Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · New London, Connecticut
Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School in New London, Connecticut enrolled 445 students in 2024-25 with 55.5 full-time teachers, 8.0 students per teacher against the Connecticut elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 29%
392 students in 2022-23, 471 students in 2023-24, 445 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.0 to 55.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 392 | 43.0 | 9.1 |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 47.5 | 9.9 |
| 2024-25 | 445 | 55.5 | 8.0 |
8.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 of every 100 Connecticut elementary schools
Among the 586 Connecticut elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School enrolled 375 students and reported no counselor; it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent24.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.4% of students were Hispanic, 15.5% White, 14.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic54.4%
- White15.5%
- Two or more races14.2%
- Black13.7%
- Asian1.8%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 23% | 23% | 50.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 11% | 12% (2021-22) | 41.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in New London
5 public elementary schools in New London report 2024-25 enrollment; Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Multicultural Magnet School | 469 | 13.6 | 57.6% |
| Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School | 449 | 10.8 | 64.4% |
| Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School | 445 | 8.0 | 62.7% |
| C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet | 406 | 9.4 | 81.8% |
| Harbor Elementary School | 239 | 8.9 | 84.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School
- Great Neck Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 309 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- C.B. Jennings International Elementary MagnetThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 406 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School with Great Neck Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New London Public Schools spends per student$28,737 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,737
- The largest public schools in ConnecticutNathan Hale Arts Magnet School is the number 164 by size of 590 Connecticut elementary schools open in 2024-25.#164 of 590
- Connecticut schools by students per teacher8.0 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 12.2 for elementary schools.8.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School
How many students attend Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School?
445 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 392 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New London, CT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School?
8.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School a Title I school?
Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School do on state tests?
The students tested at Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School in?
New London Public Schools, NCES district ID 0902820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090282000594 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.