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What's the biggest difference between Booker T. Washington Academy and what you expected?
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Enrollment
404
Elementary
STATE 378
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
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- CTest 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
16.2:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
372 students
STATE 44%
Community
6
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 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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 →
Schools most like Booker T. Washington Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booker T. Washington Academy this school | 404 | 92.1% | N/A |
| Rawson School Hartford | 198 | 87.9% | N/A |
| Lincoln-Bassett School New Haven | 236 | 89.8% | N/A |
| New Beginnings Inc Family Academy Bridgeport | 431 | 89.6% | N/A |
| Beecher School New Haven | 462 | 79.7% | N/A |
| Wexler/Grant Community School New Haven | 194 | 91.8% | 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 Booker T. Washington Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #390 of 522 | #54 of 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #365 of 519 | #53 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #244 of 613 | #35 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #539 of 558 | #87 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #417 of 560 | #74 of 92 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #11 of 594 | #2 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.7% | #14 of 176 | #2 of 32 |
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
404
-76 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 92% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 89% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 40 | 11.1:1 | 82% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 80% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 81% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 43% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Booker T. Washington Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (300 to 404); teachers up 4% (24 to 25).
About Booker T. Washington Academy
Booker T. Washington Academy is a medium-sized elementary school in New Haven, Connecticut, one of the schools in Booker T. Washington Academy District. The school reports 404 students in kindergarten through 8.
Booker T. Washington Academy District is the district for Booker T. Washington Academy.
By race and ethnicity, Booker T. Washington Academy is 75% Black. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census figures show South Central Connecticut Planning Region is about 14% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Booker T. Washington Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
The school employs the equivalent of 25 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Booker T. Washington Academy is 92%. Public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region average 51%.
The allk12 Grade for Booker T. Washington Academy is C. Compared with Connecticut public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region, median household income is about $88,197, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Booker T. Washington Academy is among the 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
The closest public school to Booker T. Washington Academy is New Haven Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Booker T. Washington Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Booker T. Washington Academy as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Charter status: Booker T. Washington Academy is a public charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 480 in 2020-21 and 404 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.3:1 to 16.2:1.
Discussions about Booker T. Washington Academy may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Booker T. Washington AcademyHow 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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