Mary E. Griswold School

Set in Kensington, Connecticut, Mary E. Griswold School is a mid-tier elementary school, run under Berlin School District. It caters to 513 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 36% bigger than typical.

Within Berlin School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,593 students, Mary E. Griswold School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Mary E. Griswold School reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mary E. Griswold School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Capitol Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Mary E. Griswold School is one campus in the mix.

New Britain High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mary E. Griswold School.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 505 students in 2018 compared to 513 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Mary E. Griswold School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.