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Bethany Community School

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Bethany Community School ranks 112 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

112^th

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of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Bethany Community School is a small elementary school in Bethany, CT, serving approximately 430 students in grades PK-6, and it ranks among the top quarter of elementary schools statewide. In 2025-26, the school ranked 111th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools (77th percentile), continuing a decade-long trend of strong performance for the Bethany School District. Bethany's academic results outpace Connecticut state averages by wide margins in nearly every subject and grade level, with particularly strong outcomes in English Language Arts and science.

Attendance is a clear differentiator. Bethany's chronic absenteeism rate is just 3.9%, compared to the state average of 16.4%, and only Prospect Elementary School (2.4%) is lower among nearby schools. Several neighboring schools have double-digit rates, including Shepherd Glen School at 21.8% and Dunbar Hill School at 12.9%. Academically, 6th-grade students shine: 82.7% scored proficient in ELA in 2025-26 and 82.5% were proficient in math the previous year, nearly double the state average. Science results are equally impressive, with roughly 80% of 5th graders proficient over the past three years. One of the school's most distinctive accomplishments is its performance for female students, who ranked 9th out of 225 schools statewide (96th percentile) in 2025-26, while male students ranked a solid 56th (76th percentile).

Bethany is part of a clear cluster of high-performing schools in the region, alongside Prospect Elementary School and Laurel Ledge School, all ranking near or above the 75th percentile. Schools just a few miles away in the Hamden School District and Naugatuck School District perform substantially lower. Bethany also serves a notably low-poverty population — just 12.8% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, far below neighbors like Andrew Avenue School (72%) and Chatfield-LoPresti School (57.5%). The one relative weak spot is 5th-grade math, which has hovered around 54-58% proficiency in recent years, below the range seen in other grades. Even so, Bethany remains one of the strongest elementary options in the area.

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 — 67th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (71% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Connecticut avg50%

112^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 153Bethany 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
2026	79.6	112 of 492	77.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	87.6	10 of 228	95.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	75.3	58 of 234	75.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	59.1	115 of 246	53.3%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)96th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

White (2026)53rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+25 vs state

Mathematics65%+16 vs state

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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	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%)	79.6	112^th of 492 public elementary schools	77.2%		81.3	95^th of 493 public elementary schools	80.7%	17	515.0	67.4	74.2	72.9	82.7	63.0	75.8	54.2	2604.0	$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%)	58.1	228^th of 492 public elementary schools	53.7%		58.5	227^th of 493 public elementary schools	54.0%	1	51.3	58.6	48.3	61.3		61.6	50.6	63.8		$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%)	79.2	114^th of 492 public elementary schools	76.8%		77.7	124^th of 493 public elementary schools	74.8%	10	514.0	66.7	66.7	73.8		72.5	70.8	69.0		$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%)	41.9	280^th of 492 public elementary schools	43.1%		58.6	226^th of 493 public elementary schools	54.2%	54	493.0	21.2	50.0	50.0	65.2	18.2	44.6	30.0	60.9	$25,553
Bear Path School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	40.3	288^th of 492 public elementary schools	41.5%		39.8	278^th of 493 public elementary schools	43.6%	10	53.4	38.8	30.8	50.0	52.7	63.3	33.8	36.2	49.1	$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%)	34.5	317^th of 492 public elementary schools	35.6%		31.3	318^th of 493 public elementary schools	35.5%	1		36.1	47.0			40.2	49.5			$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%)	81.3	100^th of 492 public elementary schools	79.7%		83.2	82^nd of 493 public elementary schools	83.4%	18	512.0	73.2	71.3	71.3		80.4	67.7	66.3		$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%)	11.7	419^th of 492 public elementary schools	14.8%		9.4	439^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.0%	20	27.5	16.7	2388.0	30.0	2513.0	2350.0	2401.0	25.0	18.4	$24,654
Shepherd Glen School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	28.5	337^th of 492 public elementary schools	31.5%		23.4	350^th of 493 public elementary schools	29.0%	13	487.0	42.5	18.5	44.4	2506.0	65.0	25.9	39.1	28.3	$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%)	35.1	314^th of 492 public elementary schools	36.2%		16.3	394^th of 493 public elementary schools	20.1%	80		38.8	56.3			34.7	41.7			$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 112^th of 492 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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