Barack H. Obama Magnet University School

As an average-sized elementary-level community in New Haven, Connecticut, Barack H. Obama Magnet University School caters to 343 students from grades pre-K through 4, overseen by New Haven School District.

Barack H. Obama Magnet University School is one of 37 schools operated by New Haven School District, a district that hosts 17,903 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Barack H. Obama Magnet University School reports that 48% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 45% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the resource side, Barack H. Obama Magnet University School records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Barack H. Obama Magnet University School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at Barack H. Obama Magnet University School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for South Central Connecticut Planning Region indicate median household earnings sit near $88,197, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), Barack H. Obama Magnet University School is one campus in the mix.

Beecher School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Barack H. Obama Magnet University School has edged up 19%, going from 289 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 31% to 48%.

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