Mary L. Tracy School

Mary L. Tracy School is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in Orange, Connecticut, part of Orange School District, caters to 195 students in grades pre-K through K. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Mary L. Tracy School sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Orange School District (1,253 students total), Mary L. Tracy School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Mary L. Tracy School shows that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 4% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 12% of students at Mary L. Tracy School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for South Central Connecticut Planning Region indicate the typical household earns roughly $88,197 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Mary L. Tracy School is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

Nearest neighbor: Peck Place School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mary L. Tracy School.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mary L. Tracy School has edged up 6%, going from 184 students in 2018 to 195 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 3% to 12% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.