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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the John Paterson School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090288000606
John Paterson School
120 Church Street, Newington, CT 06111 · (860) 666-4657 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
142 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 44%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 20% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
47.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
53.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 →
Where John Paterson School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #238 of 522 | #66 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #285 of 519 | #81 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #259 of 613 | #72 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #195 of 558 | #53 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #162 of 560 | #55 of 157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #157 of 176 | #50 of 54 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
+4 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.7:1
% White
55%
was 62%
% Hispanic
27%
was 18%
% Black
6%
was 7%
% Asian
9%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 33.6 | 11.7:1 | 36% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 36.6 | 12.4:1 | 38% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 36% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 28.5 | 13.7:1 | 20% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Paterson School.
About John Paterson School
John Paterson School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Newington, Connecticut. Students in pre-K through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 394 students.
The 7 schools in Newington School District enroll 3,828 students altogether, John Paterson School among them.
More than half of enrollment at John Paterson School is White: 55%. The next largest groups are 27% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points below the 64% share among Capitol Planning Region residents. The diversity index for John Paterson School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.7:1. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is 12.6:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 36%.
Capitol Planning Region is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $93,394 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Capitol Planning Region number 286, with about 137,047 students.
John Wallace Middle School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of John Paterson School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 390 in 2017-18 to 394 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students. Hispanic students went from 18% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 27% in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.7:1 in 2017-18 to 11.7:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newington School District
- Newington High SchoolHigh · 1,255 students
- John Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Martin Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- Anna Reynolds SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Ruth Chaffee SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Elizabeth Green SchoolElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Newington
- Newington High SchoolHigh · 1,255 students
- John Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Martin Kellogg Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- Anna Reynolds SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Ruth Chaffee SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Elizabeth Green SchoolElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- John Wallace Middle School0.2 mi · 610
- Chamberlain Elementary School1.2 mi · 402
- Smith Elementary School1.2 mi · 461
- House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy1.2 mi · 152
- Ruth Chaffee School1.5 mi · 317
- Smalley Elementary School1.8 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About John Paterson SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John Paterson School?
John Paterson School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does John Paterson School serve?
John Paterson School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at John Paterson School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at John Paterson School.
How diverse is John Paterson School?
John Paterson School reports a student body of 55% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is John Paterson School in?
John Paterson School is part of Newington School District.
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