Benjamin Jepson Magnet School

Benjamin Jepson Magnet School is a primary school of moderately sized scale in New Haven, Connecticut, operated by New Haven School District, enrolling 483 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 28% bigger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

New Haven School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 17,903 students; Benjamin Jepson Magnet School is among them.

Demographically, Benjamin Jepson Magnet School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Black, 9% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against South Central Connecticut Planning Region (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, South Central Connecticut Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Benjamin Jepson Magnet School is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

The closest other public school is Fair Haven School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 507 students in 2018 compared to 483 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 23% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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