Metacomet School

Set in Bloomfield, Connecticut, Metacomet School is a modestly sized K-5 school, run under Bloomfield School District. It caters to 183 students across grades 3 through 4. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Metacomet School sits 52% below that benchmark.

Bloomfield School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 1,834 students. Metacomet School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Metacomet School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Capitol Planning Region indicate the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Metacomet School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

Nearest neighbor: Carmen Arace Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Metacomet School's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 234 (now 183). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 82% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Metacomet School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.