Wexler/Grant Community School

Wexler/Grant Community School is one of the cozy primary schools in New Haven, Connecticut, overseen by New Haven School District, with 194 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% smaller than the state mean of about 378.

Across the 37 schools in New Haven School District (17,903 students total), Wexler/Grant Community School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Wexler/Grant Community School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 32% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the resource side, Wexler/Grant Community School shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Wexler/Grant Community School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against South Central Connecticut Planning Region (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, South Central Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household income runs about $88,197, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which Wexler/Grant Community School is one.

Highville Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Wexler/Grant Community School operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 54%: 425 students in 2018 compared to 194 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 72% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.