District

The district →
Fair Haven School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · New Haven
D−
734 students14:1
Ross/Woodward School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · New Haven
D
562 students14:1
John C. Daniels
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · New Haven
C−
522 students14:1
Nathan Hale School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · New Haven
C−
506 students15:1
Barnard Environmental Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · New Haven
D
496 students16:1
Conte/West Hills Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · New Haven
D
496 students11:1

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.