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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEYMOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090399000790
Bungay School
35 Bungay Rd., Seymour, CT 06483 · (203) 881-7500 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
207 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Seymour School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
52.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Bungay School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bungay School this school | 478 | 43.3% | N/A |
| North Street School Windsor Locks | 396 | 49.0% | N/A |
| Northeast Academy Magnet School Mystic | 392 | 36.7% | N/A |
| Lewin G. Joel Jr. School Clinton | 532 | 38.5% | N/A |
| Wakelee School Wolcott | 366 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Center Road School Vernon | 443 | 51.0% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bungay School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #245 of 522 | #26 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #210 of 519 | #17 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #125 of 613 | #17 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #377 of 558 | #34 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #296 of 560 | #35 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #305 of 594 | #45 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #94 of 176 | #10 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
478
+60 (+14%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 478 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 43% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 41% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 38% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 36% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 31.5 | 14.3:1 | 26% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 25% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 18% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 37 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 21 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bungay School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (450 to 478); teachers up 14% (31.5 to 36).
About Bungay School
A medium-sized elementary school in Seymour, Connecticut, Bungay School is part of Seymour School District. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 478 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Connecticut) has about 378 students.
Bungay School is in Seymour School District, a district with 2,091 students across 4 schools.
White students are the majority at Bungay School, with 66% of enrollment. Other groups make up 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% Asian. County-wide, about 64% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1 at Bungay School, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 43%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Bungay School is B. Compared with Connecticut public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region show that the median household income is $86,191, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Bungay School, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has 120 other public schools.
Seymour High School is the public school closest to Bungay School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Bungay School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment rise, from 418 in 2020-21 to 478 in 2024-25.
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Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
454,969
Census ACS
Median income
$86,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
59,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seymour School District
- Seymour High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- Chatfield-LoPresti SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Seymour Middle SchoolMiddle · 494 students
Other schools in Seymour
- Seymour High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- Chatfield-LoPresti SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Seymour Middle SchoolMiddle · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Seymour High School0.4 mi · 604
- Seymour Middle School1.2 mi · 494
- Chatfield-LoPresti School2.1 mi · 515
- Oxford High School2.5 mi · 476
- Woodland Regional High School2.6 mi · 571
- Ansonia Middle School3.2 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Bungay SchoolHow many students attend Bungay School?
Bungay School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bungay School serve?
Bungay School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bungay School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bungay School is approximately 13.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bungay School?
Student demographics at Bungay School are roughly 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Bungay School public or private?
Bungay School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seymour School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.