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Beecher School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Beecher School is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-8 in New Haven, Connecticut, with 473 students. The school is part of the New Haven School District, which is ranked 147 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beecher School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently low test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, and performance that lags behind other magnet schools in the area, such as Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School and Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation. The school's test scores are well below the state averages, with only 30.2% of 8th graders proficient or better in ELA and math proficiency rates ranging from 12.5% for 3rd grade to 34.1% for 6th grade.

Beecher School also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62% to 77.8% in recent years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families. While the school's per-student spending is on par with or slightly higher than nearby schools, its underperformance suggests that factors beyond funding, such as student engagement, teacher quality, and school leadership, may be more significant contributors to the school's challenges. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve instructional practices and provide targeted support for the school's most vulnerable populations.

462

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,829

Per pupil spending ?

79.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Jewel Street
New Haven, CT 06511

(475) 220-3800

District: New Haven School District

Students who attend Beecher School usually attend:

High:

James Hillhouse High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.5%

Hispanic:

29.7%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New Haven School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (23% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg21%

Connecticut avg48%

Elementary school

402^nd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

182^nd of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 18Elementary Schools in the New Haven School District

147^th of 156New Haven 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	402 of 493	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	393 of 497	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	368 of 491	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	393 of 490	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	427 of 538	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	376 of 522	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	409 of 532	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	445 of 519	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	441 of 518	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	477 of 551	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	501 of 557	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	496 of 564	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.9	522 of 565	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	530 of 579	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.9	531 of 566	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.4	520 of 565	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	538 of 568	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.3	539 of 570	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	46.4	18 of 41	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	26.0	221 of 302	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.7	355 of 445	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	263 of 371	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	182 of 252	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	202 of 250	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	179 of 249	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	185 of 250	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	180 of 275	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	192 of 259	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	218 of 250	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.7	218 of 280	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	222 of 278	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	217 of 272	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	221 of 269	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.9	238 of 268	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	225 of 255	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	230 of 252	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.8	215 of 250	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	30.8	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.5	10 of 80	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.2	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	156 of 235	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	49.4	104 of 218	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.3	181 of 224	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	55.3	107 of 244	56.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2021)56th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2021)29th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)27th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)20th percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)56th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2021)34th percentile~ school

African American (2022)30th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)19th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-20 vs state

Science26%-25 vs state

Mathematics21%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Beecher 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	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Beecher School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	100 Jewel Street	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-3800	462	27	16.9	79.7%	34 (7.4%)	252 (54.5%)	137 (29.7%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	15.3	402^nd of 493 public elementary schools	18.5%		15.5	393^rd of 497 public elementary schools	20.9%	9		25.6						30.2	12.5	20.5		34.1		16.3	$18,829
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
Elm City Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	495 Blake Street	New Haven	06515	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Elm City Montessori School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-4100	312	20	15.6	43.9%	104 (33.3%)	82 (26.3%)	88 (28.2%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)								(n/a)			40.0						29.4						$18,508
Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	191 Fountain St.	New Haven	06515	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-2800	482	32	15.0	71.0%	56 (11.6%)	251 (52.1%)	129 (26.8%)	26 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	40.5	275^th of 493 public elementary schools	44.2%		30.5	322^nd of 497 public elementary schools	35.2%	47		30.4	45.8	34.7	49.0	52.2			41.7	51.0	37.3	47.8	27.3	32.1	$20,325
Edgewood School	Public	K-8	737 Edgewood Ave.	New Haven	06515	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(475) 220-8000	397	27	14.9	59.9%	88 (22.2%)	171 (43.1%)	94 (23.7%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	19.2	373^rd of 493 public elementary schools	24.3%		14.3	399^th of 497 public elementary schools	19.7%	26	40.7		29.8			26.8	38.6		34.0	25.0	25.9	22.0			$17,725
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
Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	35 Davis St.	New Haven	06515	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-7800	489	31	15.6	63.2%	44 (9.0%)	279 (57.1%)	126 (25.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	14.6	406^th of 493 public elementary schools	17.6%		12.6	417^th of 497 public elementary schools	16.1%	11	25.5	19.1	16.7	34.0	27.7	45.8	31.3		12.5	30.0	14.9	18.8	20.8	14.9	$19,415
Augusta Lewis Troup School	Public	PK, KG-8	259 Edgewood Ave.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-3000	300	31	9.6	87.7%	14 (4.7%)	140 (46.7%)	107 (35.7%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.3%)								(n/a)							20.0		20.0						$20,161
Barnard Environmental Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	170 Derby Ave.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-3500	496	30	16.4	76.8%	50 (10.1%)	181 (36.5%)	156 (31.5%)	79 (15.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	11.8	418^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.2%		6.3	475^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.4%	57	26.4		23.5		24.5	20.8	26.1		31.4						$19,448
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Beecher School

How many students attend Beecher School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Beecher School.

What schools do graduates of Beecher School attend?

Students who attend Beecher School usually go on to attend:

High : James Hillhouse High School

Is Beecher School a good school?

Beecher School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Beecher School in?

New Haven School District

What is the racial makeup of Beecher School?

Students at Beecher School are 55% African American, 30% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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