Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090180000330
Calvin Leete School
280 South Union St., Guilford, CT 06437 · (203) 453-2726 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- A+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
12.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
30 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 31% smaller than its 4th grade class (48).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Guilford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
90.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
85.1%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 Calvin Leete School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Leete School this school | 213 | 14.1% | N/A |
| Allgrove School East Granby | 215 | 10.2% | N/A |
| Flanders School East Lyme | 242 | 16.9% | N/A |
| A. W. Cox School Guilford | 255 | 14.9% | N/A |
| R. Dudley Seymour School East Granby | 191 | 18.3% | N/A |
| Veterans Park Elementary School Ridgefield | 262 | 12.2% | 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 Calvin Leete School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #17 of 522 | #1 of 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.4% | #6 of 519 | #1 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #551 of 613 | #91 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #234 of 558 | #44 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #443 of 560 | #78 of 92 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #524 of 594 | #89 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #68 of 378 | #10 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
213
-17 (-7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 213 | 17.8 | 12.0:1 | 14% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 20 | 10.9:1 | 10% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 20.5 | 11.0:1 | 10% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 17 | 13.5:1 | 12% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 21.8 | 12.1:1 | 8% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 9% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 5% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 18 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 23 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calvin Leete School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (264 to 213); teachers down 18% (21.8 to 17.8).
About Calvin Leete School
Calvin Leete School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Guilford, Connecticut. The school counted 213 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 4. It has 44% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Connecticut (about 378).
Calvin Leete School is part of a district of 7 schools: Guilford School District, with 3,051 students.
More than half of the students at Calvin Leete School are White (78%). The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. In South Central Connecticut Planning Region overall, about 62% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Calvin Leete School scores 38%.
Staffing at Calvin Leete School comes to 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.0:1. That is in line with the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. Calvin Leete School counts 14% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region report 51%.
Calvin Leete School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 98% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, median household income comes to about $88,197, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 152, with about 72,909 students.
Calvin Leete School's nearest public school is E. C. Adams Middle School (about 1.0 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Calvin Leete School.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count fell 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 13.5 in 2020-21 to 12.0 in 2024-25.
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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 Guilford School District
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 1,008 students
- E. C. Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- A. Baldwin Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Guilford Lakes SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Melissa Jones SchoolElementary · 265 students
- A. W. Cox SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other schools in Guilford
- Guilford High SchoolHigh · 1,008 students
- E. C. Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 478 students
- A. Baldwin Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Guilford Lakes SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Melissa Jones SchoolElementary · 265 students
- A. W. Cox SchoolElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- E. C. Adams Middle School1.0 mi · 478
- A. W. Cox School1.5 mi · 255
- Daniel Hand High School2.6 mi · 751
- Walter C. Polson Middle School2.8 mi · 541
- J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary School2.9 mi · 407
- Guilford High School2.9 mi · 1,008
Frequently asked questions
About Calvin Leete SchoolHow many students attend Calvin Leete School?
Calvin Leete School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades KG-04.
Is Calvin Leete School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calvin Leete School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Calvin Leete School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Calvin Leete School is approximately 12.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Calvin Leete School?
Calvin Leete School reports a student body of 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Calvin Leete School?
Calvin Leete School is overseen by Guilford School District in South Central Connecticut Planning Region.
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