Clinton Avenue School

Summary:

Clinton Avenue School is a K-8 elementary school in the New Haven School District that serves around 450 students, the majority of whom are Hispanic (80.67%) and come from low-income families (77.56% receive free or reduced-price lunch).

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Clinton Avenue School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 14-25% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 5.8-28.8% were proficient in mathematics, far below the state averages of 48.1-51.4% and 38.2-51.3%, respectively. The school has been ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Connecticut, ranking 449 out of 497 in the 2023-2024 school year with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the New Haven School District, such as Conte/West Hills Magnet School, Fair Haven School, and Family Academy of Multilingual Exploration, also perform below the state average but generally outperform Clinton Avenue School. Additionally, the school's high spending per student of $16,368 in 2018-2019 has not translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to addressing the unique challenges faced by this school.


Detail:

Public K-8

 293 Clinton Ave.
       New Haven, CT  06513


(475) 220-3300

District: New Haven School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
449th of 497 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,377 Help


Students who attend Clinton Avenue School usually attend:

High:    Wilbur Cross High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.9 Help
Number of students:  450

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
80.7%
African American:
11.6%
White:
4.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.6% Help


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Compare Details Clinton Avenue School ranks worse than 90.3% of elementary schools in Connecticut. It also ranks 12th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New Haven School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.53. (See more...)
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Compare Details Clinton Avenue School ranks worse than 82.8% of middle schools in Connecticut. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.48. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.7%), African American (11.6%), White (4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clinton Avenue School is 10.9, which is the 7th best among 22 elementary schools in the New Haven School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clinton Avenue School is $18,377, which is the 7th highest among 22 elementary schools in the New Haven School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clinton Avenue School:

SchoolDigger ranks Clinton Avenue School 449th of 497 Connecticut public elementary schools. (See Clinton Avenue School in the ranking list.)
SchoolDigger ranks Clinton Avenue School 207th of 250 Connecticut public middle schools. (See Clinton Avenue School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Hispanic students:


New Haven School District:

SchoolDigger ranks New Haven School District 149th of 158 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Clinton Avenue School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Clinton Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 18.34 485th 570 14.9%
2007 11.89 515th 568 9.3%
2008 11.20 508th 565 10.1%
2009 4.76 542nd 566 4.2%
2010 18.35 498th 579 14.0%
2011 18.33 490th 565 13.3%
2012 22.05 475th 564 15.8%
2013 14.37 494th 557 11.3%
2015 6.67 517th 551 6.2%
2016 5.54 478th 518 7.7%
2017 5.78 479th 519 7.7%
2018 15.74 442nd 532 16.9%
2019 12.36 444th 522 14.9%
2021 11.29 467th 538 13.2%
2022 11.28 418th 490 14.7%
2023 5.65 473rd 491 3.7%
2024 8.53 449th 497 9.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Clinton Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.31 292nd 371 21.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Clinton Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.11 238th 302 21.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Clinton Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.16 60th 101 40.6%
2019 36.50 72nd 112 35.7%
2023 15.16 102nd 108 5.6%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Clinton Avenue School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Clinton Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 55.54 140th 248 43.5%
2007 20.77 193rd 250 22.8%
2008 22.34 198th 252 21.4%
2009 13.94 209th 255 18.0%
2010 19.75 217th 268 19.0%
2011 14.79 226th 269 16.0%
2012 15.55 230th 272 15.4%
2013 27.15 213th 278 23.4%
2015 17.06 226th 280 19.3%
2016 8.78 216th 246 12.2%
2017 10.42 212th 250 15.2%
2018 15.57 206th 249 17.3%
2021 20.36 208th 275 24.4%
2022 15.37 190th 250 24.0%
2023 11.60 213th 249 14.5%
2024 13.48 207th 250 17.2%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Clinton Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.87 148th 244 39.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Clinton Avenue School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.76 30th 75 60.0%
2023 33.53 65th 99 34.3%
2024 40.64 57th 104 45.2%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Clinton Avenue School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 80 191 1 148 0 n/a n/a 0 420
1989 71 173 5 123 0 n/a n/a 0 372
1990 63 153 4 150 n/a n/a n/a 0 370
1991 47 149 1 181 0 n/a n/a 0 378
1992 38 147 4 207 0 n/a n/a 0 396
1993 37 167 1 213 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1994 32 173 3 259 0 n/a n/a 0 467
1995 33 182 6 250 0 n/a n/a 0 471
1996 33 182 6 250 0 n/a n/a 0 471
1997 25 185 7 234 0 n/a n/a 0 451
1998 29 194 5 236 0 n/a n/a 0 464
1999 24 168 3 266 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2000 24 134 4 288 0 n/a n/a 0 450
2001 15 121 0 271 0 n/a n/a 0 407
2002 5 128 2 270 0 n/a n/a -1 404
2003 5 128 2 270 0 n/a n/a -1 404
2004 12 126 0 278 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2005 20 146 0 312 0 n/a n/a 0 478
2006 24 160 2 358 0 n/a n/a 0 544
2007 31 132 2 350 0 n/a n/a 0 515
2008 25 134 2 351 0 n/a n/a 0 512
2009 24 137 2 383 0 n/a n/a 0 546
2010 16 119 1 319 0 n/a n/a 0 455
2011 16 147 8 371 0 0 0 0 542
2012 20 126 4 412 0 0 0 0 562
2013 30 121 4 421 0 0 0 0 576
2014 39 100 4 413 0 0 1 0 557
2015 44 116 3 435 0 0 1 0 599
2016 47 102 3 422 0 0 3 0 577
2017 40 86 1 388 0 0 3 0 518
2018 38 78 1 370 0 0 4 0 491
2019 37 75 0 379 0 0 2 0 493
2020 31 66 1 349 0 0 7 0 454
2021 31 52 0 333 1 0 10 0 427
2022 25 65 1 359 1 0 8 0 459
2023 18 52 6 363 2 1 8 0 450

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Clinton Avenue School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 420 25.0 16.8 n/a
1989 372 24.0 15.5 n/a
1990 370 22.0 16.8 n/a
1991 378 24.0 15.7 n/a
1992 396 28.2 14.0 58.6
1993 418 27.6 15.1 7.2
1994 467 30.6 15.3 82.7
1995 471 29.0 16.2 88.7
1996 471 29.0 16.2 88.7
1997 451 24.2 18.6 85.6
1998 464 25.1 18.5 83.8
1999 461 25.8 17.9 83.3
2000 450 27.1 16.6 74
2001 407 24.1 16.9 n/a
2002 404 29.0 14.0 92.6
2003 404 29.0 14.0 92.6
2004 416 23.8 17.5 94.7
2005 478 25.7 18.6 n/a
2006 544 29.0 18.8 70.8
2007 515 31.2 16.5 85.2
2008 512 33.0 15.5 79.9
2009 546 39.2 15.6 83
2010 455 35.8 12.7 94.7
2011 542 36.9 14.6 84.5
2012 562 37.6 14.9 79.5
2013 576 38.7 14.8 83.2
2014 557 35.0 15.9 74.1
2015 599 35.0 17.1 73.8
2016 577 42.0 13.7 76.4
2017 518 37.0 14.0 79.2
2018 491 38.0 12.9 81.3
2019 493 36.2 13.6 83.6
2020 454 36.2 12.5 80.6
2021 427 38.2 11.1 82.2
2022 459 37.2 12.3 69.7
2023 450 41.0 10.9 77.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Clinton Avenue School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 420 25.0 16.8 n/a
1989 372 24.0 15.5 n/a
1990 370 22.0 16.8 n/a
1991 378 24.0 15.7 n/a
1992 396 28.2 14.0 58.6
1993 418 27.6 15.1 7.2
1994 467 30.6 15.3 82.7
1995 471 29.0 16.2 88.7
1996 471 29.0 16.2 88.7
1997 451 24.2 18.6 85.6
1998 464 25.1 18.5 83.8
1999 461 25.8 17.9 83.3
2000 450 27.1 16.6 74
2001 407 24.1 16.9 n/a
2002 404 29.0 14.0 92.6
2003 404 29.0 14.0 92.6
2004 416 23.8 17.5 94.7
2005 478 25.7 18.6 n/a
2006 544 29.0 18.8 70.8
2007 515 31.2 16.5 85.2
2008 512 33.0 15.5 79.9
2009 546 39.2 15.6 83
2010 455 35.8 12.7 94.7
2011 542 36.9 14.6 84.5
2012 562 37.6 14.9 79.5
2013 576 38.7 14.8 83.2
2014 557 35.0 15.9 74.1
2015 599 35.0 17.1 73.8
2016 577 42.0 13.7 76.4
2017 518 37.0 14.0 79.2
2018 491 38.0 12.9 81.3
2019 493 36.2 13.6 83.6
2020 454 36.2 12.5 80.6
2021 427 38.2 11.1 82.2
2022 459 37.2 12.3 69.7
2023 450 41.0 10.9 77.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Clinton Avenue School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $15,155
2019 $16,368
2020 $17,485
2021 $18,377

Data source: Connecticut Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Clinton Avenue School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 444th of 522 Elementary schoolsRanks 473rd of 491 Elementary schools
 11.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Clinton Avenue School)28.613
 15.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District)30.116.7
 13.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)54.346.7
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Clinton Avenue School)17.921.4
 3.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District)30.616.5
 14.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)5549.8
 5.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Clinton Avenue School)3515.5
 19.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District)32.319.6
 12.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)54.648.8
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Clinton Avenue School)45.514.9
 30.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District)35.522
 13.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)58.151.3
 6.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Clinton Avenue School)1619.6
 3.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District)2411.6
 12.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)45.437.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Clinton Avenue School)2218
 4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District)20.512.6
 7.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)46.139.9
 6.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students493450
 8.7%
African American7552
 30.7%
American Indian02
Asian06
Hispanic379363
 4.2%
Pacific Islander01
White3718
 51.4%
Two or More Races28
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.6%77.6%
 6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Clinton Avenue School

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

High : Wilbur Cross High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 450 students attended Clinton Avenue School.

Students at Clinton Avenue School are 81% Hispanic, 12% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Clinton Avenue School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Connecticut elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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