Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090153000261
Jennings School
31 Palm Dr., Fairfield, CT 06824 · (203) 255-8316 · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
42 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
85.5%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
80.0%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Jennings School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings School this school | 280 | 15.0% | N/A |
| Veterans Park Elementary School Ridgefield | 262 | 12.2% | N/A |
| Urbin T. Kelley School Southington | 301 | 15.6% | N/A |
| Flanders School East Lyme | 242 | 16.9% | N/A |
| A. W. Cox School Guilford | 255 | 14.9% | N/A |
| Turkey Hill School Orange | 297 | 15.5% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jennings School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #40 of 522 | #5 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #11 of 519 | #1 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #467 of 613 | #54 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #85 of 558 | #2 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #335 of 560 | #42 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #514 of 594 | #47 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #335 of 378 | #34 of 41 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
280
+10 (+4%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 280 | 26.2 | 10.7:1 | 15% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 25.5 | 11.0:1 | 16% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 24.4 | 10.7:1 | 13% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 13% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 26.2 | 11.1:1 | 9% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 30 | 11.6:1 | 10% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 28 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 26 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jennings School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (289 to 280); teachers unchanged (26.2 to 26.2).
About Jennings School
Jennings School is an elementary school in Fairfield, Connecticut, reachable at (203) 255-8316. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 280 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 378 students for elementary schools in Connecticut.
Fairfield School District enrolls 8,790 students, and its 16 schools include Jennings School.
About 70% of the student body at Jennings School is White. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, the White share is about 56%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Jennings School lists 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.7 students per teacher. The school's 10.7:1 compares with an average of 12.6:1 for elementary schools in Connecticut. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 15% of the student body. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Looking at the county, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, the median household earns about $89,667 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Greater Bridgeport Planning Region has 91 public schools with about 50,880 students, including Jennings School.
Among nearby public schools, Fairfield Woods Middle School is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jennings School.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Jennings School had a net gain of 10 students, or 4%.
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Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
329,259
Census ACS
Median income
$89,667
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
91
50,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield School District
- Fairfield Ludlowe High SchoolHigh · 1,367 students
- Fairfield Warde High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Roger Ludlowe Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
- Fairfield Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Tomlinson Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- McKinley SchoolElementary · 470 students
Other schools in Fairfield
- Fairfield Ludlowe High SchoolHigh · 1,367 students
- Fairfield Warde High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Roger Ludlowe Middle SchoolMiddle · 764 students
- Fairfield Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Tomlinson Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- McKinley SchoolElementary · 470 students
Nearby schools
- Fairfield Woods Middle School0.2 mi · 715
- Fairfield Warde High School0.7 mi · 1,308
- Stratfield School0.7 mi · 326
- McKinley School0.7 mi · 470
- Osborn Hill School0.9 mi · 446
- Holland Hill School1.2 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Jennings SchoolHow large is Jennings School?
Jennings School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Jennings School serve?
Jennings School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jennings School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jennings School is approximately 10.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jennings School?
Jennings School reports a student body of 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Jennings School public or private?
Jennings School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfield School District.
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