Fox Run Elementary School

As an average-sized elementary campus in Norwalk, Connecticut, Fox Run Elementary School hosts 398 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Norwalk School District.

Across the 22 schools in Norwalk School District (11,341 students total), Fox Run Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Fox Run Elementary School shows that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 25% White, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Fox Run Elementary School shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Fox Run Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at Fox Run Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Western Connecticut Planning Region) shows that the typical household earns roughly $128,188 per year, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Western Connecticut Planning Region's 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), Fox Run Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Concord Magnet School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 423 students in 2018 compared to 398 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 33% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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