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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090279000542
Barnard Environmental Magnet School
170 Derby Ave., New Haven, CT 06511 · (475) 220-3500 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
381 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
23.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
11.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Barnard Environmental Magnet School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard Environmental Magnet School this school | 496 | 76.8% | N/A |
| East Rock Community Magnet School New Haven | 442 | 76.9% | N/A |
| Waddell School Manchester | 476 | 63.4% | N/A |
| Academy of International Studies Elementary School South Windsor | 497 | 60.6% | N/A |
| Savin Rock Community School West Haven | 459 | 70.8% | N/A |
| Breakthrough Magnet School North Hartford | 289 | 67.8% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barnard Environmental Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #490 of 522 | #75 of 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #438 of 519 | #70 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #104 of 613 | #8 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #544 of 558 | #88 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #24 of 560 | #5 of 92 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #97 of 594 | #23 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #250 of 378 | #46 of 59 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
496
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 496 | 30.2 | 16.4:1 | 77% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 32.2 | 15.6:1 | 76% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 38.2 | 12.2:1 | 78% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 76% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 41.2 | 13.0:1 | 42% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 52% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 72% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 14 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 10 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barnard Environmental Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (536 to 496); teachers down 27% (41.2 to 30.2).
About Barnard Environmental Magnet School
The public elementary school Barnard Environmental Magnet School is located in New Haven, Connecticut. It teaches 496 students in pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Connecticut have about 378 students on average; enrollment here is 31% higher.
A total of 37 schools make up New Haven School District, with 17,903 students enrolled.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Barnard Environmental Magnet School is Black, with 36% of students. The remaining shares are 31% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 10% White, and 5% multiracial. South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Barnard Environmental Magnet School scores 73%.
Its ratio of 16.4:1 is based on 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Connecticut average 12.6:1, 3.8 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 77%. Public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region average 51%.
Barnard Environmental Magnet School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for South Central Connecticut Planning Region show that median household income comes to about $88,197, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 152, with about 72,909 students.
Of the public schools around it, Barnard Environmental Magnet School is closest to Augusta Lewis Troup School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's student count increased 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 13.1:1 to 16.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Barnard Environmental Magnet SchoolHow many students attend Barnard Environmental Magnet School?
Barnard Environmental Magnet School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-08.
Is Barnard Environmental Magnet School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barnard Environmental Magnet School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Barnard Environmental Magnet School have?
Barnard Environmental Magnet School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Barnard Environmental Magnet School?
Student demographics at Barnard Environmental Magnet School are roughly 10% White, 31% Hispanic, 36% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Barnard Environmental Magnet School?
Barnard Environmental Magnet School is overseen by New Haven School District in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.