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Nathan Hale School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

387^th

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of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Nathan Hale School is a PK–8 elementary school in New Haven's East Shore neighborhood, serving 506 students in the New Haven School District. The school ranks 387th out of 491 Connecticut schools (21st percentile), which places it well above its district's overall standing—the New Haven district ranks 143rd out of 153 districts—but still below the statewide median. Among comparable New Haven elementary schools, Nathan Hale is the strongest: it outranks Benjamin Jepson Magnet School, John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School, Conte/West Hills Magnet School, and Fair Haven School in statewide rankings.

Nathan Hale's biggest academic strength is English language arts in grades 7 and 8, where roughly 50% of students score proficient—nearly double the district average and right at the state average. Science is another bright spot: 5th grade NGSS scores have consistently hovered near the state average and more than double the New Haven district average. Math performance is more uneven. Third grade math is strong at 45.1% proficiency versus 22% district-wide, and 8th grade math also outpaces the district by a wide margin. However, math proficiency drops sharply in grades 4 through 6, suggesting an area for growth.

The school has also made major strides in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 34.3% in 2021–2022 to 17.2% in 2025–2026, essentially matching the state average and far better than the New Haven district's 30.6% rate. This improvement coincides with the school's rebound from the 10th percentile to the 21st percentile in statewide rankings. That said, Nathan Hale remains mid-pack when compared with nearby suburban schools like Momauguin School and Savin Rock Community School. With about 64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch—a lower poverty rate than most New Haven peers—and per-student spending in the middle range, Nathan Hale appears to use its resources effectively and has become a standout within its district.

506

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,225

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

480 Townsend Ave.
New Haven, CT 06512

(475) 220-4200

District: New Haven School District

Students who attend Nathan Hale School usually attend:

High:

Wilbur Cross High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

White:

29.2%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (34% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg22%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

387^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

150^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 46% (2017) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 20Elementary Schools in the New Haven School District

143^rd of 153New 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
2026	17.2	387 of 492	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	442 of 493	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	362 of 497	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	372 of 491	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	376 of 490	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	399 of 538	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	382 of 522	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	302 of 532	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	317 of 519	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.0	327 of 518	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.9	365 of 551	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	330 of 557	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.0	351 of 564	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.8	362 of 565	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.0	403 of 579	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.3	391 of 566	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.0	409 of 565	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.1	399 of 568	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.7	401 of 570	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	13.7	201 of 230	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	356 of 455	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	95 of 130	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	90 of 132	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	33 of 111	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	36.2	67 of 99	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	38.6	180 of 302	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	8.2	217 of 231	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	345 of 445	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	32.4	249 of 371	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	25.7	241 of 296	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	150 of 258	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	160 of 252	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	166 of 250	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	186 of 249	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	179 of 250	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	195 of 275	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	191 of 259	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	150 of 249	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.0	135 of 250	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.0	167 of 280	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.2	115 of 278	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.7	158 of 272	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.9	136 of 269	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.5	151 of 268	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.0	139 of 255	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.0	144 of 252	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.3	144 of 250	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.6	165 of 248	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	176 of 235	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	60 of 104	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	32.2	145 of 218	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	33.8	164 of 244	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	7.8	165 of 175	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)40th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2021)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school

White (2018)19th percentile-25 vs school

Female (2023)13th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2023)6th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2021)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)6th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts36%-15 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 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	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
Nathan Hale School	Public	PK, KG-8	480 Townsend Ave.	New Haven	06512	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(475) 220-4200	506	33	15.3	64.2%	148 (29.2%)	61 (12.1%)	255 (50.4%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	17.2	387^th of 492 public elementary schools	21.3%		9.3	442^nd of 493 public elementary schools	10.3%	55	483.0	790.0	29.4	26.0	2476.0	26.5	50.0	50.0	45.1	20.0	25.8	2451.0	30.8	36.7	$19,225
Overbrook Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	54 Gerrish Ave.	East Haven	06512	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	East Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 468-3305	173	4	43.2	56.1%	65 (37.6%)	13 (7.5%)	84 (48.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)								(n/a)															$21,220
Carbone School/East Haven Academy	Public	1-8	200 Tyler St.	East Haven	06512	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3219	363	24	15.3	47.7%	226 (62.3%)	15 (4.1%)	92 (25.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	15.8	396^th of 492 public elementary schools	19.5%		17.4	384^th of 493 public elementary schools	22.1%	12	495.0	788.0	20.5	2409.0	40.5	35.7	2519.0	44.4	32.6	21.7	16.7	23.8	2503.0	22.2	$16,145
Grove J. Tuttle School	Public	K-5	108 Prospect St.	East Haven	06512	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3315	270	22	12.3	65.9%	116 (43.0%)	11 (4.1%)	121 (44.8%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	12.1	416^th of 492 public elementary schools	15.4%		9.3	441^st of 493 public elementary schools	10.5%	25	31.9		20.0	25.5	2453.0				18.0	31.9	19.1				$17,205
Momauguin School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Cosey Beach Rd.	East Haven	06512	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3321	302	25	12.0	71.9%	116 (38.4%)	8 (2.6%)	156 (51.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	26	349^th of 492 public elementary schools	29.1%		22.2	360^th of 493 public elementary schools	27.0%	11	51.2		31.5	33.3	51.2				31.5	29.8	34.9				$17,122
Benjamin Jepson Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	15 Lexington Ave.	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-2900	483	32	15.3	77.2%	45 (9.3%)	109 (22.6%)	288 (59.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	11.6	420^th of 492 public elementary schools	14.6%		8.4	451^st of 493 public elementary schools	8.5%	31	21.6	27.1	2376.0	37.5	21.6	30.0	20.0	22.9	15.4	2394.0	2402.0	2423.0	2418.0	2440.0	$21,009
Savin Rock Community School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Park St.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 931-6850	459	40	11.4	70.8%	88 (19.2%)	107 (23.3%)	197 (42.9%)	42 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	27.3	344^th of 492 public elementary schools	30.1%		27.6	335^th of 493 public elementary schools	32.0%	9			38.5	35.2					37.4	42.7					$18,352
John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 James St.	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2000	486	28	17.3	83.1%	10 (2.1%)	26 (5.3%)	437 (89.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	10.8	428^th of 492 public elementary schools	13.0%		8.3	454^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.9%	26	28.9	807.0	19.6	2370.0	20.0	2432.0	20.4	2557.0	26.1	28.6	17.8	2438.0	20.4	44.4	$17,716
Conte/West Hills Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	511 Chapel St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-5400	496	46	10.7	81.9%	22 (4.4%)	168 (33.9%)	261 (52.6%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	10.6	429^th of 492 public elementary schools	12.8%		7.2	463^rd of 493 public elementary schools	6.1%	34	18.2	32.7	26.9	14.3	18.2	17.9	27.3	30.8	2395.0	32.1	27.3	2427.0	24.1	15.4	$19,946
Fair Haven School	Public	PK, KG-8	164 Grand Ave.	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2600	734	53	13.8	76.0%	23 (3.1%)	43 (5.9%)	629 (85.7%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	3.1	491^st of 492 public elementary schools	0.2%		3.7	490^th of 493 public elementary schools	0.6%	1	11.7	17.9	2315.0	2343.0	11.7	2420.0	11.8	2478.0	8.2	12.5	2401.0	2399.0	7.1	2448.0	$19,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Nathan Hale School

What schools do graduates of Nathan Hale School attend?

Students who attend Nathan Hale School usually go on to attend:

High : Wilbur Cross High School

Is Nathan Hale School a good school?

Nathan Hale School ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Nathan Hale School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Nathan Hale School.

What district is Nathan Hale School in?

New Haven School District

What is the racial makeup of Nathan Hale School?

Students at Nathan Hale School are 50% Hispanic, 29% White, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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