Alcott School

Alcott School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Wolcott, Connecticut. A federal count lists 320 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.

The 5 schools of Wolcott School District, including Alcott School, enroll 2,060 students.

Alcott School is 71% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school reported 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. Eligible students account for 35% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the school's rate is lower.

In the county around the school, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the median household income is $86,191, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is home to 121 public schools and about 59,861 public school students.

Wolcott High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Alcott School holds at least 8 other public schools.

Alcott School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.

Enrollment grew 11% from its 2020-21 level of 287.

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