King/Robinson Magnet School

As a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in New Haven, Connecticut, King/Robinson Magnet School hosts 412 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within New Haven School District.

New Haven School District runs 37 schools in total, collectively educating 17,903 students. King/Robinson Magnet School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, King/Robinson Magnet School lists that Black students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 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%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which King/Robinson Magnet School is one.

Lincoln-Bassett School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around King/Robinson Magnet School.

King/Robinson Magnet School operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. King/Robinson Magnet School's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 528 (now 412). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 76% to 55% over that span.

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