Deep River Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (23).
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat 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.
Schools most like Deep River Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep River Elementary School this school | 189 | 32.3% | N/A |
| Chester Elementary School Chester | 198 | 28.3% | N/A |
| Fields Memorial School Bozrah | 180 | 35.0% | N/A |
| Franklin Elementary School North Franklin | 185 | 26.5% | N/A |
| Voluntown Elementary School Voluntown | 216 | 36.6% | N/A |
| Kent Center School Kent | 180 | 27.2% | N/A |
Where Deep River Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 189 | N/A | N/A | 32% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 19.7 | 9.9:1 | 34% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 18.6 | 10.3:1 | 35% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 22 | 9.9:1 | 39% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 28 | 9.8:1 | 29% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 35 | 8.7:1 | 20% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 31 | 11.3:1 | 15% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
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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