Dominick H. Ferrara School

Located at 22 Maynard Rd., in East Haven, Connecticut, Dominick H. Ferrara School is a low-enrollment primary school that caters to 153 students (grades 3 through 5), part of East Haven School District. Enrollment runs roughly 60% below the state mean of about 378.

Across the 8 schools in East Haven School District (2,833 students total), Dominick H. Ferrara School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Dominick H. Ferrara School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 42% White, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

In the area at large, South Central Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household income runs about $88,197, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which Dominick H. Ferrara School is one.

The closest other public school is Bishop Woods Architecture and Design Magnet School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Dominick H. Ferrara School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 174 students in 2018 compared to 153 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 42% across the same window.

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