Helen Street School
285 Helen St
Hamden CT, 06514, New Haven County
Phone: 203-407-2030
Ranking: (664 out of 765, bottom 13%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Hamden School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 330 | 288 | 267 | 283 | 299 | 306 | 343 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 27 | 8.2% | 28 | 9.7% | 14 | 5.2% | 12 | 4.2% | 15 | 5.0% | 12 | 3.9% | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 44 | 13.3% | 33 | 11.5% | 41 | 15.4% | 62 | 21.9% | 42 | 14.0% | 36 | 11.8% | 60 | 17.5% |
Grade 1: | 39 | 11.8% | 44 | 15.3% | 50 | 18.7% | 43 | 15.2% | 32 | 10.7% | 41 | 13.4% | 44 | 12.8% |
Grade 2: | 52 | 15.8% | 54 | 18.8% | 39 | 14.6% | 28 | 9.9% | 43 | 14.4% | 37 | 12.1% | 39 | 11.4% |
Grade 3: | 58 | 17.6% | 35 | 12.2% | 27 | 10.1% | 31 | 11.0% | 32 | 10.7% | 33 | 10.8% | 42 | 12.2% |
Grade 4: | 41 | 12.4% | 34 | 11.8% | 31 | 11.6% | 34 | 12.0% | 36 | 12.0% | 41 | 13.4% | 65 | 19.0% |
Grade 5: | 34 | 10.3% | 33 | 11.5% | 30 | 11.2% | 32 | 11.3% | 41 | 13.7% | 61 | 19.9% | 42 | 12.2% |
Grade 6: | 35 | 10.6% | 27 | 9.4% | 35 | 13.1% | 41 | 14.5% | 58 | 19.4% | 45 | 14.7% | 51 | 14.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 183 | 55.5% | 171 | 59.4% | 159 | 59.6% | 175 | 61.8% | 168 | 56.2% | 169 | 55.2% | 192 | 56.0% |
Female: | 147 | 44.5% | 117 | 40.6% | 108 | 40.4% | 108 | 38.2% | 123 | 41.1% | 129 | 42.2% | 147 | 42.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 18 | 5.5% | 8 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.6% | 9 | 3.2% | 15 | 5.0% | 15 | 4.9% | 10 | 2.9% |
Hispanic: | 103 | 31.2% | 93 | 32.3% | 80 | 30.0% | 85 | 30.0% | 71 | 23.7% | 72 | 23.5% | 74 | 21.6% |
Black: | 131 | 39.7% | 116 | 40.3% | 100 | 37.5% | 115 | 40.6% | 135 | 45.2% | 147 | 48.0% | 164 | 47.8% |
White: | 56 | 17.0% | 58 | 20.1% | 67 | 25.1% | 64 | 22.6% | 78 | 26.1% | 72 | 23.5% | 95 | 27.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 6.4% | 12 | 4.2% | 12 | 4.5% | 9 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 189 | 57.3% | 151 | 52.4% | 138 | 51.7% | 114 | 40.3% | 131 | 43.8% | 140 | 45.8% | 110 | 32.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 10.9% | 43 | 14.9% | 29 | 10.9% | 28 | 9.9% | 36 | 12.0% | 30 | 9.8% | 49 | 14.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.87 | 13.03 | 11.46 | 12.58 | 14.10 | 14.40 | 14.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CMT | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 64.3% | 78.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 66.7% | 80.1% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 74.2% | 80.7% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 76.8% | 82.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 81% | 83.6% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 82.1% | 84.3% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 85.7% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 77.1% | 82.7% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 63% | 69.2% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 61.6% | 69.3% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 62.7% | 68.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 62.5% | 71.1% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 68.7% | 72.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.1% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 68.3% | 74.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 67.2% | 72.4% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 73.8% | 81.7% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 74.8% | 82.4% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 77.8% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 68.9% | 83.2% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 77.4% | 80.3% |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 79.4% | 81.1% |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 80.2% | 83.2% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 73.4% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 73.9% | 80.3% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 70.1% | 80.9% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 71.2% | 81.5% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 79.9% | 84.6% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 76.8% | 85.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 81.9% | 85.2% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.6% | 85.8% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 82.4% | 83.8% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 65.3% | 71.8% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 60% | 70.6% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 62.8% | 69.7% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 66.8% | 74.4% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 74.3% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.3% | 78.3% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 74.9% | 77.6% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 75% | 84.2% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 78% | 84.1% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 79% | 84.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 83.8% | 85% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 81% | 86.5% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 80.5% | 85.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.7% | 83.7% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 76.8% | 83.5% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 74.2% | 80.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 80.2% | 82.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 76% | 83.1% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 80.5% | 85.9% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 84.4% | 87.8% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 83.7% | 87.6% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 86.1% | 85.7% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 78.8% | 84.4% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 61.1% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 69.3% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 63.6% | 74% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 71.9% | 77.7% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 69.3% | 75.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70.6% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 76.6% | 79.7% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 77.2% | 79.1% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 72.1% | 81.1% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 73.1% | 82.9% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 78.5% | 82.5% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 75.7% | 82.4% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 79.6% | 82.4% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 79.6% | 81.7% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 79.5% | 85.3% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 83.9% | 85.7% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 75.7% | 85.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 79.2% | 86.5% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 84.4% | 87.3% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 82.7% | 88% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 84.7% | 88.5% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 85.4% | 87.7% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 67% | 79.8% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 76.8% | 82.7% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 85.2% | 84.3% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 85.8% | 86.8% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 86.9% | 88.2% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 90.5% | 88.5% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 86.9% | 87.2% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 87.9% | 85.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 68.5% | 75.4% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 68.3% | 75.7% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 77.3% | 77.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 79.6% | 80.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 81.6% | 85.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 88.7% | 86.5% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.6% | 84.8% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 86.5% | 84.5% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 72.9% | 82.7% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 78.1% | 83.8% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 84.4% | 82.9% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 79.2% | 83.1% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 81.4% | 85.5% |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 86.9% | 86.1% |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.5% | 84.3% |
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* Helen Street School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.