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Bethany Community School

Q: Is Bethany Community School a good school?

Bethany Community School ranks 95 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Bethany Community School is a public elementary school serving 445 students in grades PK-6 in Bethany, Connecticut. Part of the Bethany School District, which is ranked 32 out of 156 districts in the state, Bethany Community School has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Connecticut elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 95 out of 493 schools and a 4-star rating.

Bethany Community School's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 76.4% of 4th graders and 83.1% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 51.4% and 52.5%, respectively. In mathematics, the school had 82.5% of 6th graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 42.9%. Additionally, the school's female students consistently rank in the top 20-22 out of 232-237 Connecticut elementary schools, with a 5-star rating.

While Bethany Community School's overall performance is excellent, the school should continue to monitor and address potential achievement gaps, particularly for male and white student subgroups. The school also has relatively low rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 11.19% to 14.83% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than many of the nearby schools, such as Maple Hill School and Prospect Elementary School, which have rates over 25% and up to 69.38%. This suggests the school may need to ensure equitable access to educational opportunities for all students, regardless of socioeconomic status.

430

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,872

Per pupil spending ?

12.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44 Peck Road
Bethany, CT 06524

(203) 393-3350

District: Bethany School District

Students who attend Bethany Community School usually attend:

Middle:	Amity Middle School: Bethany
High:	Amity Regional High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Asian:

7.2%

Hispanic:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (72% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg72%

Connecticut avg49%

95^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 156Bethany School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	95 of 493	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	49 of 497	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	95 of 491	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	86 of 490	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	86 of 538	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	152 of 522	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	129 of 532	75.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	138 of 519	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.9	173 of 518	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.6	155 of 551	71.9%	★★★★☆
2013	70.7	205 of 557	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.4	168 of 564	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	152 of 565	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	234 of 579	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.8	180 of 566	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.4	205 of 565	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.8	234 of 568	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.8	225 of 570	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	20 of 232	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	22 of 237	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	58 of 230	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	58 of 234	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	78 of 455	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	54 of 259	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	83 of 239	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.1	47 of 233	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	77 of 231	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	80 of 232	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.9	71 of 445	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	125 of 262	52.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	103 of 248	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	64 of 250	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	88 of 262	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	85 of 252	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	100 of 327	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	118 of 295	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	156 of 296	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)91st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science79%+27 vs state

English Language Arts74%+24 vs state

Mathematics68%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Bethany Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	44 Peck Road	Bethany	06524	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Bethany School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 393-3350	430	34	12.8	12.8%	351 (81.6%)	11 (2.6%)	26 (6.0%)	31 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	81.3	95^th of 493 public elementary schools	80.7%		87.5	49^th of 497 public elementary schools	90.1%	46	79.2	55.7	76.4	83.1	78.9	62.3	76.4	57.1	82.5	$19,872
Chatfield-LoPresti School	Public	K-5	51 Skokorat St.	Seymour	06483	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Seymour School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 888-4640	515	33	15.6	57.5%	305 (59.2%)	47 (9.1%)	131 (25.4%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	58.5	227^th of 493 public elementary schools	54.0%		61.5	203^rd of 497 public elementary schools	59.2%	24	55.2	49.4	50.7			54.0	65.8	63.2		$19,506
Laurel Ledge School	Public	K-5	30 Highland Ave.	Beacon Falls	06403	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 16	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 729-5355	313	28	11.3	36.4%	211 (67.4%)	12 (3.8%)	71 (22.7%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	77.7	124^th of 493 public elementary schools	74.8%		77.7	128^th of 497 public elementary schools	74.2%	4	77.2	69.6	60.0	64.9		78.3	70.0			$21,373
West Woods School	Public	PK, KG-6	350 West Todd St.	Hamden	06518	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Hamden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 407-2050	317	22	14.4	28.1%	96 (30.3%)	81 (25.6%)	67 (21.1%)	41 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.5%)	58.6	226^th of 493 public elementary schools	54.2%		59.7	210^th of 497 public elementary schools	57.7%	16		38.0		59.6	70.3	48.0		58.7	62.2	$25,553
Bear Path School	Public	K-6	10 Kirk Rd.	Hamden	06514	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Hamden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 407-2015	385	29	13.2	35.1%	151 (39.2%)	83 (21.6%)	98 (25.5%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	39.8	278^th of 493 public elementary schools	43.6%		52	241^st of 497 public elementary schools	51.5%	37	58.1	26.2	45.2	51.6	54.8	35.4	40.3	37.1	50.0	$25,326
Maple Hill School	Public	K-4	641 Maple Hill Rd.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5236	464	35	13.2	50.9%	212 (45.7%)	62 (13.4%)	153 (33.0%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	31.3	318^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.5%		34.7	310^th of 497 public elementary schools	37.6%	8		40.2	43.8			46.3	35.0			$19,301
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 New Haven Road	Prospect	06712	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Regional School District 16	No	No	No	No	(203) 578-3300	572	44	13.1	23.8%	472 (82.5%)	23 (4.0%)	42 (7.3%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	83.2	82^nd of 493 public elementary schools	83.4%		76	139^th of 497 public elementary schools	72.0%	57	73.2	64.9	74.2	75.6		75.5	81.4	67.1		$19,211
Dunbar Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 Lane St.	Hamden	06514	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Hamden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 407-2025	271	21	12.9	51.7%	37 (13.7%)	94 (34.7%)	99 (36.5%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	9.4	439^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.0%		20.7	364^th of 497 public elementary schools	26.8%	75	22.0		25.6				18.6		17.1	$24,654
Shepherd Glen School	Public	K-6	1 Skiff St. Ext.	Hamden	06514	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Hamden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 407-2070	303	26	11.6	56.1%	47 (15.5%)	118 (38.9%)	77 (25.4%)	42 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	23.4	350^th of 493 public elementary schools	29.0%		31.1	317^th of 497 public elementary schools	36.2%	33	22.4	28.3	40.8	26.5	37.5	41.5	53.1	12.2	35.0	$25,684
Andrew Avenue School	Public	K-4	140 Andrew Ave.	Naugatuck	06770	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Naugatuck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 720-5221	221	21	10.5	71.9%	79 (35.7%)	22 (10.0%)	110 (49.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	16.3	394^th of 493 public elementary schools	20.1%		18.3	376^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.3%	18		28.8	35.9			28.8	28.1			$19,957

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethany Community School

What district is Bethany Community School in?

Bethany School District

How many students attend Bethany Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Bethany Community School.

Is Bethany Community School a good school?

Bethany Community School ranks 95^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bethany Community School attend?

Students who attend Bethany Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Amity Middle School: Bethany
High : Amity Regional High School

What is the racial makeup of Bethany Community School?

Students at Bethany Community School are 82% White, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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