Sound School

Federal records list Sound School as a high school in New Haven, Connecticut. The school's enrollment of 332 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Connecticut average about 788 students each.

Sound School is part of New Haven School District, where 37 schools serve 17,903 students.

Hispanic students are the largest group at Sound School, with 43% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 41% White, 12% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the Hispanic share is about 20%. By the diversity index, Sound School comes in at 63%.

Sound School operates with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 8.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Connecticut average 12.3:1. About 54% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 51% average for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.

South Central Connecticut Planning Region has about 570,598 residents, and median household income is about $88,197, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of South Central Connecticut Planning Region number 152 and enroll about 72,909.

Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

In 2020-21, Sound School enrolled 328; in 2024-25, 332. Students per teacher fell from 9.7 in 2020-21 to 8.3 in 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Sound School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.