Amistad Academy
407 James St., New Haven, CT, 06513 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Amistad Academy
School Level Middle school
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades 5 - 8
County New Haven County, CT
Students & Faculty
Total Students 270 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 19 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 5 - 75 students
Grade 6 - 72 students
Grade 7 - 67 students
Grade 8 - 56 students
This School
(CT) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CT) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 3%
% Hispanic 33% 11%
% Black 64% 11%
% White 2% 74%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CT) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 73% 16%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 11% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(CT) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Amistad Academy School District
This School's Agency
(CT) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 1 6
Number of Students Managed 270 students 2,969 students
District Total Revenue $3,417,000 $37,230,000
District Expenditure $3,302,000 $35,824,000
District Revenue / Student $12,656 $12,540
District Expenditure / Student $12,230 $12,066
In the News:
  • Reformer Moves Inside (New Haven Independent)
    posted on October 15, 2009 at 03:33:00 pm
    As he moves forward with sweeping reform plans, the mayor has tapped a former critic and education watchdog to join the school board.
  • Sweeping Changes Proposed To Nathan Hale School In Manchester (Hartford Courant)
    posted on September 29, 2009 at 10:17:05 am
    Nathan Hale School, a major focus in the last budget season, is in the spotlight again as Democratic school board candidates propose sweeping changes for the troubled elementary school.
  • Part 1 of 2: A safe haven, raided (Yale Daily News)
    posted on September 28, 2009 at 08:03:12 am
    Staff reporter Isaac Arnsdorf reconstructs the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in New Haven's Fair Haven neighborhood in June 2007. This is the first in a two-part series. The federal agents came at dawn on June 6, 2007, pounding on doors, yelling in an unfamiliar tongue, storming bedrooms, lining up the men on one side of the room and the women on the other. In three hours, they ...
  • Brill: Another round of promises (Yale Daily News)
    posted on September 17, 2009 at 08:40:33 am
    It’s election season in New Haven, and that means it’s time to talk about our city’s public schools. Just ask Mayor-for-life John DeStefano, who somehow feels the need to make a litany of hollow promises without either any hope of fulfilling them or a serious challenger.
  • Charters get funding after all (New Haven Register)
    posted on September 5, 2009 at 06:32:27 am
    The inaugural class of seniors began their studies at Amistad Academy this week, a milestone that almost wasn’t as charter school funding sat in limbo for much of the prolonged state budget battle.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (06513)
School Zip (06513)
(CT) State Average
Population (Approximate) 35,403 people 3,282,160 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 17% 35%
Population Average Age 32 years old 37 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $30,804 $52,927
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.7 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 45 years old 48 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (06513)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 39% / 61% 62% / 38%
School Map:
1. Fair Haven Middle School - 797 students - 0.6 mi. away - view location
2. Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School - 517 students - 1.6 mi. away - view location
3. Troup Middle School - 31 students - 2.0 mi. away - view location
4. Hamden Middle School - 954 students - 2.1 mi. away - view location
5. Polly T Mccabe Center - 38 students - 2.1 mi. away - view location
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