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Enrollment
819
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BRITAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090267000510
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School
732 Slater Rd., New Britain, CT 06053 · (860) 223-2885 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- DTest 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
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
609 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 24% smaller than its 8th grade class (99).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School→New Britain High School
Based on grade levels within New Britain School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
16.9%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
11.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School this school | 819 | 74.4% | N/A |
| Fair Haven School New Haven | 734 | 76.0% | N/A |
| Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy Hartford | 651 | 78.2% | N/A |
| Kennelly School Hartford | 628 | 79.8% | N/A |
| John C. Daniels New Haven | 522 | 72.2% | N/A |
| Smalley Elementary School New Britain | 594 | 86.2% | 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 DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #489 of 522 | #136 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #474 of 519 | #128 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #14 of 613 | #2 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #530 of 558 | #153 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #479 of 560 | #141 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #108 of 594 | #25 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #169 of 176 | #53 of 54 |
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
819
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 819 | 52.5 | 15.6:1 | 74% (609) |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 72% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 842 | 58.4 | 14.4:1 | 73% (617) |
| 2020-21 | 806 | 56 | 14.4:1 | 69% (560) |
| 2017-18 | 815 | 56.6 | 14.4:1 | 79% (643) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 54 | 14.7:1 | 83% (656) |
| 2010-11 | 897 | 51 | 17.6:1 | 78% (701) |
| 2000-01 | 646 | 42 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (815 to 819); teachers down 7% (56.6 to 52.5).
About DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in New Britain, Connecticut. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 819 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Connecticut have about 378 students on average; enrollment here is 117% higher.
Across its 14 schools, New Britain School District enrolls 9,012 students. DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School is 81%. The next largest groups are 9% White, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 63 points above the 18% share among Capitol Planning Region residents. The diversity index for DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 15.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School, which has 52.5. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School is about 74%. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region is 31 points.
Among Connecticut public elementary schools, DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In Capitol Planning Region, home to about 977,290 people, median household income comes to about $93,394, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools enroll about 137,047 students and include DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School.
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from E. C. Goodwin Technical High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School had 806 students in 2020-21 and 819 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Britain School District
- New Britain High SchoolHigh · 2,521 students
- Pulaski Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Slade Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Smalley Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
Other schools in New Britain
- New Britain High SchoolHigh · 2,521 students
- Pulaski Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Academy of Science and InnovationHigh · 767 students
- E. C. Goodwin Technical High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Smalley Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
Nearby schools
- E. C. Goodwin Technical High School0.1 mi · 690
- Academy of Science and Innovation0.2 mi · 767
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 389
- Gaffney Elementary School0.8 mi · 438
- Pulaski Middle School1.3 mi · 839
- Slade Middle School1.9 mi · 781
Frequently asked questions
About DiLoreto Elementary & Middle SchoolHow many students attend DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School?
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School enrolls approximately 819 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School serve?
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School have?
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School?
Student demographics at DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School are roughly 9% White, 81% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School public or private?
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Britain School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.