Concord Magnet School

Families in Norwalk, Connecticut, are served by Concord Magnet School, a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 388 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8.

Concord Magnet School is among 22 schools run by Norwalk School District, which serves 11,341 students.

White students account for 41% of enrollment at Concord Magnet School, more than any other group. Other students are 34% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region residents are about 61% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Concord Magnet School scores 69%.

Its staff includes 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 1.8 students per teacher. Roughly 34% of students at Concord Magnet School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region is close, at 33%.

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $128,188, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 149 public schools and about 90,520 students.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Concord Magnet School from the closest public school, Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 76 students, from 312 to 388. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.4:1, from 11.1:1.

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