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Deep River Elementary School

12 River St., Deep River, CT 06417 · (860) 526-5319 · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
Enrollment
189
Elementary
STATE 378
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
61 students
STATE 44%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2212%
Grade 13116%
Grade 22614%
Grade 33217%
Grade 42714%
Grade 52815%
Grade 62312%

This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (23).

Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 67% · US 70%
White
16587%
STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
1910%
STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
11%
STATE 12% · US 15%
Two+
21%
STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
9048%
Female
9952%

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Test scores

CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
66.1%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
69.7%
CT avg 45.9%

What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 Deep River Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Deep River Elementary School this school18932.3%N/A
Chester Elementary School
Chester
19828.3%N/A
Fields Memorial School
Bozrah
18035.0%N/A
Franklin Elementary School
North Franklin
18526.5%N/A
Voluntown Elementary School
Voluntown
21636.6%N/A
Kent Center School
Kent
18027.2%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 Deep River Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.7%#131 of 522#7 of 26
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.1%#156 of 519#11 of 26
Enrollment
ranked largest first
189#569 of 613#29 of 30
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
32.3%#371 of 594#11 of 29
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-31.3%#21 of 378#2 of 18
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 2024-25
Enrollment
189
-29 (-13%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25189N/AN/A32% (61)
2023-2419519.79.9:134% (66)
2022-2319218.610.3:135% (68)
2020-21218229.9:139% (86)
2017-18275289.8:129% (79)
2015-16304358.7:120% (61)
2010-113513111.3:115% (53)
2000-01416N/AN/AN/A
1990-913632018.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deep River Elementary School.

About Deep River Elementary School

Deep River Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Deep River, Connecticut. There are 189 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Connecticut enroll around 378, and this school is 50% below that mark.

The school's district is Deep River School District.

A large majority of enrollment at Deep River Elementary School is White, at 87%. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.

At Deep River Elementary School, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is similar, at 32%.

In the wider Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region area, the median household earns about $104,428 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 57 public schools serve about 19,075 students.

Valley Regional High School is about 1.2 miles from Deep River Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Deep River Elementary School holds 4 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 218 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 189 by 2024-25.

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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at a glance

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Population
175,822
Census ACS
Median income
$104,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
19,075 students

Quick facts

School name
Deep River Elementary School
District
Deep River School District
Address
12 River St., Deep River, CT 06417
Phone
(860) 526-5319
County
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
189
Teachers (FTE)
0
Free and reduced lunch
61 (32%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
090108000173
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Deep River Elementary. Deep River Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Deep River Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Deep River Elementary School?
Deep River Elementary School enrolls approximately 189 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Deep River Elementary School serve?
Deep River Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Deep River Elementary School have?
Deep River Elementary School employs 0 FTE teachers.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deep River Elementary School?
At Deep River Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Deep River Elementary School in?
Deep River Elementary School is part of Deep River School District.
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