Jefferson Elementary School

Located at 140 Horse Plain Rd., in New Britain, Connecticut, Jefferson Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school that works with 389 students (grades K through 5), part of New Britain School District.

Jefferson Elementary School is one of 14 schools operated by New Britain School District, a district that serves 9,012 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jefferson Elementary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder consists of 17% White, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Capitol Planning Region) records that median household income runs about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Capitol Planning Region runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), of which Jefferson Elementary School is one.

Pulaski Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jefferson Elementary School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson Elementary School has fell 17%, going from 471 students in 2018 to 389 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 27% to 17% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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