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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST HAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090123000189
Memorial School
20 Smith St., East Hampton, CT 06424 · (860) 365-4020 · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
12.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
116 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 59 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 21% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 East Hampton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
76.0%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 Memorial School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial School this school | 511 | 22.7% | N/A |
| Mary E. Griswold School Kensington | 513 | 22.8% | N/A |
| Jack Jackter Intermediate School Colchester | 509 | 27.3% | N/A |
| Horace W. Porter School Columbia | 440 | 22.0% | N/A |
| Prospect Elementary School Prospect | 572 | 23.8% | N/A |
| Colchester Elementary School Colchester | 552 | 27.2% | 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 Memorial School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #66 of 522 | #4 of 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #222 of 519 | #15 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #94 of 613 | #2 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #255 of 558 | #15 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #524 of 560 | #18 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.7% | #446 of 594 | #19 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #92 of 378 | #5 of 18 |
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
511
-47 (-8%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 511 | 42 | 12.2:1 | 23% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 19% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 18% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 23% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 12% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 13% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 44 | 14.0:1 | 11% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 41 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (617 to 511); teachers down 2% (43 to 42).
About Memorial School
Memorial School serves students in East Hampton, Connecticut, as a mid-sized elementary school. There are 511 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 3. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average enrollment is about 378.
The district, East Hampton School District, has 1,661 students enrolled across 4 schools.
The share of White students at Memorial School is 84%. Next come 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region overall, the White share is about 81%. The diversity index for Memorial School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 42 full-time-equivalent teachers at Memorial School, giving a ratio of 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 12.6:1. By family income, 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 32% average among public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
Among Connecticut public elementary schools, Memorial School outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In the surrounding county, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, the median household earns about $104,428 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 57 public schools with about 19,075 students, including Memorial School.
Among nearby public schools, Center School is closest at about 0.9 miles. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Memorial School.
Federal data place Memorial School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 558 students in 2020-21 to 511 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.6:1 to 12.2:1.
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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 East Hampton School District
- East Hampton High SchoolHigh · 488 students
- East Hampton Middle SchoolMiddle · 411 students
- Center SchoolElementary · 251 students
Other schools in East Hampton
- East Hampton High SchoolHigh · 488 students
- East Hampton Middle SchoolMiddle · 411 students
- Center SchoolElementary · 251 students
Other Memorial schools
18 other US public schools in 6 states are named Memorial. Memorial School is the 3rd largest of the 19.
- Memorial SchoolUNION BEACH, NJ · 630 students
- MemorialHopedale, MA · 558 students
- Memorial SchoolUpton, MA · 493 students
- MemorialNatick, MA · 455 students
- Memorial SchoolBedford, NH · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Center School0.9 mi · 251
- East Hampton High School1.6 mi · 488
- East Hampton Middle School1.9 mi · 411
- Nathan Hale-Ray Middle School4.1 mi · 346
- Elmer Thienes-Mary Hall Elementary School4.1 mi · 458
- East Haddam Elementary School5.4 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Memorial SchoolHow large is Memorial School?
Memorial School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Memorial School serve?
Memorial School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Memorial School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Memorial School.
What is the student diversity at Memorial School?
Student demographics at Memorial School are roughly 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Memorial School in?
Memorial School is part of East Hampton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.