Center School

Set in Ellington, Connecticut, Center School is a mid-sized elementary-level community, run under Ellington School District. It serves 445 students across grades K through 6.

Within Ellington School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,474 students, Center School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Center School lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Center School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

The closest other public school is Ellington High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Center School.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Center School has remained close to its prior level, going from 452 students in 2018 to 445 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 4% to 8%.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.