Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to West Haven

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−

Washington School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

255 Meloy Road, West Haven, CT 06516 · (203) 931-6880 · Part of West Haven School District

West Haven’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Connecticut school districts

Students
321
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Washington School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 20.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for West Haven kids: Harry M. Bailey Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4Washington SchoolYou are here
7–8Harry M. Bailey Middle School885 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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).

255 Meloy Road, West Haven

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten66
Grade 162
Grade 263
Grade 364
Grade 466
Enrollment over time
403’20
399’21
372’22
331’23
321’24

Down 20.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%White 22%Black 17%Two or more races 8%Asian 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Washington School from West Haven families.

Other schools in West 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; West Haven’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.