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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ACADEMY DISTRICT·NCES 090021701750

Booker T. Washington Academy

804 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511 · (203) 691-6535 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
Enrollment
404
Elementary
STATE 378
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
372 students
STATE 44%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
41
Grade 1
47
Grade 2
44
Grade 3
47
Grade 4
46
Grade 5
40
Grade 6
47
Grade 7
42
Grade 8
50
Student demographics
White
41%
STATE 46%
Hispanic
7519%
STATE 32%
Black
30275%
STATE 12%
Asian
21%
STATE 5%
Two+
195%
STATE 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20952%
Female
19548%

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Test scores

CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
35.0%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
29.6%
CT avg 45.9%

What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
404
+104 (+35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 12.5:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
19%
was 14%
% Black
75%
was 85%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Booker T. Washington Academy

Booker T. Washington Academy is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in New Haven, Connecticut, part of Booker T. Washington Academy District, teacheing 404 students in grades K through 8.

Booker T. Washington Academy sits inside Booker T. Washington Academy District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Booker T. Washington Academy logs that 75% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Booker T. Washington Academy has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (South Central Connecticut Planning Region) shows that the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which Booker T. Washington Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: New Haven Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Booker T. Washington Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Booker T. Washington Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Booker T. Washington Academy has expanded 35%, going from 300 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 85% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Booker T. Washington Academy
District
Booker T. Washington Academy District
Address
804 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Phone
(203) 691-6535
County
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
404
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
16.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
372 (92%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
090021701750
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Booker T. Washington Academy
How many students attend Booker T. Washington Academy?
Booker T. Washington Academy enrolls approximately 404 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Booker T. Washington Academy serve?
Booker T. Washington Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Booker T. Washington Academy?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Booker T. Washington Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Booker T. Washington Academy?
At Booker T. Washington Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 19% Hispanic, 75% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Booker T. Washington Academy in?
Booker T. Washington Academy is part of Booker T. Washington Academy District.
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