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District Concepts

Neighborhood Analysis (1/4 Mile)

Nathaniel Ely Neighborhood

¼ mile catchment: 412 students (PK-8)

Columbus Neighborhood

¼ mile catchment: 539 students (PK-8)


• Ely Area

– PK-8: 412 students

• 95% non-white

• 84% free/reduced lunch eligible


• 95% non-white


• Columbus Area


• 97% non-white



• 96% non-white



Ely: Current Schools Attended

• Elementary - half of enrollment at the following (% minority)

– Kendall (97%)

– Rowayton (96%)

– Silvermine (100%)

• Middle – evenly divided (% minority)

– Nathan Hale (88%)

– Ponus Ridge (100%)

– Roton (96%)

– West Rocks (100%)

Current School Students Percent

Brookside Elementary School 9 3.1%

Columbus Magnet Elementary School 22 7.6%

Cranbury Elementary School 16 5.5%

Fox Run Elementary School 14 4.8%

Jefferson Science Magnet Elementary School 3 1.0%

Kendall Elementary School 72 24.8%

Marvin Elementary School 12 4.1%

Naramake Elementary School 21 7.2%

Norwalk Early Childhood Center 1 0.3%

PK - Special Services Only 5 1.7%

Rowayton Elementary School 55 19.0%

Silvermine Elementary School 39 13.4%

Tracey Elementary School 3 1.0%

Wolfpit Elementary School 18 6.2%

Grand Total 290 100%

Nathan Hale Middle School 33 27.0%

Ponus Ridge Middle School 33 27.0%

Roton Middle School 27 22.1%

West Rocks Middle School 29 23.8%



Columbus: Current Schools Attended

• Elementary - half of enrollment at the following (% minority)

– Brookside (98%)

– Wolfpit (98%)

– Silvermine (89%)

• Middle – 91% at following (% minority)

– West Rocks (98%)

– Nathan Hale (98%)

– Roton (97%)

Current School Students Percent

Brookside Elementary School 74 19.7%

Columbus Magnet Elementary School 36 9.6%

Cranbury Elementary School 35 9.3%

Fox Run Elementary School 12 3.2%

Jefferson Science Magnet Elementary School 8 2.1%

Kendall Elementary School 26 6.9%

Marvin Elementary School 15 4.0%

Naramake Elementary School 35 9.3%

Norwalk Early Childhood Center 5 1.3%

PK - Special Services Only 5 1.3%

Rowayton Elementary School 5 1.3%

Silvermine Elementary School 47 12.5%

Tracey Elementary School 4 1.1%

Wolfpit Elementary School 68 18.1%


Nathan Hale Middle School 51 31.1%

Ponus Ridge Middle School 15 9.1%

Roton Middle School 38 23.2%

West Rocks Middle School 60 36.6%


Ely Option 1: Compact Neighborhood Zone, Open Magnet Attendance

• Option 1– Limited neighborhood

component to attendance (~290 students PK-5)

– Assumes ~185 students attending from balance of district are ethnically representative of the district as a whole

185

402

73

84.6%

Total Non-Minority (In & Out of Neighborhood)

Achieved % Minority

Out of Neighborhood Student Calculation (Representative)

Non-Neighborhood Students (representative)

Total Minority (In & Out of Neighborhood)

Ely Option 2: Large Neighborhood Zone, Balancing Magnet Attendance

• Option 2– Larger neighborhood

attendance zone captures ~405 students (PK-5)

– Assumes ~65 students attending from balance of district are >80% non-minority (based on geographical criteria), allowing larger neighborhood attendance zone

Out of Neighborhood Non-Minority Students 53

Total Minority Students 401

Total Non-Minority Students 71

Achieved % Minority 85.0%

Out of Neighborhood Student Calculation (Balancing)

Jefferson

Toward aligning zone with natural boundary (I-95)

Jefferson North

• North neighborhood:

– Currently includes 437 students PK-5, which are 86% minority

– Currently, 78% attend Jefferson, with smaller numbers attending Silvermine (4%), Kendall (4%), others

Jefferson South

• South neighborhood:

– Currently includes 206 students PK-5, which are 82% minority

– Currently, 74% attend Jefferson, with smaller numbers attending Kendall (6%), Fox Run (4%), others

Jefferson South

• South neighborhood:

– Potential to serve as elementary component of Ponus PK-8

– Provides ~200 students of planned 450 K-5 seats at 3 sections/grade

Ponus Ridge

• Current Ponus Ridge sending areas

– Fox Run, Kendall, Jefferson (includes satellite areas in SoNo)

– South Jefferson area is directly proximate to sending areas for both Roton and Nathan Hale middle schools, providing options for rebalancing

Racial Balance Considerations

• Minority enrollment is a rising share of student body, by Oct. 2016 counts:69.3% PK-12, 69.7% PK-5

• Rise aligns with period in which ~55% of reported births were non-white

Current K-5 Population

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Total and grade level projections

From 2015 enrollment projection report, based on 2015-16 enrollment, births to 2014, and known/anticipated developments circa mid-2015 School

Year

PK-12

Total

K-12

Total

K-5

Total

6-8

Total

9-12

Total

2017-18 11,431 11,151 5,206 2,528 3,417

2018-19 11,470 11,190 5,119 2,556 3,515

2019-20 11,541 11,261 5,078 2,591 3,592

2020-21 11,586 11,306 5,056 2,577 3,673

2021-22 11,581 11,301 5,042 2,539 3,720

Enrollment Projections by Grade Level

Additional Info

Detailed race/ethnicity statistics

Row Labels Count of ObjectID

Asian 1.03%

Black or African American 37.33%

Hispanic/Latino of any race 55.14%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.34%

Two or More Races 0.68%

White 5.48%

Grand Total 100.00%


Asian 1.47%



N/A 1.72%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.25%


White 4.42%

Grand Total 100.00%

Smaller (~290) Ely attendance zone:

Larger (~405) Ely attendance zone:

Additional Info

Detailed race/ethnicity statistics

Jefferson North of I-95 (PK-5)

Jefferson South of I-95 (PK-5)


Asian 5.83%




White 17.48%

Grand Total 100.00%


American Indian or Alaska Native 0.46%

Asian 12.81%




White 13.96%

Grand Total 100.00%

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