Frank A. Berry School

Set in Bethel, Connecticut, Frank A. Berry School is an average-sized elementary school, overseen by Bethel School District. It serves 378 students across grades pre-K through 2.

Bethel School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,188 students; Frank A. Berry School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Frank A. Berry School shows that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Western Connecticut Planning Region overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Frank A. Berry School records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Western Connecticut Planning Region) records that median household income runs about $128,188, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), Frank A. Berry School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bethel High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Frank A. Berry School.

Frank A. Berry School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Frank A. Berry School's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 522 (now 378). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 68% to 57%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Frank A. Berry School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.