East Rock Community Magnet School

East Rock Community Magnet School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in New Haven, Connecticut, overseen by New Haven School District. The school works with 442 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Within New Haven School District, which oversees 37 schools and 17,903 students, East Rock Community Magnet School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, East Rock Community Magnet School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 36% Black, 11% White, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against South Central Connecticut Planning Region (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for South Central Connecticut Planning Region shows median household income runs about $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%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which East Rock Community Magnet School is one.

Wilbur Cross High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

East Rock Community Magnet School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. East Rock Community Magnet School's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 442). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 15% to 11%.

On allk12, members of the East Rock Community Magnet School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.