C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet

As a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in New London, Connecticut, C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet teaches 406 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by New London School District.

C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet is one of 8 schools operated by New London School District, a district that educates 2,820 students overall.

Looking at the student body, C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 20% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% White. By comparison, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet tighter than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region put median household income runs about $86,586, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet is one campus in the mix.

Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 520 students in 2018 compared to 406 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 73% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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