Evarts C. Stevens School

Evarts C. Stevens School operates as a modestly sized K-5 school in Wallingford, Connecticut, operated by Wallingford School District. Current enrollment sits at 301 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Evarts C. Stevens School sits 20% leaner than that benchmark.

Wallingford School District runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,087 students. Evarts C. Stevens School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Evarts C. Stevens School records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest consists of 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Evarts C. Stevens School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for South Central Connecticut Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Evarts C. Stevens School is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

The closest other public school is Dag Hammarskjold Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Evarts C. Stevens School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 296 (now 301).

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