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Moriarty Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Moriarty Magnet School is an elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Norwich School District in Connecticut, with 461 students, making it the largest school in the analysis. Despite its magnet school designation, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Connecticut elementary schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Moriarty Magnet School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.7% to 29%, significantly higher than the nearby Wequonnoc Magnet School, which is only 0.62 miles away. The school's test scores also lag behind the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 16.9% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 20.9% for the district and 46.9% for the state. While the school's Hispanic students perform relatively well, its white students and students with special needs perform very poorly, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of the state.

Despite spending between $16,075 and $16,554 per student, which is on the higher end compared to the nearby schools, Moriarty Magnet School's performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past several years, indicating a need for significant intervention and improvement strategies. The school's fluctuating student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.4 to 15.8, may also contribute to the inconsistent academic performance, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review and implementation of effective strategies to support student success.

404

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,528

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Lawlor Ln.
Norwich, CT 06360

(860) 823-4206

District: Norwich School District

Students who attend Moriarty Magnet School usually attend:

Middle:

Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.4%

White:

33.7%

African American:

16.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Science scores 19 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

Connecticut avg50%

372^nd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Norwich School District

150^th of 156Norwich 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
2025	19.5	372 of 493	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	414 of 497	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	417 of 491	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	433 of 490	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	385 of 538	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	423 of 522	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	433 of 532	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	435 of 519	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	438 of 518	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	456 of 551	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	497 of 557	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.2	474 of 564	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	485 of 565	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	481 of 579	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	463 of 566	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.6	424 of 565	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.7	385 of 568	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.4	377 of 570	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	203 of 232	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	361 of 455	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	45.7	85 of 173	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	56 of 112	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	51.0	133 of 302	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	46 of 60	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	308 of 445	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	43.7	208 of 371	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	9.7	235 of 250	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	261 of 262	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.0	252 of 252	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	268 of 327	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	265 of 295	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)56th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2021)51st percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2021)44th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2021)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-12 vs school

White (2024)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-19 vs state

English Language Arts32%-18 vs state

Mathematics30%-18 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	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 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Moriarty Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	20 Lawlor Ln.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 823-4206	404	29	13.9	72.5%	136 (33.7%)	68 (16.8%)	159 (39.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.9%)	19.5	372^nd of 493 public elementary schools	24.5%		12.9	414^th of 497 public elementary schools	16.7%	42	32.8	16.9	35.7	46.6					34.3	24.1				$24,528
Wequonnoc Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	155 Providence St.	Taftville	06380	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 823-4210	197	19	10.2	85.3%	43 (21.8%)	44 (22.3%)	90 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.1%)	11	425^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.8%		7.2	463^rd of 497 public elementary schools	6.8%	38	22.0	25.0	25.6	31.7				28.1		14.6				$26,928
Samuel Huntington School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 West Town St.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4204	358	27	13.1	72.6%	109 (30.4%)	64 (17.9%)	127 (35.5%)	20 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.3%)	12.8	414^th of 493 public elementary schools	16.0%		7.8	457^th of 497 public elementary schools	8.0%	43	30.4	31.8	23.8	30.4					19.0	17.4				$23,317
Lisbon Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Newent Rd.	Lisbon	06351	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Lisbon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 376-2403	413	30	13.9	36.6%	312 (75.5%)	9 (2.2%)	50 (12.1%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	29.4	326^th of 493 public elementary schools	33.9%		43.3	273^rd of 497 public elementary schools	45.1%	53			43.9	37.3					34.1	21.6	54.1	46.5	58.8	$20,754
Sayles School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 Scotland Road	Baltic	06330	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Sprague School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 822-8264	254	23	11.0	55.9%	166 (65.4%)	4 (1.6%)	44 (17.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.2%)	16.2	395^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.9%		15.7	391^st of 497 public elementary schools	21.3%	4		25.0	27.3					25.0			31.0	28.1		$19,947
John B. Stanton School	Public	PK, KG-5	386 New London Tpke.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4207	382	34	11.3	77.7%	88 (23.0%)	75 (19.6%)	160 (41.9%)	19 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.9%)	9.7	434^th of 493 public elementary schools	12.0%		7	466^th of 497 public elementary schools	6.2%	32	29.2	17.0		32.3				15.1	11.3	16.9				$24,721
Integrated Day Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	68 Thermos Ave.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Integrated Day Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 892-1900	364	26	14.0	52.7%	145 (39.8%)	42 (11.5%)	90 (24.7%)	48 (13.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.3%)	33	312^th of 493 public elementary schools	36.7%		43.7	272^nd of 497 public elementary schools	45.3%	40		29.4			53.5	58.1	69.0	26.5	38.7	32.4	41.9	34.9	35.7	$16,190
Uncas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Elizabeth St.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4208	232	22	10.4	84.5%	33 (14.2%)	57 (24.6%)	111 (47.8%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (9.9%)	8.9	446^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.5%					(n/a)				19.0				16.7	25.6	21.4				$26,883
Fields Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Bozrah St. Ext.	Bozrah	06334	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Bozrah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 887-2561	180	18	10.0	35.0%	145 (80.6%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (10.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)								(n/a)												61.9		$28,985
Veterans' Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Crouch Ave.	Norwich	06360	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Norwich School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 823-4209	290	23	12.8	77.2%	63 (21.7%)	49 (16.9%)	130 (44.8%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (9.0%)	10	431^st of 493 public elementary schools	12.6%		11.5	424^th of 497 public elementary schools	14.7%	7		18.9	36.8	18.0					21.1					$25,743

Frequently Asked Questions about Moriarty Magnet School

What is the racial makeup of Moriarty Magnet School?

Students at Moriarty Magnet School are 39% Hispanic, 34% White, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Moriarty Magnet School a good school?

Moriarty Magnet School ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Moriarty Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Moriarty Magnet School.

What schools do graduates of Moriarty Magnet School attend?

Students who attend Moriarty Magnet School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School

What district is Moriarty Magnet School in?

Norwich School District

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