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Church Street School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Church Street School is an elementary school in Hamden, Connecticut, serving 290 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Hamden School District, which is ranked 133 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Church Street School consistently performs below the Hamden district and Connecticut state averages on standardized tests, with only 18.4% of 4th-grade students and 17.1% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to district averages of 40.8% and 41%, respectively. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 27.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a large proportion of the student population, 71.72%, comes from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, much higher than the surrounding schools in the Hamden district.

Compared to nearby schools in the Hamden district, such as Spring Glen School and Shepherd Glen School, Church Street School has significantly lower academic performance. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Spring Glen School had 50.8% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to only 21.4% at Church Street School. Despite being in the Hamden School District for many years, Church Street School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or school ranking, which places it among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

334

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,579

Per pupil spending ?

60.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 Church St.
Hamden, CT 06514

(203) 407-2020

District: Hamden School District

Students who attend Church Street School usually attend:

Middle:	Hamden Middle School
High:	Hamden High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.5%

African American:

37.7%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (18% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg38%

Connecticut avg50%

464^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Hamden School District

133^rd of 156Hamden 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	7.2	464 of 493	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	415 of 497	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	388 of 491	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	375 of 490	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	447 of 538	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	466 of 522	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	451 of 532	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	446 of 519	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.6	448 of 518	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	488 of 551	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.1	447 of 557	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	470 of 564	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	455 of 565	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	494 of 579	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.2	487 of 566	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.7	458 of 565	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.5	456 of 568	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.6	491 of 570	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	9.1	407 of 455	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	34.7	192 of 302	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	252 of 371	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)36th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2021)32nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2021)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics18%-31 vs state

English Language Arts18%-34 vs state

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Schools Near Church Street 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	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	Total
Church Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	95 Church St.	Hamden	06514	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Hamden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 407-2020	334	22	14.9	60.8%	15 (4.5%)	126 (37.7%)	172 (51.5%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	7.2	464^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.9%		12.8	415^th of 497 public elementary schools	16.5%	49				18.4	17.1				19.1	23.7		13.5	$23,579
Helen Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	285 Helen St.	Hamden	06514	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Hamden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 407-2030	280	24	11.6	55.4%	28 (10.0%)	103 (36.8%)	114 (40.7%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.1%)	19.7	371^st of 493 public elementary schools	24.7%		13.8	406^th of 497 public elementary schools	18.3%	35	37.5		21.4		28.6				40.5		22.9	30.0	$26,421
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%)	9.4	439^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.0%		20.7	364^th of 497 public elementary schools	26.8%	75	22.0			25.6						18.6		17.1	$24,654
King/Robinson Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	150 Fournier St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-2700	412	34	12.1	80.1%	15 (3.6%)	228 (55.3%)	119 (28.9%)	28 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)								(n/a)		20.0			14.0	16.3	18.2	20.0					$21,722
Brennan Rogers School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Wilmot Rd.	New Haven	06515	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2200	203	19	10.6	93.1%	5 (2.5%)	111 (54.7%)	79 (38.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)								29.0					$25,827
Lincoln-Bassett School	Public	PK, KG-6	130 Bassett St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-8500	236	21	11.2	89.8%	9 (3.8%)	140 (59.3%)	79 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)								(n/a)	21.2			25.7									$20,581
Spring Glen School	Public	K-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%)	68.2	182^nd of 493 public elementary schools	63.1%		74.7	146^th of 497 public elementary schools	70.6%	36	78.7		50.8		76.6	63.0			42.6	61.4	78.7	55.6	$26,334
Shepherd Glen School	Public	K-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%)	23.4	350^th of 493 public elementary schools	29.0%		31.1	317^th of 497 public elementary schools	36.2%	33	22.4		28.3	40.8	26.5	37.5			41.5	53.1	12.2	35.0	$25,684
Barack H. Obama Magnet University School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	69 Farnham Ave	New Haven	06515	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-4800	343	29	11.8	79.3%	9 (2.6%)	165 (48.1%)	154 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	5.2	482^nd of 493 public elementary schools	2.2%		4.6	490^th of 497 public elementary schools	1.4%	8			14.3	19.0						16.7			$20,407
Ridge Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	120 Carew Rd.	Hamden	06517	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Hamden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 407-2035	321	26	12.3	46.4%	88 (27.4%)	88 (27.4%)	86 (26.8%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.6%)	26.4	340^th of 493 public elementary schools	31.0%		30.8	320^th of 497 public elementary schools	35.6%	20	53.7		23.7	43.9	45.5	31.3			26.3	39.0	29.6	20.8	$25,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Church Street School

What district is Church Street School in?

Hamden School District

Is Church Street School a good school?

Church Street School ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Church Street School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Church Street School.

What is the racial makeup of Church Street School?

Students at Church Street School are 51% Hispanic, 38% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Church Street School attend?

Students who attend Church Street School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hamden Middle School
High : Hamden High School

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