Fairfield Street (New Haven, Cheshire: good schools, landlord, live in)
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Thanks All. Mel, by a school outside the district, they meant he will go to another school in New Haven that is not a magnet school and not within the neighborhood. So he will be on the bus every morning. Even if you stayed in East Rock or near one of the better schools in New Haven, I was told your child will not be guaranteed a seat in that school.
Thanks All. Mel, by a school outside the district, they meant he will go to another school in New Haven that is not a magnet school and not within the neighborhood. So he will be on the bus every morning. Even if you stayed in East Rock or near one of the better schools in New Haven, I was told your child will not be guaranteed a seat in that school.
This is true. New Haven, like many Connecticut cities, bus students around the city to achieve racial and academic equality. This is one of the reasons people who want good schools and live in a city either go with a magnet or private school. Jay
I agree that Fairfield St ( I lived there behind the CVS a while while ago ) is part of a good area.
It is really the Westville Section of New Haven. It is safe and convenient. You are foot steps from both the B-Whalley and Q-Fountain St bus lines. The B-Whalley bus gets you downtown in 20 minutes. You can also walk to the Westville branch Library and Edgewood Park. You are also steps from Bills Carousel ice cream a treat to eat outside. The B bus the other direction takes you to Amity Shopping Center (Stop and Shop in the Amity area of New Haven).
I don't have anything to add on the application process into New Haven Schools, however it is not fair to discourage families from strongly considering them. They are still much better then all the PR that says run the other way. I am a product of Edgewood School and proudly graduated Wilbur Cross High School. We are used to hearing stay away from the high schools (not fair) but entering the system for K-8 they are good schools (still in 2014). In Westville, Edgewood School and Davis Street school are excellent and everyone knows that. Good luck where ever you settle, but please give Westville and New Haven a good fair look. (Also, I think you will get the best Public School customer service if you go in person to their main office by the Union Station train station).
Since the OP has a child just entering school- This is a listing of the CMT scores for CT schools 2013-
( Connecticut Mastery Tests - grade 3). Draw your own conclusions.
Thanks all for your suggestions. Someone also suggested Cheshire. I did some research and found that the rents are pretty decent. I found a 2 bedroom slightly under $1000 in rent/month. What are the pros and cons of living in Cheshire? Honestly, my biggest concern is finding good schools for my 7 and 4 year old sons. I cannot afford private schools as of yet. I am only going to be a fellow at Yale and the salary is in the lower 40s ($42,000/year).
For Fairfield Street in New Haven, the rent is also a little under $1000 bucks/month. But the uncertainty around which schools my boys will attend is very troubling.
Please share your comments and any advise that you may have. Thanks a lot.
A rental in Cheshire for less than $1,000 per month??? Seems very low. Cheshire is a very desirable town so I would be very careful on a lie priced rental there. I would consider Wallingford before Cheshire since it is closer to your job, has a wide range of housing options and good schools. Plus it has some of the lowest electricity rates in the state. I have friends there and they love it. Jay
I know I am doing more "only move to New Haven promoting," but today's article in the YDN reminded me of the new scholarship program for all NH residents who graduate from NH public schools. It should be a big factor in families deciding whether to reside in NH or out of NH. It is guaranteed payment of the child's college tuition. I pulled the description from the YDN:
"...New Haven Promise gives every New Haven public school student a full tuition scholarship to any in-state public college or a stipend of $2,000 to any Connecticut private college as long as they meet certain criteria: the student must be a resident of New Haven and earn a minimum grade point average of 3.0 throughout high school and 2.5 in college. In addition, the student must have a 90 percent or higher attendance rate, complete 40 hours of community service before high school graduation, and not be expelled. According to Melton, approximately 200 students used the scholarship last year."
“New Haven Promise is really productive about going into New Haven Public Schools and distributing material about the requirements,” said Lily Engbith ’17, one of the 17 New Haven Promise Scholars currently attending Yale.
Thanks all for your suggestions. Someone also suggested Cheshire. I did some research and found that the rents are pretty decent. I found a 2 bedroom slightly under $1000 in rent/month. What are the pros and cons of living in Cheshire? Honestly, my biggest concern is finding good schools for my 7 and 4 year old sons. I cannot afford private schools as of yet. I am only going to be a fellow at Yale and the salary is in the lower 40s ($42,000/year).
For Fairfield Street in New Haven, the rent is also a little under $1000 bucks/month. But the uncertainty around which schools my boys will attend is very troubling.
Please share your comments and any advise that you may have. Thanks a lot.
Cheshire? That's really random. Cheshire is not super convenient to New Haven unless you live on the edge by 15/91. I used to drive up there from New Haven up Route 10 and it was maddening, to say the least. So slow. I don't know why you would want to live in Cheshire with a New Haven job when there are so many good suburbs closer to New Haven.
Stylo, thanks for your sincere comments. I am glad you I saw your post because I was almost settling down for a rental property on Highland Avenue in Cheshire that's off of Route 10. The landlord told me it was 23 minutes to New Haven.
What about Wooster Square? Is it a good place? This process is getting more tedious than I anticipated
What about Wooster Square? Is it a good place? This process is getting more tedious than I anticipated
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Since the OP has a child just entering school- This is a listing of the CMT scores for CT schools 2013-
( Connecticut Mastery Tests - grade 3). Draw your own conclusions. http://www.scribd.com/doc/160050389/CMT-2013a
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