Charles Barnum Magnet School

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Regular School · Groton, CT

Charles Barnum Magnet School is a regular school school in Groton, Connecticut, serving grades PK–05 with 339 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

339

Teachers (FTE)

28.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	174	51%
Hispanic/Latino	93	27%
Two or more races	39	12%
Black or African American	24	7%
Asian	8	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	339	172M / 167F

English Language Learners: 9 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35-39%	38.3%	157
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	50.2%	159
Science Proficiency	60-69%	—	49

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.17 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

29.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	339	100%

Contact & Location

68 Briar Hill Rd.

Groton, CT 06340

Phone: (860)449-5640

http://www.grotonschools.org/charlesbarnum

District

Groton School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,027

District enrollment: 4,053

Other Schools in District

Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School Elementary
Mystic River Magnet School Elementary
Northeast Academy Magnet School Elementary
Thames River Magnet School Elementary
Robert E. Fitch High School High
Groton Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06340) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090177000313

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD