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Hayestown Avenue School

Public Grades K-5

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Hayestown Avenue School is an elementary school in Danbury, Connecticut, serving 447 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Danbury School District, which is ranked 136 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hayestown Avenue School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hayestown Avenue School faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges compared to nearby schools. The school consistently underperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with the largest gaps in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts and 4th grade Mathematics. Hayestown Avenue School also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 20% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 62.42% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby Morris Street School, Stadley Rough School, and Pembroke School.

In contrast, the Western CT Academy of International Studies Elementary Magnet School, which is also part of the Danbury School District, significantly outperforms Hayestown Avenue School and the district as a whole in academic achievement, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics over 30 percentage points higher. Addressing the challenges faced by Hayestown Avenue School will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, increased resources, and community partnerships to support the school and its students.

450

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,066

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

42 Tamarack Ave.
Danbury, CT 06811

(203) 797-4771

District: Danbury School District

Students who attend Hayestown Avenue School usually attend:

Middle:	Broadview Middle School
High:	Danbury High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

White:

12.9%

Asian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg37%

Connecticut avg50%

375^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Danbury School District

136^th of 156Danbury 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	18.7	375 of 493	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	372 of 497	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	363 of 491	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	350 of 490	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	405 of 538	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	298 of 522	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	287 of 532	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	318 of 519	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	305 of 518	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.6	312 of 551	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.8	394 of 557	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.7	393 of 564	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.3	411 of 565	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.8	398 of 579	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	414 of 566	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.3	386 of 565	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.0	375 of 568	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.2	334 of 570	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	50.1	11 of 34	67.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	211 of 232	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	198 of 230	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	373 of 455	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	74 of 132	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	81 of 111	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	85 of 108	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.8	38 of 99	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	90 of 173	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.7	15 of 112	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	8 of 101	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	68 of 77	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	34 of 72	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	185 of 302	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	199 of 239	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	196 of 233	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	211 of 231	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	331 of 445	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	178 of 247	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	260 of 371	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2021)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics34%-15 vs state

English Language Arts28%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Hayestown Avenue School

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Hayestown Avenue School	Public	K-5	42 Tamarack Ave.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4771	450	33	13.6	64.4%	58 (12.9%)	22 (4.9%)	313 (69.6%)	33 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	18.7	375^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.9%		18.7	372^nd of 497 public elementary schools	25.2%	3		23.3	26.4	36.2	33.3	29.2	40.6	$15,066
Ellsworth Avenue School	Public	PK, KG-5	53 Ellsworth Ave	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4740	492	33	15.1	62.4%	47 (9.6%)	19 (3.9%)	392 (79.7%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	16.7	388^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.3%		8.8	448^th of 497 public elementary schools	9.9%	60	33.7	19.4	30.9	23.6	30.6	40.2	25.8	$17,552
Great Plain School	Public	K-5	10 Stadley Rough Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4749	271	21	12.9	42.8%	73 (26.9%)	14 (5.2%)	152 (56.1%)	18 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	73	158^th of 493 public elementary schools	68.0%		65.1	192^nd of 497 public elementary schools	61.4%	34	64.4	55.1	70.8	66.7	67.3	77.1	57.8	$18,123
Morris Street School	Public	K-5	28 Morris St.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4809	340	28	12.1	68.5%	32 (9.4%)	7 (2.1%)	280 (82.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	17.3	385^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.9%		20.8	363^rd of 497 public elementary schools	27.0%	22		22.1	22.4	30.8		39.7	34.6	$16,980
DPS Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	17 Cottage Street	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 797-4832	65	4	16.2	50.8%	8 (12.3%)	9 (13.8%)	44 (67.7%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)								(n/a)								$10,991
Stadley Rough School	Public	K-5	25 Karen Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4773	479	31	15.5	55.1%	73 (15.2%)	27 (5.6%)	341 (71.2%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	15	403^rd of 493 public elementary schools	18.3%		14.2	404^th of 497 public elementary schools	18.7%	1	27.8	25.0	31.1		21.7	33.3	29.2	$15,295
Pembroke School	Public	K-5	34 1/2 Pembroke Rd.	Danbury	06811	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4751	376	28	13.3	55.1%	82 (21.8%)	31 (8.2%)	225 (59.8%)	18 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	18.7	374^th of 493 public elementary schools	24.1%		12.3	419^th of 497 public elementary schools	15.7%	45	33.9	30.8		23.6	38.5		25.5	$17,941
South Street School	Public	K-5	129 South St.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4787	372	26	14.3	58.3%	44 (11.8%)	16 (4.3%)	266 (71.5%)	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.5%)	30.2	322^nd of 493 public elementary schools	34.7%		25.7	349^th of 497 public elementary schools	29.8%	27		28.2	31.6	43.8	35.9	59.6	42.2	$16,280
Park Avenue School	Public	K-5	82 Park Ave.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 797-4763	562	44	12.8	62.5%	71 (12.6%)	26 (4.6%)	435 (77.4%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	19.7	370^th of 493 public elementary schools	24.9%		10.4	435^th of 497 public elementary schools	12.5%	65		28.0	25.2	29.4	46.7	24.3	36.5	$15,899
Western CT Academy of International Studies Elementary Magne	Public, Magnet	K-5	201 University Blvd.	Danbury	06810	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Danbury School District	No	Yes	No	No	(203) 778-7462	330	23	14.2	47.6%	80 (24.2%)	28 (8.5%)	155 (47.0%)	27 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.8%)	79.1	115^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.7%		67.5	183^rd of 497 public elementary schools	63.2%	68		63.6	73.0	73.3	76.4	82.5	53.3	$11,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Hayestown Avenue School

What schools do graduates of Hayestown Avenue School attend?

Students who attend Hayestown Avenue School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Broadview Middle School
High : Danbury High School

Is Hayestown Avenue School a good school?

Hayestown Avenue School ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Hayestown Avenue School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Hayestown Avenue School.

What district is Hayestown Avenue School in?

Danbury School District

What is the racial makeup of Hayestown Avenue School?

Students at Hayestown Avenue School are 70% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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