Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades

As a micro-enrollment middle-grades school in New London, Connecticut, Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades instructs 133 students from grades 5 through 8, one of the schools within New London School District. Compared to the state average of about 521 students per school, that is 74% smaller than typical.

Across the 8 schools in New London School District (2,820 students total), Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 18% Black, 18% multiracial, 14% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household income runs about $86,586, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for Middle Grades is one of 88 public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students).

The closest other public school is New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Pathway, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

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