Candlewood Lake Elementary School

Set in Brookfield, Connecticut, Candlewood Lake Elementary School is a substantial primary school, overseen by Brookfield School District. It works with 1,085 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 187% larger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

Brookfield School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 2,529 students; Candlewood Lake Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Candlewood Lake Elementary School records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 24% of students at Candlewood Lake Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Western Connecticut Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $128,188, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Western Connecticut Planning Region's 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), Candlewood Lake Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Stadley Rough School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

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