John Lyman School

Federal records list John Lyman School as an elementary school in Middlefield, Connecticut. Classes run from 2 through 3, and the school has 207 students. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 378 students, so this school is 45% smaller than average.

John Lyman School is run by Regional School District 13, whose 5 schools enroll 1,302 students.

John Lyman School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic. John Lyman School has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its teaching staff equals 19.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Connecticut average 12.6:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 18%. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is 14 points.

Census Bureau estimates for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region show that median household income is about $104,428, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John Lyman School is one of 57 public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, which together enroll about 19,075 students.

Middlefield Memorial School is the closest public school, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 197 to 207. By 2024-25, the school had 10.8 students per teacher, compared with 9.4 in 2020-21.

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