Eli Whitney School

Eli Whitney School is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in Stratford, Connecticut, one of the schools within Stratford School District, with 462 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 22% bigger than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

Eli Whitney School is one of 13 schools operated by Stratford School District, a district that educates 6,388 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Eli Whitney School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 35% White, 20% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Eli Whitney School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Eli Whitney School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the area at large, census data for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region shows median household income runs about $89,667, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), of which Eli Whitney School is one.

The closest other public school is Bunnell High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eli Whitney School has shrank 9%, going from 505 students in 2018 to 462 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 48% to 35% over that span.

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