Amistad Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · New Haven, Connecticut

Amistad Academy in New Haven, Connecticut enrolled 1,105 students in 2024-25 with 102.0 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Connecticut median of 17.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Connecticut: 88.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

1,116 students in 2022-23, 1,125 students in 2023-24, 1,105 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 112.2 to 102.0.

Students enrolled at Amistad Academy by school year2022-23: 1,116, 2023-24: 1,125, 2024-25: 1,10505001k1.5k2022-231,1162023-241,1252024-251,105
Students enrolled at Amistad Academy by school year2022-23: 1,116, 2023-24: 1,125, 2024-25: 1,10505001k1.5k2022-231,1162023-241,1252024-251,105
Students enrolled at Amistad Academy by school year2022-23: 1,116, 2023-24: 1,125, 2024-25: 1,10505001k1.5k2022-231,1162023-241,1252024-251,105
Students enrolled at Amistad Academy by school year2022-23: 1,116, 2023-24: 1,125, 2024-25: 1,10505001k1.5k2022-231,1162023-241,1252024-251,105
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,116112.210.0
2023-241,125106.510.6
2024-251,105102.010.8

10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Connecticut schools of this kind

Among the 21 Connecticut schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; Amistad Academy 10.8; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherAmistad Academy 10.8state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; Amistad Academy 10.8; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherAmistad Academy 10.8state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; Amistad Academy 10.8; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherAmistad Academy 10.8state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; Amistad Academy 10.8; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherAmistad Academy 10.8state median 17.7U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

13 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Amistad Academy enrolled 1,581 students and reported no counselor; it reported 86 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses13
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions86
  • Chronically absent37.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.2% of students were Black, 35.5% Hispanic, 1.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black60.2%
  2. Hispanic35.5%
  3. Two or more races1.9%
  4. Asian1.2%
  5. White0.9%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Amistad Academy scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtConnecticut
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240%40%50.5%
Math, 2022-2321%21% (2021-22)41.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 66 students in Amistad Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.2% across Connecticut. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtConnecticut
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more88.2%
Students in the class666640,732

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in New Haven

3 public schools of this kind in New Haven report 2024-25 enrollment; Amistad Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Amistad Academy1,10510.869.5%
Elm City College Preparatory School76019.470.4%
Highville Charter School49912.861.5%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Amistad Academy

  1. Highville Charter SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.1 miles away: 499 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Elm City College Preparatory SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.8 miles away: 760 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Amistad Academy with Highville Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Amistad Academy District spends per student$14,431 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,431
  5. The largest public schools in ConnecticutAmistad Academy is the largest of 21 Connecticut schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#1 of 21
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 17.7 for schools of this kind.10.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Amistad Academy

  1. How many students attend Amistad Academy?
    1,105 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,116 in 2022-23. It is a public school in New Haven, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Amistad Academy?
    10.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for schools of this kind is 17.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Amistad Academy a Title I school?
    Amistad Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Amistad Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Amistad Academy scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Amistad Academy?
    95% or more of the 66 students in Amistad Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.2% across Connecticut. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Amistad Academy in?
    Amistad Academy District, NCES district ID 0900024. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090002400981 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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