Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School

Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in New London, Connecticut, one of the schools within New London School District, enrolls 445 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within New London School District, which oversees 8 schools and 2,820 students, Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 16% White, 14% multiracial, 14% Black. By comparison, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.0:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 50%.

In the broader community, census data for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region shows median household income runs about $86,586, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), of which Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Marine Science Magnet High School, around 1.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School's enrollment has contracted 21% since 2018, when it stood at 564 (now 445). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 42% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

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