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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRATFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090444000898
Eli Whitney School
1130 Huntington Road, Stratford, CT 06615 · (203) 385-4198 · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
184 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 41% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
58.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
66.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 Eli Whitney School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Whitney School this school | 462 | 39.8% | N/A |
| Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary School Norwalk | 341 | 37.5% | N/A |
| Northeast School Stamford | 436 | 40.4% | N/A |
| Six-Six Magnet School Bridgeport | 441 | 44.7% | N/A |
| Concord Magnet School Norwalk | 388 | 34.0% | N/A |
| Maple Hill School Naugatuck | 464 | 50.9% | 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 Eli Whitney School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #160 of 522 | #18 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #217 of 519 | #21 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #141 of 613 | #24 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #479 of 558 | #37 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #60 of 560 | #3 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #320 of 594 | #39 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #225 of 378 | #25 of 41 |
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
462
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 462 | 31.8 | 14.5:1 | 40% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 32.7 | 14.9:1 | 39% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 32.3 | 14.3:1 | 34% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 39% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 36.9 | 13.7:1 | 40% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 35% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 33% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 35 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 18 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eli Whitney School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (505 to 462); teachers down 14% (36.9 to 31.8).
About Eli Whitney School
The public elementary school Eli Whitney School is located in Stratford, Connecticut. The latest federal count shows 462 students in kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 378 students, so this school is 22% larger than average.
Stratford School District oversees Eli Whitney School and 12 other schools, with 6,388 students in total.
Enrollment at Eli Whitney School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 37%. Other reported shares: 35% White, 20% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Greater Bridgeport Planning Region residents. Eli Whitney School has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Eli Whitney School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.5:1. Among elementary schools in Connecticut, the typical ratio is 12.6:1. The lunch program counts 40% of students at Eli Whitney School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Eli Whitney School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of Connecticut public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
According to the American Community Survey, in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, median household income is about $89,667, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 91 public schools operate in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, serving about 50,880 students.
The nearest public school is Bunnell High School, at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Eli Whitney School had 466 students in 2020-21 and 462 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
329,259
Census ACS
Median income
$89,667
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
91
50,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stratford School District
- Stratford High SchoolHigh · 1,150 students
- Bunnell High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Second Hill Lane SchoolElementary · 610 students
- David Wooster Middle SchoolMiddle · 538 students
- Johnson House Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Harry B. Flood Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
Other schools in Stratford
- Stratford High SchoolHigh · 1,150 students
- Bunnell High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Second Hill Lane SchoolElementary · 610 students
- David Wooster Middle SchoolMiddle · 538 students
- Johnson House Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Harry B. Flood Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
Other Eli Whitney schools
One other US public school is named Eli Whitney. Eli Whitney School is the largest of the 2.
- Eli Whitney SchoolEnfield, CT · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Bunnell High School0.3 mi · 982
- David Wooster Middle School0.8 mi · 538
- Second Hill Lane School0.9 mi · 610
- Wilcoxson School1.2 mi · 318
- Nichols School1.4 mi · 418
- Harry B. Flood Middle School1.4 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Eli Whitney SchoolHow many students attend Eli Whitney School?
Eli Whitney School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Eli Whitney School serve?
Eli Whitney School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Eli Whitney School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Eli Whitney School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eli Whitney School?
At Eli Whitney School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 37% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Eli Whitney School in?
Eli Whitney School is part of Stratford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.