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Ross/Woodward School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Ross/Woodward School is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-8 in New Haven, Connecticut, with 569 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. Unfortunately, Ross/Woodward School itself has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Connecticut elementary schools over the past several years, also receiving a 0-star or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data shows that Ross/Woodward School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school's consistently low academic performance, with only 16% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA and 12.7% of 6th graders proficient or better in math, is well below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 36.1% to 37.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school also serves a high-poverty student population, with 65.72% to 79.61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, other magnet schools in the New Haven area, such as East Rock Community Magnet School and Benjamin Jepson Magnet School, generally outperform Ross/Woodward School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. Additionally, some non-magnet schools in the area, such as Worthington Hooker School, significantly outperform Ross/Woodward School on academic measures, despite serving a more socioeconomically diverse student population. These comparisons suggest that the school's challenges may not be solely due to its student population, but may also be related to the school's resources, curriculum, and instructional practices.

562

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,915

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

185 Barnes Ave.
New Haven, CT 06513

(475) 220-3100

District: New Haven School District

Students who attend Ross/Woodward School usually attend:

High:

Wilbur Cross High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

African American:

29.9%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 8th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (18% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

Connecticut avg49%

452^nd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	8.4	452 of 493	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	458 of 497	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	464 of 491	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	474 of 490	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	478 of 538	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	458 of 522	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	458 of 532	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	442 of 519	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	455 of 518	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	461 of 551	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.9	425 of 557	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	452 of 564	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	470 of 565	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	506 of 579	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.8	532 of 566	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.4	534 of 565	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.9	549 of 568	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.0	548 of 570	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	4.1	223 of 234	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	423 of 455	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	248 of 259	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	73 of 111	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	80 of 99	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	122 of 173	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	50 of 112	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.9	242 of 302	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	3.7	227 of 232	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	395 of 445	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	233 of 262	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.2	300 of 371	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	10.3	220 of 250	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	225 of 249	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	234 of 250	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	235 of 275	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	220 of 259	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	216 of 249	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	194 of 250	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.6	220 of 246	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	221 of 280	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	203 of 278	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	210 of 272	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	236 of 269	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.2	237 of 268	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	4.7	239 of 255	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	235 of 252	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.3	235 of 250	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.6	205 of 248	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	11.8	202 of 235	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	86 of 97	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	125 of 146	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	62 of 97	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.4	196 of 218	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	9.4	153 of 169	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	206 of 224	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	159 of 164	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	12.9	219 of 244	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2024)34th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)20th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)19th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2022)5th percentile~ school

Male (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2021)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)11th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2021)10th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)10th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2022)9th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-28 vs state

English Language Arts17%-34 vs state

Mathematics13%-30 vs state

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Ross/Woodward School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	185 Barnes Ave.	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-3100	562	40	14.0	78.3%	53 (9.4%)	168 (29.9%)	296 (52.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	8.4	452^nd of 493 public elementary schools	8.3%		7.8	458^th of 497 public elementary schools	7.8%	6	24.6			16.0				18.9				12.7			$20,915
Bishop Woods Architecture and Design Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1481 Quinnipiac Avenue	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-7300	408	28	14.5	81.6%	23 (5.6%)	121 (29.7%)	229 (56.1%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	14.7	405^th of 493 public elementary schools	17.8%		11.3	425^th of 497 public elementary schools	14.5%	20	35.7	15.7	29.3		31.0	23.4	20.5		19.5						$19,274
Clinton Avenue School	Public	K-8	293 Clinton Ave.	New Haven	06513	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-3300	446	38	11.7	75.8%	14 (3.1%)	38 (8.5%)	361 (80.9%)	19 (4.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)								(n/a)		15.7			16.3	19.6	17.8	15.7						0.0	$18,867
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
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
Dominick H. Ferrara School	Public	3-5	22 Maynard Rd.	East Haven	06512	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	East Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 468-3318	153	14	11.2	63.4%	64 (41.8%)	9 (5.9%)	66 (43.1%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	35.6	298^th of 493 public elementary schools	39.6%		37.4	296^th of 497 public elementary schools	40.4%	2			46.5	42.6	34.0				62.8	36.1	42.0				$20,641
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
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%)	8.4	451^st of 493 public elementary schools	8.5%		6.1	476^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.2%	25	22.0	19.1		21.7	18.0		19.1	25.5				17.8			$21,009
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Frequently Asked Questions about Ross/Woodward School

Is Ross/Woodward School a good school?

Ross/Woodward School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Ross/Woodward School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Ross/Woodward School.

What is the racial makeup of Ross/Woodward School?

Students at Ross/Woodward School are 53% Hispanic, 30% African American, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Ross/Woodward School in?

New Haven School District

What schools do graduates of Ross/Woodward School attend?

Students who attend Ross/Woodward School usually go on to attend:

High : Wilbur Cross High School

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