Lincoln-Bassett School

Lincoln-Bassett School is a tight-knit elementary campus in New Haven, Connecticut, overseen by New Haven School District. The school works with 236 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 38% smaller than the state mean of about 378.

Across the 37 schools in New Haven School District (17,903 students total), Lincoln-Bassett School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lincoln-Bassett School reports that 59% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 33% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the income-and-resources front, Lincoln-Bassett School lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for South Central Connecticut Planning Region shows median household income runs about $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Lincoln-Bassett School is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

Nearest neighbor: Highville Charter School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln-Bassett School.

Lincoln-Bassett School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 37%: 376 students in 2018 compared to 236 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 74% to 59%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.