Cherry Brook Primary School

Located at 4 Barbourtown Rd., in Canton, Connecticut, Cherry Brook Primary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that serves 426 students (grades pre-K through 3), part of Canton School District.

Canton School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,416 students. Cherry Brook Primary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Cherry Brook Primary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Cherry Brook Primary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 16% of students at Cherry Brook Primary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Capitol Planning Region (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Capitol Planning Region indicate median household earnings sit near $93,394, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cherry Brook Primary School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

Canton High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cherry Brook Primary School's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 426). Black enrollment moved from 8% to 2% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.