Benjamin Jepson Magnet School

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Regular School · New Haven, CT

Benjamin Jepson Magnet School is a regular school school in New Haven, Connecticut, serving grades PK–08 with 483 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

483

Teachers (FTE)

31.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	288	60%
Black or African American	109	23%
White	45	9%
Two or more races	34	7%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	483	260M / 223F

English Language Learners: 57 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6.0% -32.3pp	38.3%	237
Reading Proficiency	23.0% -27.2pp	50.2%	240
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	81

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)

-0.39 grade levels

Math

-0.27 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

16 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

105

21.7% 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.)	483	100%

Contact & Location

15 Lexington Ave.

New Haven, CT 06513

Phone: (475)220-2900

http://www.nhps.net

District

New Haven School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $26,899

District enrollment: 18,290

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Augusta Lewis Troup School Elementary
Barack H. Obama Magnet University School Elementary
Barnard Environmental Magnet School Elementary
Beecher School Elementary
Bishop Woods Architecture and Design Magnet School Elementary
Brennan Rogers School Elementary
Celentano BioTech Health and Medical Magnet School Elementary
Clinton Avenue School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 06513) → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Connecticut teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

090279000544

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