Central School

Located at 29 Massaco St., in Simsbury, Connecticut, Central School is a mid-tier elementary school that serves 393 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Simsbury School District.

Within Simsbury School District, which oversees 7 schools and 4,062 students, Central School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Central School records that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Black, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Capitol Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Central School is one campus in the mix.

Henry James Memorial School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central School has showed little movement, going from 386 students in 2018 to 393 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Central School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.