Bear Path School
10 Kirk Rd
Hamden CT, 06514, New Haven County
Phone: 203-407-2015
Ranking: 
(375 out of 765, top 49%)*
(375 out of 765, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Hamden 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: | 33 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 37 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 449 | 463 | 468 | 466 | 457 | 464 | 464 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 14.5% | 60 | 13.0% | 63 | 13.5% | 72 | 15.5% | 56 | 12.3% | 61 | 13.1% | 53 | 11.4% |
| Grade 1: | 58 | 12.9% | 69 | 14.9% | 74 | 15.8% | 63 | 13.5% | 62 | 13.6% | 65 | 14.0% | 56 | 12.1% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 14.9% | 77 | 16.6% | 69 | 14.7% | 65 | 13.9% | 61 | 13.3% | 57 | 12.3% | 87 | 18.8% |
| Grade 3: | 74 | 16.5% | 73 | 15.8% | 57 | 12.2% | 55 | 11.8% | 53 | 11.6% | 86 | 18.5% | 72 | 15.5% |
| Grade 4: | 70 | 15.6% | 57 | 12.3% | 61 | 13.0% | 58 | 12.4% | 88 | 19.3% | 69 | 14.9% | 58 | 12.5% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 12.2% | 65 | 14.0% | 62 | 13.2% | 84 | 18.0% | 72 | 15.8% | 64 | 13.8% | 67 | 14.4% |
| Grade 6: | 60 | 13.4% | 62 | 13.4% | 82 | 17.5% | 69 | 14.8% | 65 | 14.2% | 62 | 13.4% | 71 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 226 | 50.3% | 233 | 50.3% | 231 | 49.4% | 238 | 51.1% | 223 | 48.8% | 234 | 50.4% | 242 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 223 | 49.7% | 230 | 49.7% | 237 | 50.6% | 228 | 48.9% | 226 | 49.5% | 222 | 47.8% | 218 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 48 | 10.7% | 46 | 9.9% | 45 | 9.6% | 41 | 8.8% | 39 | 8.5% | 38 | 8.2% | 33 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic: | 54 | 12.0% | 53 | 11.4% | 48 | 10.3% | 52 | 11.2% | 41 | 9.0% | 35 | 7.5% | 32 | 6.9% |
| Black: | 41 | 9.1% | 41 | 8.9% | 53 | 11.3% | 66 | 14.2% | 80 | 17.5% | 88 | 19.0% | 98 | 21.1% |
| White: | 282 | 62.8% | 301 | 65.0% | 304 | 65.0% | 288 | 61.8% | 295 | 64.6% | 301 | 64.9% | 299 | 64.4% |
| 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: | 24 | 5.3% | 22 | 4.8% | 18 | 3.8% | 19 | 4.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 13.6% | 56 | 12.1% | 45 | 9.6% | 43 | 9.2% | 43 | 9.4% | 39 | 8.4% | 38 | 8.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 3.6% | 20 | 4.3% | 18 | 3.8% | 20 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.8% | 16 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.51 | 14.32 | 13.89 | 13.51 | 14.37 | 14.10 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 64.3% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 66.7% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 74.2% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 76.8% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 82.1% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 85.7% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 77.1% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 63% | 69.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 61.6% | 69.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 62.7% | 68.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 62.5% | 71.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 68.7% | 72.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 70.1% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 68.3% | 74.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.2% | 72.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 73.8% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 74.8% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 77.8% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 68.9% | 83.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 77.4% | 80.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.4% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 80.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 73.4% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.9% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 70.1% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 71.2% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 79.9% | 84.6% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 76.8% | 85.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 81.9% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 79.6% | 85.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 82.4% | 83.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65.3% | 71.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 60% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 62.8% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 66.8% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 68% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 74.3% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 77.3% | 78.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 74.9% | 77.6% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 84.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 78% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 79% | 84.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 83.8% | 85% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 81% | 86.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.5% | 85.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 78.7% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 76.8% | 83.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 74.2% | 80.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 80.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 76% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 80.5% | 85.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 84.4% | 87.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 83.7% | 87.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 86.1% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 78.8% | 84.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 61.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 69.3% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 63.6% | 74% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 71.9% | 77.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 69.3% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 70.6% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 76.6% | 79.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 77.2% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 72.1% | 81.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 73.1% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 78.5% | 82.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 75.7% | 82.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 79.6% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 79.6% | 81.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 79.5% | 85.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 83.9% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 75.7% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 79.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 84.4% | 87.3% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 82.7% | 88% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 84.7% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 85.4% | 87.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 67% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 76.8% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 85.2% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 85.8% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86.9% | 88.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 90.5% | 88.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 86.9% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 87.9% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 68.5% | 75.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 68.3% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 77.3% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.6% | 80.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.6% | 85.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 88.7% | 86.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 86.6% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 86.5% | 84.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 72.9% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 78.1% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 84.4% | 82.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 79.2% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 81.4% | 85.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 86.9% | 86.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 81.4% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 86.5% | 84.3% |
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* Bear Path School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.