📍 60 South Water St., New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 06519
Sound School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Haven School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
Sound School enrolls 343 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 151 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 133 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
178 of the school's 343 students (52%) 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.
Sound 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.
Sound 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 343 students, Sound School is smaller than the district average of about 509 students per school.