Helen Keller Middle School

Located at 360 Sport Hill Rd., in Easton, Connecticut, Helen Keller Middle School is a small 6-8 campus that enrolls 287 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Easton School District. Compared to the state average of about 521 students per school, that is 45% leaner than typical.

Helen Keller Middle School is one of 2 schools operated by Easton School District, a district that enrolls 893 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Helen Keller Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 8% of students at Helen Keller Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $89,667, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Helen Keller Middle School is one of 91 public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students).

Nearest neighbor: Samuel Staples Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Helen Keller Middle School's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 325 (now 287). The White share of enrollment shrank from 83% to 74% over that span.

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