Total enrollment
6,000
+16 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Southington School District
Connecticut · 6,000 students · 2 cities
Southington School District, Connecticut operates 13 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 6,000 students (around 462 per school).
4-year change in Southington School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Southington School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Connecticut | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,000 | #18 of 132 | #1,576 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #17 of 132 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #93 of 131 | #2,266 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 26.3% | #75 of 132 | #6,959 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #76 of 110 | #3,696 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Southington School District
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 6,340 to 6,000 students (down 5%) and from 498 to 492 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southington High School | Southington | High | 09-12 | 1,905 |
| Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School | Southington | Middle | 06-08 | 671 |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School | Plantsville | Middle | 06-08 | 659 |
| Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School | Southington | Elementary | PK-05 | 549 |
| R. E. Thalberg Elementary School | Southington | Elementary | KG-05 | 443 |
| William H. Hatton Elementary School | Southington | Elementary | KG-05 | 320 |
| Urbin T. Kelley School | Southington | Elementary | PK-05 | 301 |
| William M. Strong Elementary School | Plantsville | Elementary | PK-05 | 294 |
| Flanders Elementary School | Southington | Elementary | KG-05 | 259 |
| South End Elementary School | Plantsville | Elementary | KG-05 | 243 |
| Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School | Southington | Elementary | KG-05 | 235 |
| Wrinn Integrated Preschool - SES | Plantsville | Elementary | PK-PK | 62 |
| Wrinn Integrated Preschool - HES | Southington | Elementary | PK-PK | 59 |
About Southington School District
Southington School District is a moderately sized Connecticut school district running 13 schools with combined enrollment near 6,000.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Southington School District is made up of 10 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 5,984 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,000 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 12 to 13 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Southington School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.