Laurel Ledge School

As a small elementary school, Laurel Ledge School serves students in Beacon Falls, Connecticut. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 313 students.

In Regional School District 16, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,890 students.

About 67% of the student body at Laurel Ledge School is White. Enrollment also includes 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Naugatuck Valley Planning Region residents are about 64% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.

With 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.4:1. Elementary schools in Connecticut have an average ratio of 12.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Laurel Ledge School, 36% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 52% average among public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.

The school's county is Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $86,191 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Laurel Ledge School shares Naugatuck Valley Planning Region with 120 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Laurel Ledge School is closest to Cross Street Intermediate School, about 1.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES describes the area around Laurel Ledge School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 21%.

Laurel Ledge School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.