Great Neck Elementary School

Set in Waterford, Connecticut, Great Neck Elementary School is a small elementary school, part of Waterford School District. It serves 309 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Waterford School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,174 students, Great Neck Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Great Neck Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. Compared to Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Great Neck Elementary School reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 29% of students at Great Neck Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 50%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region) logs that median household earnings sit near $86,586, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), Great Neck Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Great Neck Elementary School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Great Neck Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 341 (now 309). White enrollment moved from 78% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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