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Conte/West Hills Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Conte/West Hills Magnet School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the New Haven School District in Connecticut, with 553 students enrolled. While the school is classified as a public magnet school, it has consistently struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and difficulties serving certain student subgroups effectively.

Conte/West Hills Magnet School's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 17.7% to 40.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.9% statewide and 17.1% in the district. Additionally, the school struggles to serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Connecticut elementary schools for both female and male students in recent years.

When comparing Conte/West Hills Magnet School to other nearby schools in the New Haven School District, such as Worthington Hooker School, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming relative to its peers. Despite being a magnet school, Conte/West Hills Magnet School has not shown significant improvement in its performance over the past several years, and its SchoolDigger rating has remained at 1 star or below. The school's high rates of poverty, as indicated by the free and reduced lunch percentages, suggest that it faces significant challenges in serving its economically disadvantaged student population.

496

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,946

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

511 Chapel St.
New Haven, CT 06511

(475) 220-5400

District: New Haven School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

African American:

33.9%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (16% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg20%

Connecticut avg48%

Elementary school

463^rd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

226^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	7.2	463 of 493	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	429 of 497	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	479 of 491	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	419 of 490	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	483 of 538	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	415 of 522	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	425 of 532	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	394 of 519	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	413 of 518	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	479 of 551	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	476 of 557	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.9	466 of 564	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.0	456 of 565	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.5	468 of 579	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	426 of 566	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.2	407 of 565	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.4	398 of 568	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.5	466 of 570	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	47.8	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	7.3	216 of 234	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	431 of 455	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	226 of 242	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	228 of 259	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	30.8	80 of 111	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	72 of 99	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	145 of 173	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	60 of 112	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	38 of 101	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.9	250 of 302	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	6.4	222 of 232	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	222 of 247	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	249 of 262	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.7	312 of 371	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	226 of 252	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	213 of 250	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	228 of 249	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	209 of 250	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	251 of 275	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	203 of 259	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	178 of 249	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	187 of 250	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	172 of 246	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.7	219 of 280	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.5	205 of 278	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.2	207 of 272	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.4	200 of 269	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	202 of 268	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	181 of 255	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.4	172 of 252	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.8	179 of 250	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.2	176 of 248	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	29 of 40	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	76 of 80	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	8.3	157 of 166	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	212 of 235	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	154 of 169	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	11.7	96 of 99	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	129 of 146	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	38 of 97	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.3	8 of 75	89.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.5	195 of 218	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	7.9	161 of 169	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	208 of 224	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	148 of 167	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	12.6	220 of 244	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)38th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2024)28th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)17th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2021)16th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2022)8th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2022)4th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

African American (2022)28th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)10th percentile~ school

Female (2022)5th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2022)5th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2023)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics17%-29 vs state

Science17%-35 vs state

English Language Arts13%-37 vs state

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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
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%)	7.2	463^rd of 493 public elementary schools	6.1%		11	429^th of 497 public elementary schools	13.7%	34	12.9	20.3	13.7		11.3	14.0			17.6	28.6	14.5	19.3	11.5	10.2	$19,946
Booker T. Washington Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 State Street	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Booker T. Washington Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 691-6535	404	25	16.1	92.1%	4 (1.0%)	302 (74.8%)	75 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	24.1	349^th of 493 public elementary schools	29.2%		27.6	338^th of 497 public elementary schools	32.0%	11	15.4	19.1	23.3		30.8		28.9		23.3	33.3		61.4		21.3	$17,553
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%)	8.3	454^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.9%		10.8	433^rd of 497 public elementary schools	12.9%	21	13.7	40.4		24.4	13.7			25.0		31.1		13.2	34.0	17.3	$17,716
Family Academy of Multilingual Exploration	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Blatchley Ave.	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2500	441	29	15.2	76.4%	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	418 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)	22.7	19.2	12.2				15.4	17.3						11.5	$17,764
Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global Awareness	Public	K-8	360 Columbus Avenue	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-7600	434	33	12.9	84.8%	41 (9.4%)	76 (17.5%)	225 (51.8%)	71 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)								(n/a)						10.9									$19,556
East Rock Community Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	133 Nash St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-5900	442	36	12.2	76.9%	47 (10.6%)	157 (35.5%)	175 (39.6%)	38 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	10.1	430^th of 493 public elementary schools	12.8%		9.5	442^nd of 497 public elementary schools	11.1%	12		25.0		21.7				18.2	32.6	17.4					$20,715
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%)	3.7	490^th of 493 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.9	487^th of 497 public elementary schools	2.0%	3	13.9	11.1		7.7	8.9	13.1	18.4	16.0	8.8	12.8		8.3	9.2		$19,181
John C. Daniels	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	569 Congress Ave.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-3600	522	38	13.7	72.2%	25 (4.8%)	54 (10.3%)	424 (81.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	8.7	448^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.1%		8	455^th of 497 public elementary schools	8.5%	7	31.9	20.4	19.2			17.0			17.3	12.5	14.9	14.9			$20,940
Hill Central Music Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Dewitt St.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-6100	430	29	14.8	83.3%	14 (3.3%)	69 (16.0%)	327 (76.0%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								(n/a)		12.0			16.3			11.3							$19,610
Wexler/Grant Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	55 Foote St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-5600	194	19	10.1	91.8%	2 (1.0%)	119 (61.3%)	62 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)								(n/a)												0.0			$24,085

Frequently Asked Questions about Conte/West Hills Magnet School

What is the racial makeup of Conte/West Hills Magnet School?

Students at Conte/West Hills Magnet School are 53% Hispanic, 34% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Conte/West Hills Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Conte/West Hills Magnet School.

What district is Conte/West Hills Magnet School in?

New Haven School District

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Conte/West Hills Magnet School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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