Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School

Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in New Haven, Connecticut, overseen by New Haven School District, with 482 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 378.

New Haven School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 17,903 students; Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School lists that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (South Central Connecticut Planning Region) reports that 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%. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Elm City Montessori School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 532 students in 2018 compared to 482 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 16% to 12%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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