Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06515

Zip code 06515 in New Haven, Connecticut is home to six schools serving 2,244 students from preschool through 12th grade, including five elementary schools and one high school. Four belong to the New Haven School District, which ranks in the bottom 7% of Connecticut districts, while Elm City Montessori School and Common Ground High School operate as independent single-school districts. Most elementary schools serve broad grade spans: Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation, Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School, and Elm City Montessori School serve PK-8, Edgewood School serves K-8, and Barack H. Obama Magnet University School serves PK-4 only.

Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School is the clear academic standout at the 40th percentile; its 3rd grade math proficiency (52.2%) matches the state average and is more than double the district's, despite 71% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Elm City Montessori School stands out for attendance, with just 10.5% chronic absenteeism — well below the state's 16.4% and far below the New Haven School District's 30.6% — and it has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 43.9%. Common Ground High School, the only high school in the zip, ranks at the 38th percentile, graduates 88.9% of its students, and has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 9.9:1, though its chronic absenteeism runs high at 31.7%.

Barack H. Obama Magnet University School is the lowest-performing school in the zip, ranking at the 5th percentile with 0 stars, carrying the highest free/reduced lunch rate (79.3%), and posting 3rd grade ELA and math proficiency of just 17.0% and 11.3% — both well below district averages. Obama Magnet also spends the most per student ($19,107) yet achieves the worst results, while Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School spends less and outperforms it, showing that spending alone does not drive outcomes. Chronic absenteeism exceeds the state rate in five of the six schools, and science proficiency trails state averages at every grade level tested. Overall, this high-poverty area offers uneven educational opportunity: Mauro-Sheridan proves strong outcomes are possible, Elm City Montessori demonstrates the value of strong attendance, and Obama Magnet shows a clear need for targeted support.