New Haven, CT elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1B+Worthington Hooker SchoolNew HavenNew Haven School District60%51%Exceeds Expectations371
#2C+Elm City Montessori School (Charter)New HavenElm City Montessori School District42%28%Greatly Exceeds Expectations298
#3CMauro Sheridan Magnet School (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District35%17%Greatly Exceeds Expectations507
#4C-Davis Academy For Arts And Design Innovation (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District30%19%Greatly Exceeds Expectations481
#5D+Edgewood SchoolNew HavenNew Haven School District28%29%Meets Expectations401
#6D+Beecher School (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District26%14%Greatly Exceeds Expectations480
#7D+Nathan Hale SchoolNew HavenNew Haven School District25%29%Doesn't Meet Expectations530
#8DJohn C Daniels (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District24%15%Exceeds Expectations494
#9DEast Rock Community Magnet School (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District19%22%Meets Expectations449
#10DJohn S Martinez Sea And Sky Stem SchoolNew HavenNew Haven School District18%12%Exceeds Expectations476
#11D-Clinton Avenue SchoolNew HavenNew Haven School District17%14%Meets Expectations450
#12D-Benjamin Jepson Magnet School (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District16%15%Meets Expectations500
#13D-Booker T Washington Academy (Charter)New HavenBooker T. Washington Academy District16%14%Meets Expectations444
#14D-Barnard Environmental Magnet School (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District14%18%Doesn't Meet Expectations467
#15D-Celentano Biotech Health And Medical Magnet School (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District14%15%Meets Expectations364
#16D-Truman SchoolNew HavenNew Haven School District14%13%Meets Expectations483
#17D-Rosswoodward School (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District13%14%Meets Expectations603
#18D-Contewest Hills Magnet School (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District12%14%Meets Expectations606
#19D-Barack H Obama Magnet University School (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District11%13%Meets Expectations311
#20D-Bishop Woods Architecture And Design Magnet School (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District11%12%Meets Expectations438
#21D-Kingrobinson Magnet School (Magnet)New HavenNew Haven School District10%17%Doesn't Meet Expectations418
#22FFair Haven SchoolNew HavenNew Haven School District8%12%Doesn't Meet Expectations682
#23FFamily Academy Of Multilingual ExplorationNew HavenNew Haven School District8%14%Doesn't Meet Expectations452
#24FWexlergrant Community SchoolNew HavenNew Haven School District8%10%Meets Expectations265
#25FBrennan Rogers SchoolNew HavenNew Haven School District6%8%Meets Expectations317
#26FHill Central Music AcademyNew HavenNew Haven School District6%14%Doesn't Meet Expectations423
#27FRoberto Clemente Leadership Academy For Global AwarenessNew HavenNew Haven School District6%17%Underperforms Expectations399
#28FAugusta Lewis Troup SchoolNew HavenNew Haven School District5%13%Doesn't Meet Expectations413
#29FLincoln Bassett SchoolNew HavenNew Haven School District5%11%Doesn't Meet Expectations237

How New Haven, CT's elementary schools compare

B: 1C: 3D: 17F: 8

3% of the 29 ranked elementary schools in New Haven, CT earn an A or B (0 A grades, 1 B, 3 C, 17 D, 8 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 20 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (69% here, 70% nationally), and 7 exceed it. On average 17% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 17% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Mauro Sheridan Magnet School (35% against 17%, C), Elm City Montessori School (42% against 28%, C+), Beecher School (26% against 14%, D+), Davis Academy For Arts And Design Innovation (30% against 19%, C-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): New Haven School District (9).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Fair Haven School (682 students, F, #22), Contewest Hills Magnet School (606 students, D-, #18), Rosswoodward School (603 students, D-, #17).

Of the top 25, 13 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in New Haven, CT, as grouped on its schools page; the Connecticut ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in New Haven, CT

What is the best elementary school in New Haven, CT?

Worthington Hooker School in New Haven ranks first among the 29 ranked elementary schools in New Haven, CT with a SchoolGrade of B+, 60% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 51%.

How are elementary schools in New Haven, CT ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does New Haven, CT have?

SchoolGrade grades 29 public elementary schools in New Haven, CT; 29 are ranked here.