New Haven Independent

The lists were put out Monday by ConnCAN, a statewide school improvement advocacy organization. Every year, the organization ranks elementary, middle, and high schools in several categories, including improvement and low-income student performance.

Three New Haven Achievement First charter schools made top tens. Elm City College Prep Elementary and Elm City College Prep Middle scored in the categories of Performance Gains and African-American Student Performance. Amistad Academy made the list in the African-American Student Performance and Low-Income Student Performance categories.

Representing New Haven public schools, the following schools scored high: Davis Street elementary school, Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School, MicroSociety Magnet School, Metropolitan Business High, and Co-op Arts and Humanities High School.

Here’s how New Haven schools scored in the top-ten lists:

Elementary schools:
Performance gains-
#4 Elm City College Prep
African American Student Performance
#1 Elm City College Prep
#4 Davis Street School

Middle schools:
Performance gains-
#4 Elm City College Prep
#7 Mauro-Sheriden Magnet School
African-American Student Performance-
#2 Amistad Academy
#3 Elm City College Prep
Low-Income Student Performance
#9 Amistad Academy
Improvement
#2 MicroSociety Magnet School
#8 Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School

High schools:
Improvement-
#2 Metropolitan Business High
#3 Co-op Arts and Humanities High School

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