Summary:
The East Haven School District in Connecticut includes 6 elementary schools serving approximately 1,493 students across a wide range of grade configurations, from Pre-K early-learning centers to a Grade 1–8 academy, and ranks in the bottom 11th percentile of Connecticut districts with a 1-star rating.
Among the ranked schools, Dominick H. Ferrara School is the clear academic standout. It is the only 2-star school in the group, ranking 332 of 491 statewide, and leads the district in both ELA (41.1%) and math (39.5%) proficiency. Ferrara's 3rd-grade math performance has beaten the state average two years running, a remarkable feat given that 63.4% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Momauguin School is another bright spot: despite having the district's highest poverty rate (71.9%), its 5th-grade students nearly match state averages in ELA (51.2% vs. 53.5%) and science (51.2% vs. 52.9%). Meanwhile, Carbone School/East Haven Academy boasts the district's best attendance, with just 8.2% chronic absenteeism, and the lowest poverty rate at 47.7%, yet its math scores trail several schools — showing that poverty alone doesn't explain performance.
At the other end of the spectrum, Grove J. Tuttle School is struggling across the board, with the lowest ELA scores in the district, only 18% 3rd-grade math proficiency, and the lowest per-student spending ($14,443). Deer Run School and Overbrook Early Learning Center serve only Pre-K–2 students, so they have no test scores to compare; however, they spend the most per student ($18,090 and $19,937 respectively), and Deer Run has the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 17.7%. Overall, East Haven shows pockets of genuine strength — particularly at Ferrara and Momauguin — but consistency across all schools remains the biggest challenge for the district.
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