Schools Open to Suburban Residents
This is our collection of all the Interdistrict Magnet which are open and available to students living outside New Haven. ACES Open Choice schools are also listed below with Open Choice information. We hope that this listing will provide you with a roadmap of your options for schools in New Haven. For more information, please attend an Expo, school Open House, or contact us.
Elementary Schools
- Barnard Environmental Studies Interdistrict Magnet
- Benjamin Jepson Multi-Age Interdistrict Magnet
- Davis Street Arts & Academics Interdistrict Magnet
- John C. Daniels School of International Communication Interdistrict Magnet
- King/Robinson Interdistrict Magnet School: An International Baccalaureate World School
- L.W. Beecher Museum School of Arts & Sciences Interdistrict Magnet
- Mauro-Sheridan Science, Technology & Communications Interdistrict Magnet
- Ross Woodward Classical Studies Interdistrict Magnet
Middle Schools
- Betsy Ross Arts Interdistrict Magnet
- Engineering & Science University Interdistrict Magnet - Middle School
High Schools
- Cooperative Arts & Humanities Interdistrict Magnet
- Engineering & Science University Interdistrict Magnet - High School
- High School in the Community Interdistrict Magnet
- Hill Regional Career High School Interdistrict Magnet
- Metropolitan Business Academy Interdistrict Magnet
- New Haven Academy Interdistrict Magnet
ACES Open Choice
In addition to the Interdistrict Magnet Schools, we invite you to apply for our Open Choice Schools. The goals of Open Choice are to reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation and to increase academic achievement. Suburban families in the Greater New Haven area are given opportunities to enroll their children in schools with available openings in a variety of grade levels. ACES is one of three Regional Educational Service Centers that oversees this effort in Connecticut. New Haven Open Choice schools offer free admission, free transportation to over 30 towns and free full-day preschool for three and four year olds and full day kindergarten to students from all around the state of Connecticut. Pre-K students have to be transported by parents/guardians, but all other grade levels will be bussed.
You must apply for admission to Open Choice schools. To find out more, visit the ACES Open Choice website at:
http://www.aces.org/schools-programs/choice-programs/open-choice or contact Lynn Bailey, Open Choice Coordinator, at (203) 498-6843.
Open Choice Elementary
- Barack H. Obama Magnet University School
- Bishop Woods Architecture and Design Magnet
- Brennan-Rogers: The Art of Communication and Media
- Celentano Biotech Health and Medical Magnet
- Harry A. Conte West Hills Magnet: A School of Exploration and Innovation
- East Rock Community and Cultural Studies Magnet
- Elm City Montessori School
- John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM Magnet
- Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global Awareness Magnet
Open Choice High Schools