Lake Street School

Lake Street School operates as a compact elementary-level community in Vernon, Connecticut, one of the schools within Vernon School District. Current enrollment sits at 235 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 38% leaner than the state mean of about 378.

Within Vernon School District, which oversees 7 schools and 3,181 students, Lake Street School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lake Street School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian, 4% Black.

On the resource side, Lake Street School reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Lake Street School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Capitol Planning Region) shows that median household earnings sit near $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lake Street School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

Buckley School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Street School has stayed largely flat, going from 230 students in 2018 to 235 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 59% across the same window.

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