Lillie B. Haynes School

Lillie B. Haynes School operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in Niantic, Connecticut, operated by East Lyme School District. Current enrollment sits at 365 students spanning grades K through 4.

East Lyme School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,411 students. Lillie B. Haynes School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Lillie B. Haynes School lists that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder reads as 15% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, On paper, Lillie B. Haynes School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region) records that median household income runs about $86,586, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), Lillie B. Haynes School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is East Lyme Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lillie B. Haynes School.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Lillie B. Haynes School's enrollment has increased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 307 (now 365). The White share of enrollment fell from 75% to 62% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Lillie B. Haynes School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.