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Savin Rock Community School

Q: Is Savin Rock Community School a good school?

Savin Rock Community School ranks 335 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Savin Rock Community School is an elementary school serving grades PK-4 in West Haven, Connecticut, part of the West Haven School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 335 out of 493 schools and a 2-star rating.

Savin Rock Community School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently lower test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's relative strengths in supporting certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and a closer examination of resource allocation and best practices.

While Savin Rock Community School is the lowest-performing elementary school in the West Haven district, the other nearby schools also struggle academically. All of the West Haven elementary schools have low rankings and test scores compared to the state averages, indicating systemic challenges within the district. Understanding how the school is allocating its resources and addressing the root causes of the high chronic absenteeism rates could be important next steps in improving the school's performance.

459

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,352

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Park St.
West Haven, CT 06516

(203) 931-6850

District: West Haven School District

Students who attend Savin Rock Community School usually attend:

Middle:	Carrigan 5/6 Intermediate School
	Harry M. Bailey Middle School
High:	West Haven High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.9%

African American:

23.3%

White:

19.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg44%

Connecticut avg50%

335^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the West Haven School District

119^th of 156West 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	335 of 493	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	347 of 497	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	337 of 491	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	343 of 490	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	394 of 538	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	380 of 522	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	406 of 532	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	389 of 519	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	376 of 518	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	444 of 551	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	498 of 557	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	519 of 564	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.3	494 of 565	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.4	457 of 579	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.6	441 of 566	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.9	427 of 565	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.3	405 of 568	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	56.1	330 of 570	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	72.8	5 of 41	87.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	81.2	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	10.0	211 of 234	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	360 of 455	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	229 of 259	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	62.4	27 of 99	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	48.0	79 of 173	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	58 of 101	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	45.2	160 of 302	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.4	329 of 445	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	223 of 262	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	39.7	222 of 371	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	23.5	269 of 327	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)88th percentile+61 vs school

Hispanic (2022)73rd percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)47th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2021)40th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2021)26th percentile~ school

White (2021)18th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2022)10th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%-10 vs state

English Language Arts37%-12 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
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%)	27.6	335^th of 493 public elementary schools	32.0%		26.3	347^th of 497 public elementary schools	30.2%	12			37.5	36.1					39.8	43.3					$18,352
Edith E. Mackrille School	Public	PK, KG-4	806 Jones Hill Rd.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 931-6820	320	26	12.3	58.8%	103 (32.2%)	75 (23.4%)	107 (33.4%)	24 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	75.2	146^th of 493 public elementary schools	70.4%		70.6	167^th of 497 public elementary schools	66.4%	21				61.3					71.0	75.8					$17,524
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-4	255 Meloy Road	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 931-6880	321	34	9.4	67.3%	71 (22.1%)	54 (16.8%)	148 (46.1%)	21 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)								(n/a)				37.7						37.7					$19,340
Truman School	Public	PK, KG-8	114 Truman St.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2100	460	33	13.9	77.4%	11 (2.4%)	36 (7.8%)	375 (81.5%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.8%)	6	475^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.7%		7.2	462^nd of 497 public elementary schools	7.0%	13	17.3	16.4				13.0	17.0		18.4	16.3	13.5				$18,050
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%)	9.3	442^nd of 493 public elementary schools	10.3%		20.9	362^nd of 497 public elementary schools	27.2%	80		34.3		24.3	28.3		48.0	41.2			11.3	16.7	32.7	23.5	$19,225
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
Seth G. Haley School	Public	PK, KG-4	148 South St.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 931-6810	332	36	9.3	52.4%	111 (33.4%)	74 (22.3%)	110 (33.1%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	46.3	259^th of 493 public elementary schools	47.5%		26.6	345^th of 497 public elementary schools	30.6%	86			46.4	51.6					44.9	59.0					$20,236
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
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
Alma E. Pagels School	Public	PK, KG-4	26 Benham Hill Rd.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 931-6840	364	33	10.9	54.4%	105 (28.8%)	93 (25.5%)	126 (34.6%)	28 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	24.2	346^th of 493 public elementary schools	29.8%		54.5	230^th of 497 public elementary schools	53.7%	116			33.8	65.4					38.0	57.7					$17,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Savin Rock Community School

Is Savin Rock Community School a good school?

Savin Rock Community School ranks 335^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Savin Rock Community School attend?

Students who attend Savin Rock Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carrigan 5/6 Intermediate School
Middle : Harry M. Bailey Middle School
High : West Haven High School

What is the racial makeup of Savin Rock Community School?

Students at Savin Rock Community School are 43% Hispanic, 23% African American, 19% White, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Savin Rock Community School in?

West Haven School District

How many students attend Savin Rock Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Savin Rock Community School.

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