Gainfield Elementary School

Gainfield Elementary School is a cozy K-5 school in Southbury, Connecticut, part of Regional School District 15. The school caters to 321 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Gainfield Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Regional School District 15, a district that teaches 3,345 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Gainfield Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Gainfield Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's rate of about 52%.

Across the wider county, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region reports that median household income runs about $86,191, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), of which Gainfield Elementary School is one.

Rochambeau Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Gainfield Elementary School's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 347 (now 321). The Asian share of enrollment declined from 5% to 1% over that span.

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