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Barnard Environmental Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

418^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Barnard Environmental Magnet School is a public elementary and middle school serving grades PK-8 in New Haven, Connecticut, with 501 students enrolled. While the school has a specialized focus on environmental education, it faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to state and district averages.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.5% of 3rd graders at Barnard Environmental Magnet School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.9% statewide. In math, 31.4% of 3rd graders were proficient, compared to 52.2% across Connecticut. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 37.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 76.25% of students at Barnard Environmental Magnet School qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, compared to around 40% statewide.

Compared to nearby schools, such as John C. Daniels and Beecher School, which are also public magnet schools, Barnard Environmental Magnet School performs worse academically and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Connecticut elementary schools over the past decade, indicating that it is one of the lowest-performing in the state. Despite its specialized focus, the school has not shown significant improvement in its educational outcomes over time.

496

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,448

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Derby Ave.
New Haven, CT 06511

(475) 220-3500

District: New Haven School District

Students who attend Barnard Environmental Magnet School usually attend:

High:

James Hillhouse High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.5%

Hispanic:

31.5%

Asian:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (25% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

Connecticut avg51%

418^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 18Elementary Schools in the New Haven School District

147^th of 156New Haven School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	418 of 493	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	475 of 497	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	394 of 490	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	463 of 538	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	478 of 522	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	466 of 532	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	465 of 519	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	4.1	491 of 518	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	504 of 551	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	505 of 557	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	507 of 564	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	526 of 565	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	517 of 579	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	523 of 566	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.9	525 of 565	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	504 of 568	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.4	474 of 570	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	236 of 302	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.0	303 of 371	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	17.7	189 of 250	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	204 of 250	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	234 of 275	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	238 of 259	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	240 of 249	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	222 of 250	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	202 of 246	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	230 of 280	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	238 of 278	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.1	226 of 272	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	227 of 269	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	221 of 268	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.6	232 of 255	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.1	239 of 252	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	38.4	44 of 80	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.3	215 of 235	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	19.5	179 of 218	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	14.9	187 of 224	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	19.0	200 of 244	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2021)45th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)17th percentile~ school

Female (2021)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-21 vs state

Science26%-26 vs state

English Language Arts24%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Barnard Environmental Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	170 Derby Ave.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-3500	496	30	16.4	76.8%	50 (10.1%)	181 (36.5%)	156 (31.5%)	79 (15.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	11.8	418^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.2%		6.3	475^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.4%	57	26.4		23.5		24.5	20.8	26.1		31.4					$19,448
Augusta Lewis Troup School	Public	PK, KG-8	259 Edgewood Ave.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-3000	300	31	9.6	87.7%	14 (4.7%)	140 (46.7%)	107 (35.7%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.3%)								(n/a)							20.0		20.0					$20,161
Edgewood School	Public	K-8	737 Edgewood Ave.	New Haven	06515	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	No	(475) 220-8000	397	27	14.9	59.9%	88 (22.2%)	171 (43.1%)	94 (23.7%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	19.2	373^rd of 493 public elementary schools	24.3%		14.3	399^th of 497 public elementary schools	19.7%	26	40.7		29.8			26.8	38.6		34.0	25.0	25.9	22.0		$17,725
John C. Daniels	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	569 Congress Ave.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-3600	522	38	13.7	72.2%	25 (4.8%)	54 (10.3%)	424 (81.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	8.7	448^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.1%		8	455^th of 497 public elementary schools	8.5%	7	31.9	20.4	19.2			17.0			17.3	12.5	14.9	14.9		$20,940
Beecher School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	100 Jewel Street	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-3800	462	27	16.9	79.7%	34 (7.4%)	252 (54.5%)	137 (29.7%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	15.3	402^nd of 493 public elementary schools	18.5%		15.5	393^rd of 497 public elementary schools	20.9%	9		25.6						30.2	12.5	20.5		34.1	16.3	$18,829
Forest School	Public	PK, KG-4	95 Burwell Rd.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 931-6800	428	39	10.9	62.9%	63 (14.7%)	120 (28.0%)	212 (49.5%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	18.3	378^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.3%		28.5	334^th of 497 public elementary schools	32.8%	44			33.3	27.1						35.3				$23,065
Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global Awareness	Public	K-8	360 Columbus Avenue	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-7600	434	33	12.9	84.8%	41 (9.4%)	76 (17.5%)	225 (51.8%)	71 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)								(n/a)						10.9								$19,556
Wexler/Grant Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	55 Foote St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-5600	194	19	10.1	91.8%	2 (1.0%)	119 (61.3%)	62 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)								(n/a)												0.0		$24,085
Hill Central Music Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Dewitt St.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-6100	430	29	14.8	83.3%	14 (3.3%)	69 (16.0%)	327 (76.0%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								(n/a)		12.0			16.3			11.3						$19,610
Truman School	Public	PK, KG-8	114 Truman St.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2100	460	33	13.9	77.4%	11 (2.4%)	36 (7.8%)	375 (81.5%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.8%)	6	475^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.7%		7.2	462^nd of 497 public elementary schools	7.0%	13	17.3	16.4				13.0	17.0		18.4	16.3	13.5			$18,050

Frequently Asked Questions about Barnard Environmental Magnet School

Is Barnard Environmental Magnet School a good school?

Barnard Environmental Magnet School ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Barnard Environmental Magnet School in?

New Haven School District

What is the racial makeup of Barnard Environmental Magnet School?

Students at Barnard Environmental Magnet School are 36% African American, 31% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Barnard Environmental Magnet School attend?

Students who attend Barnard Environmental Magnet School usually go on to attend:

High : James Hillhouse High School

How many students attend Barnard Environmental Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Barnard Environmental Magnet School.

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