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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in New Haven School District

This page covers 27 elementary schools in New Haven School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Edgewood School
Grades KG–08401 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1) · above-average investment ($25,592/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,592
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Barack H. Obama Magnet University School
Grades PK–04311 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.4:1) · above-average investment ($25,592/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
10.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,592
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
3
rank
Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation
Grades PK–08481 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,592/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,592
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School
Grades PK–08507 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1) · above-average investment ($25,592/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,592
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Brennan Rogers School
Grades PK–08317 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1) · above-average investment ($25,592/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,592
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
87%
High economic need
6
rank
Nathan Hale School
Grades PK–08530 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1) · above-average investment ($25,592/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,592
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Fair Haven School
Grades PK–08682 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.1:1) · above-average investment ($25,592/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
10.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,592
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
81%
High economic need
8
rank
Clinton Avenue School
Grades KG–08450 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.0:1) · above-average investment ($25,592/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
11.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,592
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
78%
High economic need
9
rank
Worthington Hooker School
Grades KG–08371 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.9:1) · above-average investment ($25,592/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
11.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
31/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,592
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
10
rank
Bishop Woods Architecture and Design Magnet School
Grades KG–08438 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($25,592/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,592
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
84%
High economic need
17 more elementary schools in New Haven School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
27
Elementary Schools
37
Total Schools
68
#1 Score
56
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Edgewood School
Score: 68/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.