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What's the one class at East Farms School every student should take?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090156001206
East Farms School
25 Wolf Pit Rd., Farmington, CT 06032 · (860) 674-9519 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- ATest 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
13.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
69 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 34% smaller than its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Based on grade levels within Farmington School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
76.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
78.0%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 East Farms School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Farms School this school | 457 | 15.1% | N/A |
| Philip R. Smith School South Windsor | 468 | 18.6% | N/A |
| Moser School Rocky Hill | 369 | 18.2% | N/A |
| International School At Dundee Riverside | 342 | 10.5% | N/A |
| Buttonball Lane School Glastonbury | 461 | 15.4% | N/A |
| Eli Terry School South Windsor | 489 | 17.6% | 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 East Farms School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #53 of 522 | #10 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #60 of 519 | #9 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #154 of 613 | #45 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #424 of 558 | #126 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #82 of 560 | #30 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.1% | #513 of 594 | #147 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #78 of 176 | #25 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
457
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 457 | 32.9 | 13.9:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 32.8 | 15.3:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 31.2 | 15.0:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 32.2 | 13.1:1 | 10% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 9% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 38 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Farms School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (423 to 457); teachers up 2% (32.2 to 32.9).
About East Farms School
East Farms School is a mid-sized elementary school in Farmington, Connecticut. It enrolls 457 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 4. It has 21% more students than the average for elementary schools in Connecticut (about 378).
East Farms School is run by Farmington School District, whose 7 schools enroll 4,068 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at East Farms School is White, with 46% of students. Other groups include 29% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 64% White. The diversity index for East Farms School is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 32.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut, 12.6:1, is lower. Roughly 15% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Capitol Planning Region, the average is 43%.
East Farms School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Capitol Planning Region, the median household earns about $93,394 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting East Farms School, Capitol Planning Region has 286 public schools.
About 0.1 miles separate East Farms School from the closest public school, Irving A. Robbins Middle School. The five-mile area around East Farms School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at East Farms School was 454 in 2020-21 and 457 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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 Farmington School District
- Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,261 students
- West Woods Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 676 students
- Irving A. Robbins Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- West District SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Noah Wallace SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Union SchoolElementary · 305 students
Other schools in Farmington
- Farmington High SchoolHigh · 1,261 students
- West Woods Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 676 students
- Irving A. Robbins Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Noah Wallace SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Irving A. Robbins Middle School0.1 mi · 670
- Noah Wallace School1.4 mi · 342
- Pulaski Middle School1.6 mi · 839
- Holmes Elementary School1.6 mi · 414
- Jefferson Elementary School1.6 mi · 389
- E. C. Goodwin Technical High School2.3 mi · 690
Frequently asked questions
About East Farms SchoolHow large is East Farms School?
East Farms School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does East Farms School serve?
East Farms School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Farms School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Farms School is approximately 13.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is East Farms School?
East Farms School reports a student body of 46% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 29% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees East Farms School?
East Farms School is overseen by Farmington School District in Capitol Planning Region.
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