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Metropolitan Business Academy

115 Water Street, New Haven, CT 06511 · (475) 220-7700 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
380
High
DISTRICT 660 · STATE 788
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
306 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 911430%
Grade 109726%
Grade 118322%
Grade 128623%
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
359%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
20554%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
11631%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
144%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
19451%
Female
18649%

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Matched among Connecticut high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Metropolitan Business Academy ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Enrollment
ranked largest first
380#154 of 201#24 of 29
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.5:1#96 of 188#15 of 28
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.5%#61 of 188#14 of 28
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
80.5%#19 of 196#4 of 28
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.2%#93 of 120#11 of 15
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
380
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253803311.5:181% (306)
2023-244003112.9:179% (317)
2022-234053212.7:173% (295)
2020-213983212.4:167% (268)
2017-1840536.411.1:172% (290)
2015-164033113.0:155% (221)
2010-112942710.9:178% (229)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Metropolitan Business Academy.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (405 to 380); teachers down 9% (36.4 to 33).

About Metropolitan Business Academy

A small high school in New Haven, Connecticut, Metropolitan Business Academy is part of New Haven School District. There are 380 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 52% below the average for high schools in Connecticut.

New Haven School District operates 37 schools. Combined enrollment is 17,903 students.

The share of Hispanic students at Metropolitan Business Academy is 54%, a majority. Other students are 31% Black, 9% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 20% Hispanic share among all South Central Connecticut Planning Region residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.

Staffing at Metropolitan Business Academy comes to 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5:1. The school's 11.5:1 compares with an average of 12.3:1 for high schools in Connecticut. On the income side, 81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 30 points above the 51% average for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.

The school is in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, where median household income comes to about $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools enroll about 72,909 students and include Metropolitan Business Academy.

High School In The Community is about 0.2 miles from Metropolitan Business Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Metropolitan Business Academy is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 5%.

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South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance

View full county profile
Population
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students

Quick facts

School name
Metropolitan Business Academy
District
New Haven School District
Address
115 Water Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Phone
(475) 220-7700
County
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
380
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
11.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
306 (81%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
090279001485
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Metropolitan Business Academy
How many students attend Metropolitan Business Academy?
Metropolitan Business Academy enrolls approximately 380 students in grades 09-12.
Is Metropolitan Business Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Metropolitan Business Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Metropolitan Business Academy have?
Metropolitan Business Academy employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Metropolitan Business Academy?
Student demographics at Metropolitan Business Academy are roughly 9% White, 54% Hispanic, 31% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Metropolitan Business Academy public or private?
Metropolitan Business Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Haven School District.
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