Achievement First’s Connecticut network has been growing and achieving at high standards since the founding of its flagship school—Amistad Academy Middle—in 1999, and we are pleased to share the 2009 Connecticut state test results of our oldest elementary, middle and high school students. To view 2009 Connecticut state test results for each of our Connecticut schools and grades, please visit their individual school pages under the Schools section.

Elementary

Achievement First opened its first elementary school—Elm City College Preparatory Elementary—in August 2004 and has since opened two additional elementary schools—Amistad Academy Elementary in August 2006 and Achievement First Hartford Academy Elementary in August 2008. While Amistad Academy Elementary and Achievement First Hartford Academy Elementary continue to grow by one grade level each year, Elm City College Preparatory Elementary offers a full K to fourth grade complement. The graph below compares the Connecticut Mastery Test scores of Achievement First’s oldest elementary students—Elm City College Preparatory Elementary fourth graders—to those of their peers in Connecticut’s three biggest cities and state-wide. Elm City College Preparatory Elementary fourth graders outperformed their peers in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven in math, reading and writing proficiency by double-digit margins and surpassed the state proficiency average by six percentage points.

Middle

Achievement First’s first middle school—Amistad Academy Middle—opened in August 1999, followed by Elm City College Preparatory Middle in August 2004, Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Middle in August 2007 and Achievement First Hartford Academy Middle in August 2008. While Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Middle and Achievement First Hartford Academy Middle continue to grow by one grade level each year, Amistad Academy Middle and Elm City College Preparatory Middle offer a full fifth to eighth grade complement. The graph below compares the Connecticut Mastery Test scores of Achievement First’s oldest middle school students—Amistad Academy Middle and Elm City College Preparatory Middle eighth graders—to those of their peers in Connecticut’s three biggest cities and state-wide. Amistad Academy Middle and Elm City College Preparatory Middle eighth graders outperformed their peers in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven in math, reading and writing proficiency by double-digit margins and surpassed the state proficiency average by four percentage points.

High

Achievement First opened its first high school—Amistad Academy High—in August 2006. In 2008-09, the school offered grades nine to 11, and in 2009-10, the school will offer a full ninth to 12th grade complement for the first time. The graph below compares the Connecticut Academic Performance Test scores of Amistad Academy High 10th graders to those of their peers in Connecticut’s three biggest cities and state-wide. Amistad Academy High 10th graders outperformed their peers in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven in math, reading, writing and science proficiency by double-digit margins and surpassed the state proficiency average by eight percentage points.