Metacomet School

Metacomet School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Bloomfield, Connecticut, (ZIP code 06002). It is open to students in grades 3 through 4 and enrolls 183 students. That is 52% below the average of about 378 students for elementary schools in Connecticut.

Federal data list 7 schools in Bloomfield School District, with 1,834 students enrolled.

More than half of the students at Metacomet School are Black (65%). Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% White. That compares with about 13% Black among all Capitol Planning Region residents. The diversity index for Metacomet School is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Metacomet School reported 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1. There are 112 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 61% of enrollment. The 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region is 18 points lower.

In Capitol Planning Region, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $93,394, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 286 public schools in the county, enrolling about 137,047, Metacomet School among them.

Carmen Arace Intermediate School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Metacomet School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 214 to 183, a 14% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.4:1.

Metacomet School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.