Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School

Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in New Haven, Connecticut, part of New Haven School District, enrolls 328 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

New Haven School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 17,903 students; Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School is among them.

Demographically, Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School reports that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 37% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School tighter 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. That share is north of South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

In the broader community, South Central Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $88,197, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Highville Charter School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School.

Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 328). Black enrollment moved from 57% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.