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Moriarty Magnet School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

20 Lawlor Ln., Norwich, CT 06360 · (860) 823-4206 · Part of Norwich School District

Norwich’s School Grade D better than 7% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
404
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Moriarty Magnet School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Norwich kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Norwich kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Moriarty Magnet SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

20 Lawlor Ln., Norwich

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten35
Grade 160
Grade 269
Grade 368
Grade 470
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
425’20
395’21
368’22
461’23
404’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 39%White 34%Black 17%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Moriarty Magnet School from Norwich families.

Other schools in Norwich School District

The district →
John B. Stanton School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwich
C−
382 students11:1
Samuel Huntington School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwich
C+
358 students13:1
Veterans' Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwich
C−
290 students13:1
Thomas W. Mahan School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwich
B
257 students11:1
Uncas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwich
C−
232 students10:1
Wequonnoc Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Taftville
C−
197 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Norwich’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.