Moody School

Set in Middletown, Connecticut, Moody School is an intimate elementary campus, run under Middletown School District. It enrolls 212 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Moody School sits 44% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Middletown School District (4,263 students total), Moody School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Moody School logs that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 28% of students at Moody School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region) reports that median household earnings sit near $104,428, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Moody School is one of 57 public schools in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 19,075 students).

Nearest neighbor: Spencer School, around 1.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Moody School.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Moody School has shrank 16%, going from 253 students in 2018 to 212 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 59% to 51% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.