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Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090081000132
Lewin G. Joel Jr. School
137A Glenwood Rd., Clinton, CT 06413 · (860) 664-6501 · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
205 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 44%
Community
6
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 | 65 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (104).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Clinton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
62.0%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 Lewin G. Joel Jr. School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewin G. Joel Jr. School this school | 532 | 38.5% | N/A |
| John Trumbull Primary School Oakville | 610 | 39.5% | N/A |
| Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School Southington | 549 | 31.7% | N/A |
| Gallup Hill School Ledyard | 592 | 30.7% | N/A |
| Northville Elementary School New Milford | 428 | 30.4% | N/A |
| Bungay School Seymour | 478 | 43.3% | 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 Lewin G. Joel Jr. School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #198 of 522 | #14 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #249 of 519 | #19 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #75 of 613 | #1 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #36 of 558 | #5 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #350 of 560 | #11 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #327 of 594 | #7 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #56 of 176 | #4 of 9 |
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
532
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 532 | 53 | 10.0:1 | 39% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 51.7 | 10.6:1 | 39% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 50.9 | 10.8:1 | 40% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 50 | 10.5:1 | 43% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 43.6 | 10.9:1 | 32% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 28% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 51 | 13.4:1 | 15% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 52 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 784 | 51 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewin G. Joel Jr. School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (476 to 532); teachers up 22% (43.6 to 53).
About Lewin G. Joel Jr. School
Lewin G. Joel Jr. School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Clinton, Connecticut. Enrolled students number 532 students, in pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in Connecticut average about 378 students each.
Clinton School District runs 3 schools with a combined 1,423 students. Lewin G. Joel Jr. School is one of them.
Lewin G. Joel Jr. School's enrollment is 68% White. Enrollment also includes 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, the White share is about 81%. The chance that two students picked at random at Lewin G. Joel Jr. School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
A ratio of 10.0:1 comes from the school's 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 39% of students at Lewin G. Joel Jr. School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Connecticut public elementary schools, Lewin G. Joel Jr. School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has about 175,822 residents, and median household income is about $104,428, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region number 57 and enroll about 19,075.
The nearest other public school, The Morgan School, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lewin G. Joel Jr. School.
NCES assigns Lewin G. Joel Jr. School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 526 in 2020-21, 532 in 2024-25.
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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,822
Census ACS
Median income
$104,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
19,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton School District
- The Morgan SchoolHigh · 473 students
- Jared Eliot SchoolMiddle · 418 students
Other schools in Clinton
- The Morgan SchoolHigh · 473 students
- Jared Eliot SchoolMiddle · 418 students
Nearby schools
- The Morgan School0.4 mi · 473
- Jared Eliot School0.5 mi · 418
- Westbrook Middle School3.7 mi · 126
- Westbrook High School3.7 mi · 166
- Daisy Ingraham School4.5 mi · 292
- J. Milton Jeffrey Elementary School4.7 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Lewin G. Joel Jr. SchoolHow large is Lewin G. Joel Jr. School?
Lewin G. Joel Jr. School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades PK-04.
Is Lewin G. Joel Jr. School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lewin G. Joel Jr. School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewin G. Joel Jr. School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lewin G. Joel Jr. School is approximately 10.0:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lewin G. Joel Jr. School?
At Lewin G. Joel Jr. School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lewin G. Joel Jr. School public or private?
Lewin G. Joel Jr. School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clinton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.