John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School

John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School is a primary school of average-sized scale in New Haven, Connecticut, overseen by New Haven School District, enrolling 486 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 29% above 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; John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School is among them.

On the student-mix side, John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). The remainder comes out to 5% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for South Central Connecticut Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Family Academy of Multilingual Exploration, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 528 (now 486).

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