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Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School

Q: Is Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School a good school?

Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Connecticut elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School?

Students at Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School are 48% African American, 33% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public, Magnet Grades K-8

447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School is a K–8 school in Hamden, CT, serving 509 students as part of the Area Cooperative Educational Services district. Academic proficiency is far below state averages – for example, 3rd grade ELA proficiency is just 18% (state: ~50%) and 3rd grade math is 9.8% (state: ~48%). The school ranks in the 9th percentile statewide with a 0-star rating, making it one of the lowest-ranked schools in Connecticut.

Chronic absenteeism is a major challenge, affecting 23.9% of students – more than three times the rate at nearby Clintonville Elementary School (7.1%) and Montowese Elementary School (9.6%). Despite spending $27,106 per student (2018–19) – far more than Clintonville's $14,802 or Green Acres Elementary School's $15,418 – outcomes remain poor. This high spending also does not produce small classes; the student-teacher ratio of 12.2 is similar to schools spending much less.

The school's subgroup effectiveness has declined sharply, with African American students ranking at the 0th percentile in 2023–24 (down from the 59th percentile in 2020–21). Low-income students also dropped from the 41st to the 4th percentile over the same period. While early elementary grades outperform the ACES district average, the trend flips by middle school – 6th grade ELA is 25% vs. district 34%, and 8th grade ELA is 27.8% vs. 37.2%. Even Spring Glen School in Hamden, which spends far less per pupil, posts ELA proficiency rates of 43.5% to 74.5%. The data suggest that chronic absenteeism, middle-grades instruction, and support for high-need students are the most urgent areas for improvement.

509

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,820

Per pupil spending ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

670 Wintergreen Avenue
Hamden, CT 06514

(203) 281-9668

District: Area Cooperative Educational Services

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.5%

Hispanic:

33.4%

White:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (22% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg27%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

447^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

205^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

142^nd of 153Area Cooperative Educational Services 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	447 of 492	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	449 of 493	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	438 of 497	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	432 of 491	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	423 of 490	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	419 of 538	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	368 of 522	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	411 of 532	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	422 of 519	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	421 of 518	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	433 of 551	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.0	438 of 557	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.2	409 of 564	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.2	385 of 565	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.6	392 of 579	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	385 of 566	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.7	411 of 565	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.4	424 of 568	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.2	382 of 570	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	14 of 16	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.1	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.7	382 of 455	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	215 of 259	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	96 of 130	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	15.4	69 of 72	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	178 of 302	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	23.3	337 of 445	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	221 of 262	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	32.9	245 of 371	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	205 of 258	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	221 of 252	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	232 of 250	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	201 of 249	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	200 of 250	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	184 of 275	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	172 of 259	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.9	193 of 249	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	166 of 250	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.9	150 of 246	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.3	195 of 280	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.2	180 of 278	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	163 of 272	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.0	161 of 269	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.1	176 of 268	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.6	146 of 255	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	164 of 252	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.2	152 of 250	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.0	128 of 248	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.7	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	25 of 40	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	46 of 80	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	154 of 235	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	28.6	156 of 218	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	15.3	144 of 169	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	183 of 224	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	169 of 244	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2021)34th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2021)24th percentile~ school

Female (2021)16th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)4th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2024)<1st percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)47th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2021)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)28th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2022)15th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-23 vs state

English Language Arts23%-28 vs state

Mathematics15%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, December 17, 2021

This school is not safe. Do not send your child here! Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, August 24, 2014

As an elementary school it's great. Although it's a little bit unnecessarily strict (like no bringing in candy for Valentine's day or Halloween) the education is great and I felt like I got a much better education than I would have at the town's public schools and a lot of technological experience.

However, as a middle school (7-8 grade) the education is still above par but it didn't feel like anything had changed. There were no school sports or after school programs.(we did have school dances) We had been around the same people all our life (very little bullying) so we were academically prepared for high school but not socially.

All in all it is a great school (with a great library for such a small school) and I would recommend you applying your child. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	670 Wintergreen Avenue	Hamden	06514	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Area Cooperative Educational Services	No	Yes	No	Yes	(203) 281-9668	509	41	12.2	54.4%	55 (10.8%)	242 (47.5%)	170 (33.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	8.2	447^th of 492 public elementary schools	9.1%		8.7	449^th of 493 public elementary schools	8.9%	2	27.4	29.6	18.0	23.8	21.0	25.0	2507.0	27.8	9.8	17.5	2437.0	2424.0	16.7	2469.0	$37,820
Clintonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	456 Clintonville Rd.	North Haven	06473	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	North Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 239-5865	372	34	11.1	26.6%	255 (68.5%)	10 (2.7%)	57 (15.3%)	40 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	78.5	118^th of 492 public elementary schools	76.0%		81.6	93^rd of 493 public elementary schools	81.1%	25	68.8		67.9	65.5	75.0				62.5	69.6	78.1				$19,679
Green Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	146 Upper State St.	North Haven	06473	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	North Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 239-5387	404	36	11.3	24.0%	267 (66.1%)	22 (5.4%)	55 (13.6%)	36 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)	87.9	49^th of 492 public elementary schools	90.0%		86.8	51^st of 493 public elementary schools	89.7%	2	516.0		69.0	80.9	85.5				77.6	80.9	2593.0				$19,844
Pond Hill School	Public	3-5	299 Pond Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-6230	267	27	9.9	40.1%	175 (65.5%)	2 (0.7%)	71 (26.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	61.6	216^th of 492 public elementary schools	56.1%		64.8	202^nd of 493 public elementary schools	59.0%	14	58.9		55.1	53.8	65.3				68.4	52.7	54.3				$21,438
Totoket Valley Elementary School	Public	3-5	1388 Middletown Ave.	Northford	06472	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	North Branford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 484-1455	368	29	12.6	25.8%	301 (81.8%)	7 (1.9%)	34 (9.2%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	72.4	166^th of 492 public elementary schools	66.3%		71.7	165^th of 493 public elementary schools	66.5%	1	63.2		61.3	65.2	67.8				69.9	66.7	61.0				$18,239
Evarts C. Stevens School	Public	PK, KG-2	18 Kondracki Lane	Wallingford	06492	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-3750	301	27	11.1	36.5%	200 (66.4%)	7 (2.3%)	74 (24.6%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)								(n/a)															$22,367
Montowese Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Fitch St.	North Haven	06473	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	North Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 239-2564	305	29	10.5	25.2%	206 (67.5%)	18 (5.9%)	36 (11.8%)	32 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	83.5	81^st of 492 public elementary schools	83.5%		82	87^th of 493 public elementary schools	82.4%	6	509.0		74.5	65.0					83.0	78.3					$21,217
Ridge Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1341 Ridge Rd.	North Haven	06473	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	North Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 248-4050	415	29	14.5	18.6%	260 (62.7%)	31 (7.5%)	65 (15.7%)	29 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	82.4	91^st of 492 public elementary schools	81.5%		83.6	80^th of 493 public elementary schools	83.8%	11	75.0		74.6	60.0	81.7				74.6	72.3	75.0				$18,791
Spring Glen School	Public	PK, KG-6	1908 Whitney Ave.	Hamden	06517	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Hamden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 407-2045	347	28	12.6	22.2%	205 (59.1%)	41 (11.8%)	69 (19.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	64.4	199^th of 492 public elementary schools	59.6%		68.2	182^nd of 493 public elementary schools	63.1%	17	70.0		62.5	43.5	61.7	74.5			71.9	40.3	58.3	72.3			$26,334
Cook Hill School	Public	PK, KG-2	57 Hall Road	Wallingford	06492	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 284-5400	357	30	11.9	35.3%	241 (67.5%)	9 (2.5%)	77 (21.6%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)								(n/a)															$24,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School

Is Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School a good school?

Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School in?

Area Cooperative Educational Services

What is the racial makeup of Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School?

Students at Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School are 48% African American, 33% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School.

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