Memorial School

Memorial School operates as an average-sized primary school in East Hampton, Connecticut, one of the schools within East Hampton School District. Current enrollment sits at 511 students spanning grades pre-K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

East Hampton School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,661 students; Memorial School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Memorial School reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder looks like 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region's rate of about 32%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region) logs that the typical household earns roughly $104,428 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,075 students), of which Memorial School is one.

The closest other public school is Center School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Memorial School.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Memorial School has declined 17%, going from 617 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 6% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.