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Regional Multicultural Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades 1-6

384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Regional Multicultural Magnet School (RMMS) is a grades 1–6 elementary school in New London, CT, serving 469 students as part of the LEARN regional education service district, with roughly 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently ranks in the lower quarter of Connecticut elementary schools, sitting at the 22nd percentile (384th of 491) in 2025–2026, though its best recent performance came in 2022–2023 when it reached the 39th percentile.

Within New London, RMMS outperforms the city's other elementary magnets: Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School ranks at the 8th percentile, Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School at the 19th, and C.B. Jennings International Elementary Magnet at the 1st. However, schools in the nearby Waterford School District — Great Neck Elementary School, Oswegatchie Elementary School, and Quaker Hill Elementary School — all rank in the 53rd to 64th percentile range, highlighting the disparities just a few miles away. Academically, RMMS shows a striking split: English Language Arts proficiency improves with grade level, rising from 26.6% in 3rd grade to 41.3% in 5th grade (5th grade reached 52.7% in 2024–2025, essentially matching the state average), while math proficiency declines from 29.1% in 3rd grade to 20.6% in 5th grade.

One of the school's most encouraging trends is attendance: chronic absenteeism dropped from 36.4% in 2021–2022 to 17.7% in 2025–2026, now close to the state average of 16.4%. The most concerning trend involves the school's lowest-income students, whose statewide ranking fell from the 61st percentile in 2021–2022 to the 7th percentile in 2025–2026. RMMS spends about $15,400 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 13.5, a leaner profile than most nearby schools, including Groton's Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School and Thames River Magnet School. This suggests some operational efficiency, but also points to potential resource constraints as the school works to strengthen math instruction and support its most vulnerable learners.

469

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,820

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Bulkeley Place
New London, CT 06320

(860) 437-7775

District: Learn

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

White:

18.8%

Two or more races:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (30% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

Connecticut avg50%

384^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	17.9	384 of 492	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	363 of 493	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	367 of 497	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	299 of 491	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	333 of 490	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	417 of 538	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	390 of 522	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	397 of 532	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	376 of 519	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.3	323 of 518	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.7	285 of 551	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.9	328 of 557	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.6	309 of 564	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.5	337 of 565	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.5	328 of 579	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.6	357 of 566	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.1	416 of 565	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.3	413 of 568	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.8	406 of 570	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	199 of 228	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	210 of 237	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	183 of 230	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	170 of 234	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	347 of 455	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	207 of 242	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	235 of 259	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	97 of 130	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.7	71 of 132	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	65 of 111	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	38 of 108	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	29 of 99	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	37.0	101 of 173	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	39 of 112	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	59 of 77	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.3	27 of 70	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	203 of 302	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	214 of 234	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	208 of 233	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	174 of 231	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	193 of 232	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	373 of 445	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	211 of 262	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	26.0	272 of 371	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	24.9	267 of 327	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	283 of 295	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)27th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

White (2021)18th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-16 vs state

Science32%-21 vs state

Mathematics25%-24 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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Regional Multicultural Magnet School.

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Students at Regional Multicultural Magnet School are 56% Hispanic, 19% White, 14% Two or more races, 9% African American, 1% Asian.

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