Clinton Avenue School is a
bilingual
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(
American English
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and
Spanish
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**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
) school located at 293 Clinton Avenue in the
Fair Haven neighborhood
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of
New Haven, Connecticut
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,
USA
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. It was built in 1911 and underwent extensive renovations beginning in 2004. The original design was similar to the nearby Truman School, both
Beaux Arts style buildings.
Renovations
The school taught
kindergarten
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through fourth grade with an enrollment of 410
student
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s until its temporary closure. Its size was approximately 58,000 square feet (5,400 m²).
Renovation
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s by Boroson Falconer Architects & Engineers, headed by Ken Boroson, was completed in 2005, enlarging the school by over 36,000 square feet (3,300 m²), with a new total area of 94,000 square feet (8,700 m²). The enrollment increased to 650, supporting kindergarten through
eighth grade. The cost of renovations was $25,106,000 USD Rededication took place on October 23, 2005.
Along with the renovations was the installation of a commissioned sculpture by
Douglas Kornfeld called the "Tree of Life", a 17' tall laser-cut bright red steel tree.
Douglas Kornfeld - "Tree of Life"
Demographics
In 2022 th
enrollment
was 78% Hispanic
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, 12% African American
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, 7% white
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, 2% Two or more races
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, 1% Unspecified and under 1% Native American
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Principals
* Francis J. Smith (1960, 1961)
* John Leary (?-1983)
* Richard Whitney (1983–1986)
* Pat DeRenzo (1986–2004)
* Carmen Ana Rodriguez-Robles (2005–2016)
* Kristina DeNegre (2016-2020)
*Dr. Jamie Coady (2020–Present)
References
External links
Clinton Avenue School - Official Site
GreatSchools.Net
New Haven School Construction - Clinton Avenue School
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