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C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet is a PK-5 magnet school in New London, CT serving about 406 students in the New London School District. The school faces significant challenges: it ranks in the bottom 1% of Connecticut elementary schools, with test scores far below district and state averages across every subject and grade level. For example, only 11.8% of third graders met ELA standards and 10.4% met math standards, compared to state averages of 47.3% and 52.2% respectively.

One of the most striking issues at C.B. Jennings is chronic absenteeism. Nearly 30% of students were chronically absent in the most recent school year—roughly double the state average and the highest rate among nearby K-5 schools. The school also serves a highly economically disadvantaged population, with 91.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. While poverty is a real challenge, nearby schools with similar demographics show much stronger results. For instance, Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School, with 80.3% low-income students, posted a 58.2% third-grade math proficiency rate compared to just 10.4% at C.B. Jennings. Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School, less than a mile away, ranks in the 19th percentile statewide and has significantly higher test scores and lower absenteeism.

The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.4 and per-pupil spending around $16,300, similar to higher-performing schools in the region. This suggests that additional resources alone aren't the answer—rather, targeted efforts to improve attendance, instructional quality, and student support are likely needed. The school's performance has been trending downward over the past decade, sliding from the 11th percentile in 2018-19 to the 1st percentile today. Parents considering this school may want to explore nearby magnet options like Thames River Magnet School, which show that stronger outcomes are achievable in the same region and with similar student populations.

406

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,349

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Mercer Street
New London, CT 06320

(860) 447-6050

District: New London School District

Students who attend C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet usually attend:

Middle:	Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School
High:	New London High School
	New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Pathway
	Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for High School Grades

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

African American:

20.0%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (14% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg20%

Connecticut avg51%

488^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the New London School District

151^st of 153New London 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	488 of 492	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	486 of 493	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	485 of 497	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	443 of 491	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	475 of 490	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	508 of 538	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	467 of 522	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	512 of 532	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	487 of 551	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	495 of 557	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.2	498 of 564	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.2	542 of 565	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.0	531 of 579	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.9	519 of 566	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	528 of 565	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.8	526 of 568	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	469 of 570	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	32.2	21 of 34	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	4.0	228 of 230	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	447 of 455	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	13.5	104 of 108	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	90 of 99	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	153 of 173	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	97 of 112	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	99 of 101	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.3	272 of 302	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	6.1	417 of 445	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	11.5	340 of 371	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)38th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)10th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2021)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)4th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2023)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science21%-32 vs state

English Language Arts14%-37 vs state

Mathematics10%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	50 Mercer Street	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	New London School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 447-6050	406	43	9.4	91.6%	26 (6.4%)	81 (20.0%)	266 (65.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	4.2	488^th of 492 public elementary schools	0.8%		4.6	486^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.4%	2	21.3	11.8	13.6	17.0		10.4	10.6	2394.0		$26,349
Regional Multicultural Magnet School	Public, Magnet	1-6	1 Bulkeley Place	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Learn	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 437-7775	469	35	13.5	70.6%	88 (18.8%)	43 (9.2%)	264 (56.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.5%)	17.9	384^th of 492 public elementary schools	22.0%		21.8	363^rd of 493 public elementary schools	26.4%	21	31.7	26.6	36.5	41.3	38.3	29.1	24.3	20.6	25.5	$19,820
Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	74 Grove Street	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	New London School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 447-6070	449	42	10.8	73.9%	74 (16.5%)	75 (16.7%)	243 (54.1%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.5%)	15.2	398^th of 492 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.8	355^th of 493 public elementary schools	28.0%	43	33.9	29.7	22.9	27.9		38.4	25.7	19.7		$23,813
The Friendship School	Public, Magnet	PK-K	24 Rope Ferry Rd.	Waterford	06385	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Learn	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 447-4049	460	26	17.6	66.7%	138 (30.0%)	50 (10.9%)	195 (42.4%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.1%)								(n/a)										$18,767
Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	500 Poquonnock Rd.	Groton	06340	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 449-5608	375	31	11.9	80.3%	144 (38.4%)	18 (4.8%)	114 (30.4%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.9%)	54.6	242^nd of 492 public elementary schools	50.8%		53.5	242^nd of 493 public elementary schools	50.9%		66.1	50.9	56.1	50.0		58.2	54.4	46.4		$21,873
Thames River Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	250 Brandegee Avenue	Groton	06340	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 980-8230	501	41	12.2	74.3%	200 (39.9%)	48 (9.6%)	127 (25.3%)	39 (7.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (16.2%)	53	247^th of 492 public elementary schools	49.8%		51.5	247^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.9%		507.0	54.1	49.2	61.2		53.2	48.3	53.7		$22,566
Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	37 Beech Drive	New London	06320	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	New London School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 447-6060	445	56	8.0	77.1%	69 (15.5%)	61 (13.7%)	242 (54.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.2%)	7.7	453^rd of 492 public elementary schools	7.9%		7	469^th of 493 public elementary schools	4.9%	16	31.4	18.5	17.7	27.5		14.8	2381.0	11.8		$25,644
Charles Barnum Magnet School	Public	K-5	68 Briar Hill Rd.	Groton	06340	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Groton School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 449-5640	339	29	11.7	51.3%	174 (51.3%)	24 (7.1%)	93 (27.4%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (11.5%)	34.6	315^th of 492 public elementary schools	36.0%		37.5	295^th of 493 public elementary schools	40.2%	20	506.0	45.2	32.8	46.8		50.0	2464.0	44.7		$22,716
Quaker Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Bloomingdale Rd.	Quaker Hill	06375	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 442-1095	331	30	10.9	38.4%	197 (59.5%)	15 (4.5%)	68 (20.5%)	30 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.4%)	67.9	188^th of 492 public elementary schools	61.8%		68	183^rd of 493 public elementary schools	62.9%	5	56.9	2462.0	2481.0	60.8		66.1	71.4	2522.0		$25,440
Great Neck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Great Neck Rd.	Waterford	06385	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Waterford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 442-2593	309	30	10.2	29.1%	220 (71.2%)	4 (1.3%)	51 (16.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	26 (8.4%)	57	231^st of 492 public elementary schools	53.0%		65.8	199^th of 493 public elementary schools	59.6%	32	503.0		40.6	66.7			54.7	63.3		$25,350

Frequently Asked Questions about C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet

Is C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet a good school?

C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet.

What schools do graduates of C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet attend?

Students who attend C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School
High : New London High School
High : New London Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Pathway
High : Science and Technology Magnet Pathway for High School Grades

What is the racial makeup of C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet?

Students at C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet are 66% Hispanic, 20% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% White.

What district is C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet in?

New London School District

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