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What's one thing Augusta Lewis Troup School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090279000580
Augusta Lewis Troup School
259 Edgewood Ave., New Haven, CT 06511 · (475) 220-3000 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
263 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
11.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
9.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Augusta Lewis Troup School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Lewis Troup School this school | 300 | 87.7% | N/A |
| Classical Studies Academy Bridgeport | 351 | 91.5% | N/A |
| West Middle School Hartford | 289 | 85.5% | N/A |
| Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School New Haven | 328 | 80.5% | N/A |
| Hallen School Bridgeport | 280 | 83.2% | N/A |
| Barack H. Obama Magnet University School New Haven | 343 | 79.3% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Augusta Lewis Troup School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #500 of 522 | #79 of 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #502 of 519 | #82 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #437 of 613 | #71 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #22 of 558 | #4 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #121 of 560 | #22 of 92 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #33 of 594 | #5 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.3% | #12 of 378 | #4 of 59 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
300
-97 (-24%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 300 | 31.1 | 9.7:1 | 88% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 25.1 | 15.7:1 | 91% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 33.1 | 12.5:1 | 91% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 84% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 33.7 | 14.0:1 | 44% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 66% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 89% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 52 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 698 | 51 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Augusta Lewis Troup School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (471 to 300); teachers down 8% (33.7 to 31.1).
About Augusta Lewis Troup School
A small elementary school in New Haven, Connecticut, Augusta Lewis Troup School is part of New Haven School District. The school serves 300 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Connecticut average about 378 students.
Within New Haven School District, Augusta Lewis Troup School is one of 37 schools. The district enrolls 17,903 students.
Augusta Lewis Troup School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 47%. Smaller groups are 36% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% White, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 14% of South Central Connecticut Planning Region residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.7 students per teacher. That is 2.9 students per teacher below the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 88% of students. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region is 37 points.
allk12 grades Augusta Lewis Troup School an F. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for South Central Connecticut Planning Region show that the median household income is $88,197, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Augusta Lewis Troup School is one of 152 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Augusta Lewis Troup School is Amistad Academy, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 24% from 2020-21, when Augusta Lewis Troup School had 397 students, to 2024-25, when it had 300. The ratio was 13.7:1 in 2020-21 and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
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South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Augusta Lewis Troup SchoolHow large is Augusta Lewis Troup School?
Augusta Lewis Troup School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-08.
Is Augusta Lewis Troup School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Augusta Lewis Troup School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Augusta Lewis Troup School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Augusta Lewis Troup School is approximately 9.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Augusta Lewis Troup School?
Student demographics at Augusta Lewis Troup School are roughly 5% White, 36% Hispanic, 47% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Augusta Lewis Troup School in?
Augusta Lewis Troup School is part of New Haven School District.
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