Enrollment
307
Elementary
STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESSEX SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090150000255
Essex Elementary School
108 Main St., Centerbrook, CT 06409 · (860) 767-8215 · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
65 students
STATE 44%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
66.9%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
66.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 Essex Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Elementary School this school | 307 | 21.2% | N/A |
| Mitchell Elementary School Woodbury | 328 | 19.5% | N/A |
| Bethlehem Elementary School Bethlehem | 276 | 19.2% | N/A |
| Salisbury Central School Lakeville | 288 | 22.9% | N/A |
| Gilead Hill School Hebron | 317 | 17.7% | N/A |
| Pomfret Community School Pomfret Center | 332 | 23.2% | 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 Essex Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #157 of 522 | #10 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #149 of 519 | #9 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #420 of 613 | #10 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #508 of 560 | #16 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #454 of 594 | #21 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #182 of 378 | #12 of 18 |
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
307
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 497
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 | 307 | N/A | N/A | 21% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 29 | 10.3:1 | 21% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 25.3 | 11.9:1 | 23% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 30 | 10.4:1 | 20% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 35.3 | 9.7:1 | 13% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 42 | 9.9:1 | 10% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 48 | 12.3:1 | 6% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Essex Elementary School.
About Essex Elementary School
Essex Elementary School is a small elementary school in Centerbrook, Connecticut, (ZIP code 06409). The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 307 students.
Essex Elementary School belongs to Essex School District.
At Essex Elementary School, 83% of students are White. It is also 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at about 81% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Essex Elementary School scores 30%.
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Essex Elementary School is about 21%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Essex Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
The school is in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, where the median household earns about $104,428 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county's public schools total 57, with about 19,075 students.
Valley Regional High School is the nearest public school to Essex Elementary School, about 2.1 miles away. Within five miles of Essex Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Essex Elementary School was 311 in 2020-21 and 307 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,822
Census ACS
Median income
$104,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
19,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Essex Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Essex Elementary. Essex Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Essex Elementary SchoolEssex Junction, VT · 484 students
- Essex ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 481 students
- Essex ElementaryEssex, MA · 215 students
- Essex Elementary SchoolEssex, IA · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Regional High School2.1 mi · 429
- John Winthrop Middle School2.2 mi · 197
- Deep River Elementary School2.6 mi · 189
- Westbrook Middle School4.0 mi · 126
- Westbrook High School4.0 mi · 166
- Chester Elementary School4.2 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Essex Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Essex Elementary School?
Essex Elementary School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Essex Elementary School serve?
Essex Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Essex Elementary School?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at Essex Elementary School.
How diverse is Essex Elementary School?
Essex Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Essex Elementary School public or private?
Essex Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Essex School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.