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Engineering Science University Magnet School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
500 Boston Post Road
West Haven, CT 06516
Phone
(475) 220-6000
District
New Haven School District
County
SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
598
Classroom Teachers
57

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.6% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Engineering Science University Magnet School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
56%
44%
56%
47%
55%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
44%
59%
48%
44%
40%
52%
44%
59%
48%
44%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
42%
62%
48%
46%
37%
54%
42%
62%
48%
46%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
42%
57%
51%
45%
34%
51%
42%
57%
51%
45%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 88 14.7%
Grade 7 88 14.7%
Grade 8 88 14.7%
Grade 9 98 16.4%
Grade 10 100 16.7%
Grade 11 73 12.2%
Grade 12 63 10.5%
Total 598 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 29.0% 10.8% 49.8%
Black 34.1% 35.5% 13.1%
Hispanic 27.4% 50.1% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.2% 3.4% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 49.5% 74.1% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 42.5% 66.4% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.0% 7.8% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 135,736 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,262.5 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 41.8% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.2% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 10.8% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 52,977 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 12.7% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.7% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.5% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.6% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.2% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.0% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.2% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.1% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.7% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 17.1% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,998 $229,771,000 52.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,352 $25,889,000 6.0%
Staff $172 $3,293,000 0.8%
General Administration $479 $9,165,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,340 $25,659,000 5.9%
Operation $1,784 $34,166,000 7.9%
Transportation $1,331 $25,480,000 5.9%
Other $711 $13,616,000 3.1%
Total Support $7,168 $137,268,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,540 $67,795,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $22,707 $434,834,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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