Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville, Yalesville CT

Original Research by School Decision on Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville

Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville is an elementary school serving grades three through five in the Wallingford School District. The school sits in a predominantly residential, car-oriented village neighborhood built mostly of single-family homes and small apartment buildings, with an owner-occupied, upper-middle-income character shaped by Italian and Polish ancestry communities and a historic mill-town past.

The school enrolls a small population, with roughly three-quarters of students white and about a seventh Hispanic; a modest share qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on the school's special education enrollment and English learner population were not available.

Across the most recent testing year, the school's overall proficiency spans a middle range. In math, students show solid results in grade three, a decline in grade four, then another dip in grade five. English language arts results follow a similar pattern: grade three is below the school's math performance there, grade four improves slightly, then grade five rebounds noticeably. Science testing occurs only in grade five, where students perform at a solid level. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's average proficiency places it in the top quartile relative to districts in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. No multi-year trend data were available, so whether these results represent growth, decline, or stability cannot be determined from the current data; a parent may want to ask the school directly about performance trends and what strategies are in place to strengthen results in grade four across both subjects, where dips appear.

The school participates in Connecticut's Smarter Balanced Assessment and NGSS science assessment and reports full participation across all grades tested. Complete attendance and disciplinary data were not available. Program offerings, staffing, and course access information also were not in the data provided.

Yalesville itself is a quiet, car-dependent neighborhood. Families here rely on private vehicles for most trips. Parks including Pragemann Park and the Quinnipiac Linear Trail offer riverfront recreation. A small Yalesville branch library sits on Church Street. The Wallingford town center, with its main library and rail station, lies several miles away. Within the village, the school serves as a primary neighborhood anchor for families with children in these grades.

The housing market is characterized by high owner-occupied single-family home prevalence and very low vacancy; homes in the area are moderately priced relative to the state median and have appreciated modestly in the past year. Mortgage rates and rents are both elevated compared to historical norms. The broader town is experiencing demographic aging, with growth concentrated among residents 55 and older, while younger family cohorts have declined. The district itself is planning a major consolidation of its two high schools into a single institution on a long timeline, a change that will reshape secondary education in Wallingford and carry substantial capital costs.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 374%

School 74% · District 62% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 51% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 55% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 50% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 52% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 66% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Science

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 66% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

This schoolWallingford 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-income31%Higher-income68%37 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income58%Higher-income77%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income55%Higher-income82%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income55%Higher-income69%14 pp gap