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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BRITAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090267000509
Chamberlain Elementary School
221 Farmington Ave., New Britain, CT 06053 · (860) 832-5691 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- DTest 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
12.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
319 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
Community
5
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 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
13.6%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
12.1%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 Chamberlain Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain Elementary School this school | 402 | 79.4% | N/A |
| Vance Elementary School New Britain | 438 | 77.6% | N/A |
| Smith Elementary School New Britain | 461 | 80.3% | N/A |
| Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School Hartford | 342 | 79.5% | N/A |
| Roger Sherman School Meriden | 457 | 84.5% | N/A |
| John Barry School Meriden | 418 | 86.8% | 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 Chamberlain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #486 of 522 | #135 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #495 of 519 | #133 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #248 of 613 | #68 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #294 of 558 | #81 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #349 of 560 | #109 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #78 of 594 | #13 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #73 of 378 | #25 of 101 |
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
402
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 402 | 32.2 | 12.5:1 | 79% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 34.1 | 11.6:1 | 86% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 36.4 | 10.5:1 | 86% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 83% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 37.1 | 13.3:1 | 85% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 51 | 9.2:1 | 97% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 86% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 39 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chamberlain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (492 to 402); teachers down 13% (37.1 to 32.2).
About Chamberlain Elementary School
Chamberlain Elementary School is a public elementary school run by New Britain School District in New Britain, Connecticut. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 402 students enrolled.
New Britain School District counts 14 schools and 9,012 students, including Chamberlain Elementary School.
Roughly 71% of students at Chamberlain Elementary School are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 12% Black, 10% White, and 6% multiracial. Capitol Planning Region's residents are about 18% Hispanic, 53 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.5:1. That is close to the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. Chamberlain Elementary School reports 79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
allk12 grades Chamberlain Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Capitol Planning Region, the median household income is $93,394, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Capitol Planning Region is home to 286 public schools and about 137,047 public school students.
The closest public school, House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy, is about 0.5 miles from Chamberlain Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 412 to 402, a small change.
Discussions about Chamberlain Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Britain School District
- New Britain High SchoolHigh · 2,521 students
- Pulaski Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- DiLoreto Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Slade Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Smalley Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
Other schools in New Britain
- New Britain High SchoolHigh · 2,521 students
- Pulaski Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- DiLoreto Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Academy of Science and InnovationHigh · 767 students
- E. C. Goodwin Technical High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Smalley Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
Other Chamberlain Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Chamberlain Elementary. Chamberlain Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Chamberlain Elementary - 03Chamberlain, SD · 407 students
- Chamberlain Elementary SchoolGoshen, IN · 342 students
- Chamberlain Elementary SchoolCharleston, WV · 225 students
Nearby schools
- House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy0.5 mi · 152
- Smalley Elementary School0.6 mi · 594
- Smith Elementary School0.9 mi · 461
- John Paterson School1.2 mi · 394
- John Wallace Middle School1.4 mi · 610
- Northend Elementary School1.5 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Chamberlain Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chamberlain Elementary School?
Chamberlain Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Chamberlain Elementary School serve?
Chamberlain Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Chamberlain Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Chamberlain Elementary School.
How diverse is Chamberlain Elementary School?
Chamberlain Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 71% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Chamberlain Elementary School public or private?
Chamberlain Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Britain School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.