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Fair Haven School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

164 Grand Ave., New Haven, CT 06513 · (475) 220-2600 · Part of New Haven School District

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

Students
734
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Fair Haven School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts below the state
  • Next stop for New Haven kids: 8 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Fair Haven SchoolYou are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts12%
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).

164 Grand Ave., New Haven

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten61
Grade 174
Grade 276
Grade 370
Grade 483
Grade 589
Grade 689
Grade 778
Grade 885
Enrollment over time
796’20
737’21
682’22
713’23
734’24

Down 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%Black 6%Asian 4%White 3%Two or more races 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 Fair Haven School from New Haven families.

Other schools in New Haven School District

The district →

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.