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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEYMOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090399001642
Chatfield-LoPresti School
51 Skokorat St., Seymour, CT 06483 · (203) 888-4640 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
296 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 44%
Community
6
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 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Seymour School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
60.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 Chatfield-LoPresti School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatfield-LoPresti School this school | 515 | 57.5% | N/A |
| Center Road School Vernon | 443 | 51.0% | N/A |
| Putnam Elementary School Putnam | 558 | 60.4% | N/A |
| Maple Hill School Naugatuck | 464 | 50.9% | N/A |
| Prudence Crandall School Enfield | 351 | 55.3% | N/A |
| Torringford School Torrington | 583 | 63.1% | 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 Chatfield-LoPresti School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #206 of 522 | #19 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #252 of 519 | #27 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #89 of 613 | #16 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #531 of 558 | #63 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #221 of 560 | #28 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #214 of 594 | #33 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #289 of 378 | #34 of 43 |
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
515
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 515 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 57% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 52% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 47% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 43 | 11.7:1 | 46% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 37.8 | 14.5:1 | 34% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 36% (190) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chatfield-LoPresti School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (546 to 515); teachers down 13% (37.8 to 33).
About Chatfield-LoPresti School
Chatfield-LoPresti School is an elementary school in Seymour, Connecticut, according to federal school records. Its enrollment is 515 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 378 students for elementary schools in Connecticut.
The district, Seymour School District, operates 4 schools serving 2,091 students.
More than half of enrollment at Chatfield-LoPresti School is White: 59%. Next come 25% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The diversity index for Chatfield-LoPresti School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Chatfield-LoPresti School comes to 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1. Chatfield-LoPresti School counts 57% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Connecticut public elementary schools, Chatfield-LoPresti School outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The county, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $86,191, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 121 public schools and about 59,861 students.
Chatfield-LoPresti School is about 2.0 miles from Woodland Regional High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 503 students in 2020-21 and 515 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.7 to 15.6 over 4 years.
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Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
454,969
Census ACS
Median income
$86,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
59,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seymour School District
- Seymour High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- Seymour Middle SchoolMiddle · 494 students
- Bungay SchoolElementary · 478 students
Other schools in Seymour
- Seymour High SchoolHigh · 604 students
- Seymour Middle SchoolMiddle · 494 students
- Bungay SchoolElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Regional High School2.0 mi · 571
- Bungay School2.1 mi · 478
- Seymour High School2.5 mi · 604
- Amity Middle School: Bethany2.8 mi · 373
- Laurel Ledge School3.0 mi · 313
- Bethany Community School3.3 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Chatfield-LoPresti SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chatfield-LoPresti School?
Chatfield-LoPresti School enrolls approximately 515 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Chatfield-LoPresti School serve?
Chatfield-LoPresti School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Chatfield-LoPresti School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Chatfield-LoPresti School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chatfield-LoPresti School?
At Chatfield-LoPresti School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Chatfield-LoPresti School public or private?
Chatfield-LoPresti School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seymour School District.
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