Center School

Center School is one of the intimate elementary-level communitys in East Hampton, Connecticut, operated by East Hampton School District, with 251 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 34% leaner than the state mean of about 378.

Within East Hampton School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,661 students, Center School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Center School lists that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Center School records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Center School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (around 32%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $104,428, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,075 students), of which Center School is one.

East Hampton High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 320 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Center School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.