Beecher School

Beecher School is a medium-sized elementary school in New Haven, Connecticut, under New Haven School District. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 462 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Connecticut) has about 378 students.

New Haven School District counts 37 schools and 17,903 students, including Beecher School.

Roughly 55% of students at Beecher School are Black. Enrollment also includes 30% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the Black share is about 14%. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school reported 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.0:1. That is 4.4 students per teacher above the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 80%. Compared with the 51% average for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the school's rate is higher.

Census estimates describe South Central Connecticut Planning Region this way: the median household income is $88,197, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 152 public schools and roughly 72,909 students.

The closest other public school is Barack H. Obama Magnet University School, about 0.3 miles away. Beecher School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.

The school enrolled 462 students in 2024-25, 49 fewer than the 511 it had in 2020-21.

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