📍 15 Lexington Ave., New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 06513
Benjamin Jepson Magnet School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 500 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Haven School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
Benjamin Jepson Magnet School enrolls 500 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 289 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 25% |
| White | 54 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
371 of the school's 500 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benjamin Jepson Magnet School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Benjamin Jepson Magnet School is one of 37 schools in New Haven School District, based in New Haven, Connecticut. The district serves 18,817 students district-wide and employs 1,626 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 500 students, Benjamin Jepson Magnet School is close to the district average of about 509 students per school.
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