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Booker T. Washington Academy

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Booker T. Washington Academy ranks 326 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Booker T. Washington Academy is a K-8 elementary school in New Haven, CT, enrolling 404 students and operating as its own single-school district—the Booker T. Washington Academy District. It serves a very high-needs population, with 92.08% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch in 2024-25, the highest rate among nearby schools. The school ranked 326th out of 491 Connecticut schools in 2025-26 (34th percentile, 2 stars), placing it in the middle third statewide—a much stronger result than the surrounding New Haven School District, which ranks 143rd of 153 districts.

What makes Booker T. Washington stand out is its performance relative to nearby schools. Despite having the highest poverty rate in its comparison group, it ranks above nine of ten nearby New Haven public schools, including Conte/West Hills Magnet School (13th percentile), East Rock Community Magnet School (11th percentile), John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School (13th percentile), and Wexler/Grant - Lincoln/Bassett Community School (5th percentile). The only nearby school that clearly outperforms it is Worthington Hooker School (75th percentile), which serves a much lower-poverty population. Booker T. Washington also spends far less per student than its neighbors—$12,253 versus $14,977 to $17,311 at nearby schools—and still achieves stronger outcomes than almost all of them.

The school has shown notable strengths in middle-grade math, with 6th grade math proficiency reaching 61.4% in 2024-25, well above the state average of 42.9%. Chronic absenteeism, at 19.4% in 2025-26, remains above the state average of 16.4% but is better than most nearby schools, including Augusta Lewis Troup School (37.4%), East Rock (30.9%), and Conte/West Hills (30.4%). However, science proficiency is a major area for growth, with 5th grade science at 15.4% versus 52.2% statewide. Results also vary significantly by grade and subject, suggesting that particular cohorts and teachers are driving strong outcomes in some grades. The student-teacher ratio has risen from 11.1 to 16.1 over three years, which is worth watching given the school's high-needs population and limited funding.

404

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,553

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

804 State Street
New Haven, CT 06511

(203) 691-6535

District: Booker T. Washington Academy District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.8%

Hispanic:

18.6%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 18th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (38% vs 49% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

326^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 25 pts since 2018

From top 41% (2018) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

130^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 26 pts since 2021

From bottom 23% (2021) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^th of 153Booker T. Washington Academy 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	326 of 492	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	349 of 493	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	338 of 497	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.7	389 of 491	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	403 of 490	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	432 of 538	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	336 of 522	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	217 of 532	59.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.8	14 of 16	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	22 of 41	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	11.0	394 of 455	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	201 of 302	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.2	375 of 445	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	262 of 371	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	130 of 258	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.7	153 of 252	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	164 of 250	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.1	199 of 249	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	198 of 250	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	211 of 275	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	6 of 34	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	44.4	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	12 of 33	63.6%	★★★★☆
2023	36.1	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	34 of 80	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	32.2	144 of 218	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	33.3	166 of 244	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2021)29th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2021)16th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2021)13th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)82nd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)34th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2021)32nd percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

English Language Arts37%-14 vs state

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I have 3 children in this amazing school who are doing great academically. The staff is awesome! 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
Booker T. Washington Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 State Street	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Booker T. Washington Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 691-6535	404	25	16.1	92.1%	4 (1.0%)	302 (74.8%)	75 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	32.5	326^th of 492 public elementary schools	33.7%		24.1	349^th of 493 public elementary schools	29.2%	23	464.0	772.0	29.3	27.9	2424.0	60.0	2540.0	30.0	34.1	34.9	2418.0	44.4	41.5	2491.0	$17,553
Conte/West Hills Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	511 Chapel St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-5400	496	46	10.7	81.9%	22 (4.4%)	168 (33.9%)	261 (52.6%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	10.6	429^th of 492 public elementary schools	12.8%		7.2	463^rd of 493 public elementary schools	6.1%	34	18.2	32.7	26.9	14.3	18.2	17.9	27.3	30.8	2395.0	32.1	27.3	2427.0	24.1	15.4	$19,946
East Rock Community Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	133 Nash St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-5900	442	36	12.2	76.9%	47 (10.6%)	157 (35.5%)	175 (39.6%)	38 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	9.3	439^th of 492 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.1	430^th of 493 public elementary schools	12.8%	9	22.7	31.0	20.5	30.2	25.0	17.8	31.0	2536.0	13.6	2422.0	2428.0	20.0	19.0	2450.0	$20,715
Worthington Hooker School	Public	K-8	180 Canner St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(475) 220-7200	420	22	19.0	36.4%	131 (31.2%)	135 (32.1%)	45 (10.7%)	82 (19.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	77.9	124^th of 492 public elementary schools	74.8%		65.9	196^th of 493 public elementary schools	60.2%	72	76.3	48.9	63.6	2469.0	76.3	58.5	69.0	51.1	72.7	2470.0	2590.0	2580.0	2616.0	2579.0	$18,846
John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 James St.	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2000	486	28	17.3	83.1%	10 (2.1%)	26 (5.3%)	437 (89.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	10.8	428^th of 492 public elementary schools	13.0%		8.3	454^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.9%	26	28.9	807.0	19.6	2370.0	20.0	2432.0	20.4	2557.0	26.1	28.6	17.8	2438.0	20.4	44.4	$17,716
Family Academy of Multilingual Exploration	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Blatchley Ave.	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2500	441	29	15.2	76.4%	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	418 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)	462.0	782.0	2327.0	2360.0	2375.0	2415.0	2402.0	20.8	22.5	17.4	2406.0	2421.0	2434.0	22.9	$17,764
Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	400 Canner Street	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-3400	328	33	9.8	80.5%	11 (3.4%)	155 (47.3%)	122 (37.2%)	24 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)								(n/a)	26.9	33.3	2373.0	2415.0	2444.0	2458.0	28.6	41.7	2427.0	32.1	2449.0	2448.0	2470.0	2516.0	$21,345
Wexler/Grant - Lincoln/Bassett Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 Bassett St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-8500	194	19	10.1	91.8%	2 (1.0%)	119 (61.3%)	62 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	6.4	465^th of 492 public elementary schools	5.5%					(n/a)	28.6	772.0	2334.0	14.0	20.0	12.0	2460.0	25.0	2348.0	14.0	2427.0	12.0	2432.0	2457.0	$24,085
Fair Haven School	Public	PK, KG-8	164 Grand Ave.	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2600	734	53	13.8	76.0%	23 (3.1%)	43 (5.9%)	629 (85.7%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	3.1	491^st of 492 public elementary schools	0.2%		3.7	490^th of 493 public elementary schools	0.6%	1	11.7	17.9	2315.0	2343.0	11.7	2420.0	11.8	2478.0	8.2	12.5	2401.0	2399.0	7.1	2448.0	$19,181
Clinton Avenue School	Public	K-8	293 Clinton Ave.	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-3300	446	38	11.7	75.8%	14 (3.1%)	38 (8.5%)	361 (80.9%)	19 (4.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	4.8	483^rd of 492 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)	459.0	21.3	14.0	17.8	2382.0	14.3	17.6	2491.0	14.0	2393.0	2397.0	2410.0	13.7	2432.0	$18,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Booker T. Washington Academy

What is the racial makeup of Booker T. Washington Academy?

Students at Booker T. Washington Academy are 75% African American, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Booker T. Washington Academy in?

Booker T. Washington Academy District

How many students attend Booker T. Washington Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Booker T. Washington Academy.

Is Booker T. Washington Academy a good school?

Booker T. Washington Academy ranks 326^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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