Hayestown Avenue School, Danbury CT

Original Research by School Decision on Hayestown Avenue School

Hayestown Avenue School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Danbury, a mid-sized Western Connecticut city with diverse character, an active downtown revitalization, and a modestly growing population. The school draws from a community with substantial economic diversity: a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly Latino, with representation from Asian, Black, and White families and a notably high share of English learners.

Academic performance at Hayestown Avenue School is below the midpoint among districts in Western Connecticut Planning Region. State testing data from the most recent year shows proficiency rates that fall well below the state benchmark across the tested grades. In English language arts, proficiency ranges across the tested grades, beginning lower and rising as students advance. In mathematics, a similar pattern holds, with the highest proficiency rate in the upper grade bands. The school achieved full participation in both tested subjects, which means results reflect the full enrollment of tested grades. Science proficiency data for fifth grade was suppressed by the state, likely indicating a small proficiency count, so no comparative reading is available there. The school's overall proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades places it in the bottom quartile of the region, which a parent may want to look into further with the school directly to understand the context and any targeted support efforts underway.

The enrollment is small to moderate for an elementary school serving this grade span, with slightly larger kindergarten and second-grade cohorts and smaller upper-grade classes. Staff and attendance data were not available, so a parent seeking detail on class sizes, teaching experience, or school-wide attendance patterns would need to inquire directly with the school or the Danbury School District.

Danbury itself offers a working housing market with mixed-income residential areas. Home values are above the state average, and rental costs reflect tight regional housing. The city is experiencing modest population growth paired with active downtown revitalization, including new residential development and mixed-use projects. A 2022 city vision plan includes rezoning, increased downtown housing, and building-height flexibility. The broader district has undergone a significant recent change: Danbury High School West opened in the past two years in response to rapid student population growth, and the district has adopted a career-academy pedagogy for secondary grades that organizes high school learning around themed career pathways. This model is not relevant to Hayestown Avenue students now but shapes the academic trajectory families would encounter moving forward through the district.

The school operates as a regular public elementary school within the Danbury School District. Program details, extracurricular offerings, and school-specific policies were not available in the data provided, so a parent considering this school would benefit from visiting, speaking with staff, and consulting the school website or district resources for specifics on instruction, enrichment, and support services.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 44% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 41% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 37 pts below county median

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 35% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 323%

School 23% · District 33% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 35% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 37%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

This schoolDanbury School 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 3Lower-income18%Higher-income33%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income24%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income35%12 pp gap