Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090252000467
Calf Pen Meadow School
395 Welch's Point Rd., Milford, CT 06460 · (203) 783-3521 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
10.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
59 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 44%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
70.1%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 Calf Pen Meadow School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calf Pen Meadow School this school | 269 | 21.9% | N/A |
| William M. Strong Elementary School Plantsville | 294 | 24.1% | N/A |
| Middlebury Elementary School Middlebury | 309 | 19.1% | N/A |
| Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School Southington | 235 | 24.7% | N/A |
| Highland School Wallingford | 292 | 26.7% | N/A |
| Juliet W. Long School Gales Ferry | 265 | 25.7% | 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 Calf Pen Meadow School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #127 of 522 | #15 of 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #167 of 519 | #21 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #485 of 613 | #82 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #105 of 558 | #18 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #389 of 560 | #71 of 92 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #451 of 594 | #81 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #248 of 378 | #45 of 59 |
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
269
+11 (+4%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 269 | 24.7 | 10.9:1 | 22% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 26.9 | 9.7:1 | 24% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 26.2 | 10.1:1 | 23% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 23 | 11.2:1 | 21% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 26.1 | 11.2:1 | 16% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 36 | 8.1:1 | 19% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 14% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 31 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 19 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calf Pen Meadow School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (291 to 269); teachers down 6% (26.1 to 24.7).
About Calf Pen Meadow School
As a small elementary school, Calf Pen Meadow School serves students in Milford, Connecticut. It reported 269 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Connecticut have about 378 students on average; enrollment here is 29% lower.
Milford School District counts 13 schools and 5,110 students, including Calf Pen Meadow School.
The student body at Calf Pen Meadow School is 74% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 62%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
There are 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.9:1. Compared with the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region is 51%.
Calf Pen Meadow School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
The school is in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, where median household income comes to about $88,197, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Central Connecticut Planning Region counts 152 public schools with about 72,909 students.
Orchard Hills School is about 0.5 miles from Calf Pen Meadow School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Calf Pen Meadow School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Calf Pen Meadow School had a net gain of 11 students, or 4%.
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South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milford School District
- Jonathan Law High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Joseph A. Foran High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Orange Avenue SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Harborside Middle SchoolMiddle · 400 students
- West Shore Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Orchard Hills SchoolElementary · 350 students
Other schools in Milford
- Jonathan Law High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Platt Technical High SchoolHigh · 749 students
- Joseph A. Foran High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Orange Avenue SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Harborside Middle SchoolMiddle · 400 students
- West Shore Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Orchard Hills School0.5 mi · 350
- Joseph A. Foran High School0.9 mi · 727
- East Shore Middle School1.7 mi · 339
- Harborside Middle School1.8 mi · 400
- Orange Avenue School2.1 mi · 414
- Meadowside School2.4 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Calf Pen Meadow SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Calf Pen Meadow School?
Calf Pen Meadow School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades KG-05.
Is Calf Pen Meadow School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calf Pen Meadow School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Calf Pen Meadow School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Calf Pen Meadow School.
How diverse is Calf Pen Meadow School?
Calf Pen Meadow School reports a student body of 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Calf Pen Meadow School public or private?
Calf Pen Meadow School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milford School District.
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