Great Oak Elementary School

As a moderately sized K-5 school in Oxford, Connecticut, Great Oak Elementary School caters to 369 students from grades 3 through 5, part of Oxford School District.

Oxford School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,600 students. Great Oak Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Great Oak Elementary School lists that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Great Oak Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $86,191, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), of which Great Oak Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Oxford Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Great Oak Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 402 (now 369).

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