Alma E. Pagels School
26 Benham Hill Rd
West Haven CT, 06516, New Haven County
Phone: 203-931-6840
Ranking: 
(520 out of 765, bottom 32%)*
(520 out of 765, bottom 32%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: West Haven School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 32 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 365 | 370 | 360 | 401 | 367 | 355 | 356 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 18 | 4.9% | 18 | 4.9% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.1% | 7 | 2.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 47 | 12.9% | 71 | 19.2% | 65 | 18.1% | 80 | 20.0% | 68 | 18.5% | 55 | 15.5% | 46 | 12.9% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 20.3% | 68 | 18.4% | 81 | 22.5% | 90 | 22.4% | 60 | 16.3% | 59 | 16.6% | 59 | 16.6% |
| Grade 2: | 78 | 21.4% | 79 | 21.4% | 79 | 21.9% | 68 | 17.0% | 61 | 16.6% | 62 | 17.5% | 54 | 15.2% |
| Grade 3: | 74 | 20.3% | 74 | 20.0% | 60 | 16.7% | 73 | 18.2% | 61 | 16.6% | 48 | 13.5% | 64 | 18.0% |
| Grade 4: | 74 | 20.3% | 60 | 16.2% | 71 | 19.7% | 83 | 20.7% | 51 | 13.9% | 64 | 18.0% | 66 | 18.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 219 | 60.0% | 214 | 57.8% | 202 | 56.1% | 201 | 50.1% | 190 | 51.8% | 189 | 53.2% | 185 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 146 | 40.0% | 156 | 42.2% | 158 | 43.9% | 200 | 49.9% | 169 | 46.0% | 158 | 44.5% | 167 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 23 | 6.3% | 20 | 5.4% | 19 | 5.3% | 29 | 7.2% | 27 | 7.4% | 26 | 7.3% | 20 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic: | 66 | 18.1% | 61 | 16.5% | 65 | 18.1% | 82 | 20.4% | 50 | 13.6% | 48 | 13.5% | 49 | 13.8% |
| Black: | 82 | 22.5% | 78 | 21.1% | 85 | 23.6% | 92 | 22.9% | 77 | 21.0% | 72 | 20.3% | 73 | 20.5% |
| White: | 179 | 49.0% | 192 | 51.9% | 175 | 48.6% | 177 | 44.1% | 213 | 58.0% | 208 | 58.6% | 213 | 59.8% |
| 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: | 15 | 4.1% | 18 | 4.9% | 15 | 4.2% | 20 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 138 | 37.8% | 113 | 30.5% | 124 | 34.4% | 153 | 38.2% | 100 | 27.2% | 88 | 24.8% | 81 | 22.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 8.8% | 30 | 8.1% | 34 | 9.4% | 21 | 5.2% | 14 | 3.8% | 37 | 10.4% | 30 | 8.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.34 | 12.25 | 11.50 | 11.46 | 11.80 | 13.60 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 76% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 75.1% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 74.8% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 77.9% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 79.9% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 75.2% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 76.1% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 74.4% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 63.1% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 62% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 66.5% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 66.7% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 66.1% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 63.4% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 64.5% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 65.7% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.7% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.7% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.4% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 86.1% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 77.8% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.3% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 70.8% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 78.1% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.7% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 72.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 80.7% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 77.8% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 79% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 79.5% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 75.4% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65.8% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 68.9% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.9% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 66.6% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 64.6% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 68% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 68.1% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 69.3% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 84.4% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.9% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 83% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83.9% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 80.6% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 80.9% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 77.3% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 79.4% | 83.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 81.2% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 79.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 82.3% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 81.1% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.8% | 87.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 70.2% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 66% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 72.8% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69% | 75.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 81.9% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 84.2% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 80.1% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 86.2% | 85.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84.7% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 91.1% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 89.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.7% | 87.3% |
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* Alma E. Pagels School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.