Chatfield-LoPresti School

Chatfield-LoPresti School is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Seymour, Connecticut, one of the schools within Seymour School District. The school instructs 515 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% bigger than the state mean of about 378.

Chatfield-LoPresti School is one of 4 schools operated by Seymour School District, a district that works with 2,091 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Chatfield-LoPresti School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 25% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Chatfield-LoPresti School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, census data for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region shows the typical household earns roughly $86,191 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), of which Chatfield-LoPresti School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Woodland Regional High School, around 2.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chatfield-LoPresti School has edged down 6%, going from 546 students in 2018 to 515 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.