Hart School

Hart School operates as an average-sized primary school in Stamford, Connecticut, part of Stamford School District. Current enrollment sits at 566 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Hart School sits 50% above that benchmark.

Across the 21 schools in Stamford School District (15,483 students total), Hart School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hart School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% White, 12% Black, 10% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Hart School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Western Connecticut Planning Region (around 33%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Western Connecticut Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $128,188, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which Hart School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cloonan School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hart School has fell 10%, going from 631 students in 2018 to 566 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 44% to 60% across the same window.

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