Israel Putnam School

Israel Putnam School operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Meriden, Connecticut, one of the schools within Meriden School District. Current enrollment sits at 445 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Meriden School District comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,036 students; Israel Putnam School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Israel Putnam School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 17% White, 15% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Israel Putnam School reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 81% of students at Israel Putnam School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than South Central Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 51%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (South Central Connecticut Planning Region) logs that the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs 152 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students), of which Israel Putnam School is one.

Roger Sherman School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Israel Putnam School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 525 students in 2018 compared to 445 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 30% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.