Beecher School

Beecher School is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in New Haven, Connecticut, one of the schools within New Haven School District, caters to 462 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 22% larger than the state mean of about 378.

Beecher School is one of 37 schools operated by New Haven School District, a district that serves 17,903 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Beecher School reports that 55% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Beecher School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Beecher School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against South Central Connecticut Planning Region (around 51%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

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%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which Beecher School is one.

Barack H. Obama Magnet University School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beecher School has edged down 7%, going from 495 students in 2018 to 462 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 14% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

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