Helen Street School

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Regular School · Hamden, CT

Helen Street School is a regular school school in Hamden, Connecticut, serving grades PK–06 with 280 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

280

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	114	41%
Black or African American	103	37%
White	28	10%
Asian	17	6%
Two or more races	17	6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	280	155M / 125F

English Language Learners: 45 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	38.3%	163
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	50.2%	162
Science Proficiency	20-29%	—	34

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.39 grade levels

Math

-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

111

39.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	280	100%

Contact & Location

285 Helen St.

Hamden, CT 06514

Phone: (203)407-2030

District

Hamden School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $34,453

District enrollment: 5,009

Other Schools in District

Bear Path School Elementary
Church Street School Elementary
Dunbar Hill School Elementary
Ridge Hill School Elementary
Shepherd Glen School Elementary
Spring Glen School Elementary
West Woods School Elementary
Hamden High School High

View all 9 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06514) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090186000341

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD