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How has Hayestown Avenue School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090102000152
Hayestown Avenue School
42 Tamarack Ave., Danbury, CT 06811 · (203) 797-4771 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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
13.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
290 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
28.1%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
34.2%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 Hayestown Avenue School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayestown Avenue School this school | 450 | 64.4% | N/A |
| Jefferson Marine Science Elementary School Norwalk | 457 | 64.6% | N/A |
| Shelter Rock School Danbury | 527 | 59.4% | N/A |
| K. T. Murphy School Stamford | 390 | 70.0% | N/A |
| South Street School Danbury | 372 | 58.3% | N/A |
| Toquam Magnet School Stamford | 532 | 63.9% | 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 Hayestown Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #364 of 522 | #70 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #411 of 519 | #67 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #164 of 613 | #35 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #400 of 558 | #69 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #330 of 560 | #45 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #157 of 594 | #5 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #263 of 378 | #44 of 63 |
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
450
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 450 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 64% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 32.3 | 13.8:1 | 62% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 33.4 | 13.5:1 | 47% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 56% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 31.5 | 15.4:1 | 64% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 60% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 61% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 17 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayestown Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (484 to 450); teachers up 5% (31.5 to 33).
About Hayestown Avenue School
Hayestown Avenue School is a medium-sized elementary school in Danbury, Connecticut, (ZIP code 06811). A total of 450 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
Danbury School District runs 19 schools with a combined 11,833 students. Hayestown Avenue School is one of them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Hayestown Avenue School, at 70%. The next largest groups are 13% White, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. In Western Connecticut Planning Region overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Hayestown Avenue School employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. Hayestown Avenue School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 64%. On average, public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region report 33%.
allk12 grades Hayestown Avenue School a C. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Western Connecticut Planning Region, the median household income is $128,188, about 56% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region has 149 public schools and roughly 90,520 students.
The next-closest public school is Henry Abbott Technical High School, about 0.2 miles away. Hayestown Avenue School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 461 to 450, a small change.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Hayestown Avenue School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danbury School District
- Danbury High SchoolHigh · 3,612 students
- Broadview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Rogers Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Westside Middle School AcademyMiddle · 736 students
- Park Avenue SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Shelter Rock SchoolElementary · 527 students
Other schools in Danbury
- Danbury High SchoolHigh · 3,612 students
- Broadview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Rogers Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Westside Middle School AcademyMiddle · 736 students
- Henry Abbott Technical High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Park Avenue SchoolElementary · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Henry Abbott Technical High School0.2 mi · 721
- Broadview Middle School0.8 mi · 1,070
- Ellsworth Avenue School0.9 mi · 492
- Danbury High School1.0 mi · 3,612
- Great Plain School1.0 mi · 271
- DPS Early Childhood Center at Granville1.1 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About Hayestown Avenue SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hayestown Avenue School?
Hayestown Avenue School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hayestown Avenue School serve?
Hayestown Avenue School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hayestown Avenue School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Hayestown Avenue School.
How diverse is Hayestown Avenue School?
Hayestown Avenue School reports a student body of 13% White, 70% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hayestown Avenue School in?
Hayestown Avenue School is part of Danbury School District.
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