Wexler/Grant Community School

Federal records list Wexler/Grant Community School as an elementary school in New Haven, Connecticut. There are 194 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average enrollment is about 378.

New Haven School District has 17,903 students spread across 37 schools.

Of every 100 students at Wexler/Grant Community School, about 61 are Black. The school is also 32% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 14%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wexler/Grant Community School scores 52%.

Wexler/Grant Community School has 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.2:1. Elementary schools in Connecticut have an average ratio of 12.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 92%. Public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region average 51%.

Wexler/Grant Community School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Connecticut public elementary schools.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for South Central Connecticut Planning Region show that the median household earns about $88,197 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 152 public schools serve about 72,909 students.

Highville Charter School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

NCES describes the area around Wexler/Grant Community School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The school counted 338 students in 2020-21 and 194 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.5:1 to 10.2:1.

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