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New Haven’s public schools score below 94% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation

12% of students in New Haven’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving New Haven, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.

#148of 152 Connecticut townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

25%

▼ 26 pts vs CT 50%

2021–22

Math proficiency

12%

▼ 28 pts vs CT 40%

2021–22

Graduate on time

74%

▼ 14 pts vs CT 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$23.2K

▼ 10% vs CT $25.9K

FY2024

Students per teacher

13.0

CT 12.2 · larger classes

Schools in town

17,295 students on the public path

In brief

New Haven’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 30 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Haven’s, its schools beat 13%, higher than their 6% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 50% and 40% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,235 per student, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

27 elementary schools, then eight high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Common Ground High School, Amistad Academy, Highville Charter School, Elm City College Preparatory School, Elm City Montessori School, Booker T. Washington Academy, The Foote School (private), Cold Spring School (private), All Saints Catholic Academy (private), St. Thomas's Day School (private), St. Martin de Porres Academy (private), Leila Day Nurseries, Inc. (private), The Cheder New Haven (private), Calvin Hill Daycare Center & KLF Kindergarten (private), All Nations Christian Academy (private), Atlas at Neighborhood Music School (private) and Chapel Haven Schleifer Center (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind New Haven’s grade

D Test scoresD⁻ Graduation

D: better than 6% of Connecticut school districts, #148 of 152 Connecticut towns. Both inputs trail the Connecticut average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Connecticut school districts we grade (199)Better than 6%

Lower resultsHigher results

Connecticut towns with similar household incomes (30)Better than 13%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 9,212 test results and a graduating class of 1,493 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of New Haven’s students in the tested grades sat them (9,177 in math, 9,248 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Haven, with each school’s own grade.

27 schools teach K in New Haven’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A−, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
New Haven	D	New Haven
West Haven	C⁻	West Haven
East Haven	C⁻	East Haven
Hamden	C⁻	Hamden
Woodbridge	A	Woodbridge PK–6 · Regional School District 05 7–12
North Haven	B	North Haven
Orange	A	Orange PK–6 · Regional School District 05 7–12

New Haven’s public schools score below 94% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation

New Haven’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

27 elementary schools, then eight high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind New Haven’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

New Haven vs. its neighbors

Every school in New Haven

Questions about New Haven’s schools

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