Grove J. Tuttle School

Grove J. Tuttle School operates as a modestly sized primary school in East Haven, Connecticut, run under East Haven School District. Current enrollment sits at 270 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Grove J. Tuttle School sits 29% below that benchmark.

East Haven School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 2,833 students; Grove J. Tuttle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Grove J. Tuttle School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 43% White, 6% Asian, 4% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the resource side, On paper, Grove J. Tuttle School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for South Central Connecticut Planning Region put median household income runs about $88,197, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across South Central Connecticut Planning Region's 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), Grove J. Tuttle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Carbone School/East Haven Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 7%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 270 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 43% across the same window.

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