John C. Daniels

Summary:

John C. Daniels is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the New Haven School District in Connecticut. The school has a diverse student population, with a majority Hispanic enrollment (75.91% in 2022-2023), and has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools by SchoolDigger, with a 1-star rating out of 5.

John C. Daniels faces significant academic challenges, with students consistently underperforming the state and district averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 18.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 45.9% statewide. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 68.02% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 11.3 students per teacher, which is higher than the nearby schools, such as Forest School and Edgewood School.

When compared to nearby schools, John C. Daniels generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and lower overall rankings. However, some nearby schools, such as Truman School and Wexler/Grant Community School, also struggle with low academic performance and high percentages of students from low-income families, suggesting that the challenges facing John C. Daniels are part of a broader trend in the New Haven School District.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-8

 569 Congress Ave.
       New Haven, CT  06519


(475) 220-3600

District: New Haven School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
455th of 497 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,788 Help


Students who attend John C. Daniels usually attend:

High:    Wilbur Cross High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  513

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
79.9%
African American:
10.3%
White:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69.4% Help


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Compare Details John C. Daniels ranks worse than 91.5% of elementary schools in Connecticut. It also ranks 14th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New Haven School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.04. (See more...)
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Compare Details John C. Daniels ranks worse than 91.2% of middle schools in Connecticut. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.46. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (79.9%), African American (10.3%), White (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 69.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John C. Daniels is 13.5. 15 elementary schools in the New Haven School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at John C. Daniels is $20,788, which is the 7th highest among 22 elementary schools in the New Haven School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John C. Daniels:

SchoolDigger ranks John C. Daniels 455th of 497 Connecticut public elementary schools. (See John C. Daniels in the ranking list.)

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Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks John C. Daniels 228th of 250 Connecticut public middle schools. (See John C. Daniels in the ranking list.)

New Haven School District:

SchoolDigger ranks New Haven School District 149th of 158 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John C. Daniels

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Rank History for all elementary school students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 38.66 424th 566 25.1%
2010 38.56 430th 579 25.7%
2011 38.07 418th 565 26.0%
2012 28.14 457th 564 19.0%
2013 31.76 434th 557 22.1%
2015 26.74 417th 551 24.3%
2016 20.82 401st 518 22.6%
2017 17.07 411th 519 20.8%
2018 16.59 439th 532 17.5%
2019 21.92 402nd 522 23.0%
2021 19.18 421st 538 21.7%
2022 14.64 392nd 490 20.0%
2023 9.31 440th 491 10.4%
2024 8.04 455th 497 8.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.71 285th 371 23.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 26.85 219th 302 27.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.26 245th 259 5.4%
2021 21.35 352nd 455 22.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 15.84 372nd 445 16.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.25 76th 101 24.8%
2021 39.61 96th 173 44.5%
2022 52.57 43rd 99 56.6%
2023 20.10 98th 108 9.3%
2024 19.95 97th 111 12.6%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for John C. Daniels

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Rank History for all middle school students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 40.90 173rd 255 32.2%
2010 44.93 177th 268 34.0%
2011 52.15 160th 269 40.5%
2012 46.34 179th 272 34.2%
2013 48.84 175th 278 37.1%
2015 24.17 208th 280 25.7%
2016 15.65 193rd 246 21.5%
2018 14.07 208th 249 16.5%
2019 22.71 187th 259 27.8%
2021 22.17 200th 275 27.3%
2022 13.76 195th 250 22.0%
2023 19.58 180th 249 27.7%
2024 8.46 228th 250 8.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.19 191st 244 21.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.91 169th 218 22.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.72 165th 235 29.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.97 175th 224 21.9%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at John C. Daniels

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CT State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.73 98th 146 32.9%
2022 26.49 71st 97 26.8%
2023 42.48 50th 99 49.5%
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Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Open Quote When we moved to New Haven to teach at Yale, we chose to send our kids to a public school, but NOT Worthington Hooker. John C Daniels is a Spanish- English dual language school, and so far we have been very pleased with it. My children come from an award winning, nationally recognized dual language school in the DC area, and I have to say they are happier and learning Spanish more efficiently at JCD than they did at their previous school. In addition to Spanish, the kids have an opportunity to take advantage of JCD's excellent music program.

Is JCD perfect? Of course not. But the teachers are committed and competent, the principal is a nationally recognized administrator, and more and more parents are getting involved in the school. I look forward to seeing Daniels garner more and more attention in the community for the success and well being of its students. Close Quote



Enrollment information for John C. Daniels

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2007 13 132 0 393 0 n/a n/a 0 538
2008 14 102 0 373 0 n/a n/a 0 489
2009 38 109 5 378 0 n/a n/a 0 530
2010 52 111 4 365 0 n/a n/a 0 532
2011 70 109 8 340 0 0 0 0 527
2012 91 106 8 336 0 0 0 0 541
2013 91 93 9 313 0 0 2 0 508
2014 94 94 13 310 0 0 2 0 513
2015 95 83 14 327 0 0 3 0 522
2016 83 82 15 344 0 0 4 0 528
2017 76 77 14 352 0 0 6 0 525
2018 66 76 13 373 0 0 8 0 536
2019 58 70 10 395 0 0 7 0 540
2020 58 67 7 377 0 0 7 0 516
2021 58 69 8 372 0 0 8 0 515
2022 50 70 6 356 0 0 8 0 490
2023 40 61 7 375 0 0 11 0 494
2024 31 53 6 410 0 0 13 0 513

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John C. Daniels

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 538 35.8 15.0 90.7
2008 489 35.6 13.7 89.4
2009 530 42.9 14.8 85.1
2010 532 36.5 14.5 77.4
2011 527 39.6 13.3 82
2012 541 41.0 13.1 73.2
2013 508 38.0 13.3 78.3
2014 513 40.0 12.8 62.2
2015 522 36.0 14.5 48.3
2016 528 38.0 13.8 47.7
2017 525 37.6 13.9 46.5
2018 536 36.0 14.8 59.9
2019 540 35.6 15.1 57
2020 516 30.6 16.8 61
2021 515 35.2 14.6 64.5
2022 490 39.5 12.4 64.5
2023 494 43.5 11.3 68
2024 513 38.0 13.5 69.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John C. Daniels

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 538 35.8 15.0 90.7
2008 489 35.6 13.7 89.4
2009 530 42.9 14.8 85.1
2010 532 36.5 14.5 77.4
2011 527 39.6 13.3 82
2012 541 41.0 13.1 73.2
2013 508 38.0 13.3 78.3
2014 513 40.0 12.8 62.2
2015 522 36.0 14.5 48.3
2016 528 38.0 13.8 47.7
2017 525 37.6 13.9 46.5
2018 536 36.0 14.8 59.9
2019 540 35.6 15.1 57
2020 516 30.6 16.8 61
2021 515 35.2 14.6 64.5
2022 490 39.5 12.4 64.5
2023 494 43.5 11.3 68
2024 513 38.0 13.5 69.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for John C. Daniels

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $16,302
2019 $16,892
2020 $17,092
2021 $16,624
2022 $20,543
2023 $20,788

Data source: Connecticut Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on John C. Daniels

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 402nd of 522 Elementary schoolsRanks 440th of 491 Elementary schools
 12.6%
Ranks 187th of 259 Middle schoolsRanks 180th of 249 Middle schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (John C. Daniels)44.715.9
 28.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District)30.113
 17.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)54.345.5
 8.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (John C. Daniels)21.318.2
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District)30.616.5
 14.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)5549.8
 5.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (John C. Daniels)40.619.6
 21%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District)32.319.6
 12.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)54.648.8
 5.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (John C. Daniels)18.819.6
 0.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District)21.615.2
 6.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)52.548.3
 4.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (John C. Daniels)57.132.6
 24.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District)37.624.6
 13%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)55.348
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (John C. Daniels)22.413.3
 9.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District)2415.1
 8.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)45.439.6
 5.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (John C. Daniels)21.315.2
 6.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Haven School District)20.511.1
 9.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)46.137.9
 8.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (John C. Daniels)1428.3
 14.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Haven School District)33.825.9
 7.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)55.848.5
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students540494
 8.5%
African American7061
 12.9%
American Indian00
Asian107
 30%
Hispanic395375
 5.1%
Pacific Islander00
White5840
 31%
Two or More Races711
 57.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57%68%
 11%


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John C. Daniels ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Connecticut elementary schools.

Students at John C. Daniels are 80% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend John C. Daniels usually go on to attend:

High : Wilbur Cross High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 513 students attended John C. Daniels.


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