Amistad Academy, New Haven CT - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Amistad Academy

Amistad Academy is a charter school in New Haven serving all grades from kindergarten through twelfth. It operates as part of the Achievement First network, which manages schools across Connecticut and beyond. The school draws the majority of its enrollment from New Haven and serves a student body that is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment across the full K-12 span is distributed relatively evenly through the middle grades, with declining numbers in the high school years.

On state assessments, Amistad shows uneven performance across grades and subjects. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from quite low in the lower elementary grades to more moderate by eighth grade. In mathematics, the picture is similar: third through fifth grade proficiency sits in the low-to-moderate range, sixth grade performs somewhat better, seventh grade drops sharply, and eighth grade recovers partially. Across both subjects combined, the school's overall proficiency falls below the midpoint compared to other districts in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Science assessment proficiency data is suppressed at the grade level, so a full picture there is not available. The school does participate fully in state testing, with participation rates near or at full capacity.

One relevant context: the Achievement First network, which includes Amistad, was placed on probation by the Connecticut State Board of Education and subsequently had that status lifted after completing corrective actions. The required improvements focused on teacher certification compliance and student discipline practices. The network was required to ensure new hires already hold or are completing teaching credentials, and over the prior period it reduced its suspension rate to bring it closer to surrounding public schools' levels. For parents, this means the school has recently undergone external accountability review and made measurable changes to employment and discipline policies.

The school operates in New Haven, a mid-sized city with a strong civic core anchored by the historic New Haven Green, downtown cultural and retail districts, and significant employment in healthcare and higher education centered on Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital. The city is in an active growth phase, with new residential construction underway across multiple neighborhoods and a major transit-oriented development planned near Union Station. Housing values in the 06511 zip code are moderate relative to state benchmarks, and rental costs have risen modestly year over year. The neighborhood environment around the school is densely built and pedestrian-accessible, with strong public transit service.

No data on the school's high school graduation rate, college enrollment, or career and technical program offerings was available. Data on the school's special education enrollment, English learner population, and staff composition was also not provided. A parent may want to ask the school directly about graduation outcomes, pathway programs, and how the school serves students with disabilities and multilingual learners, since these details fall outside what is reported here.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

90-94%Cohort of 61 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

205 schools plotted. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 713%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 320%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 737%

School 37% · District 37%

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 48%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

This schoolAmistad Academy District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income32%Higher-income78%46 pp gap