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Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School (Connecticut) is a K-5 magnet school in the New London School District in New London, CT.

Nathan Hale and the original schoolhouse
The rich history of the Nathan Hale school began when Nathan Hale begun teaching at the then-called Union School in 1774. Hale only taught at this school until 1775, when the Revolutionary War began. This schoolhouse was built in 1773, on the corner of State and Union streets.

Nathan Hale Grammar School
In 1891, The Nathan Hale Grammar school was built. In 1951, the Nathan Hale Grammar School closed, sending students to other district schools, such as the Bulkeley School (which was a junior high at the time). The Nathan Hale building became part of the New London High School and later became part of the Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School in 1993.

Nathan Hale Elementary School
In 1970, a new Nathan Hale Elementary School opened at its current address on Beech Street (off of Ocean Avenue, New London).

Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School
In 2011, Nathan Hale went through a 30.4 million dollar renovation that added about 20,000 square feet to the building. This renovation added a dance studio, two art rooms, two music rooms, and additional rooms aimed to help the school with their new Arts and Technology theme. In 2013, Nathan Hale became the second elementary magnet school in New London, and had a focus on the arts.

Magnet Curriculum
At NHAMS, students get to experience several opportunities that dive into arts such as resourceful community partners, media arts, dance, theater, and music programming.

Enrollment Characteristics
All of the following demographic tables are using Nathan Hale Arts Magnet enrollment data from the 2021-2022 school year. Other important enrollment characteristics include students who are eligible for free or reduced lunch and gender. For the Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School in the 2021-2022 school year, 301 students were eligible for free lunch (66.6%) and 49 students were eligible for reduced-priced lunch (10.8%). In the 2021-2022 school year, 212 students enrolled in Nathan Hale were male (46.9%) and 240 were female (53.1%).