Myrtle H. Stevens School

Set in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, Myrtle H. Stevens School is a medium-sized elementary school, overseen by Rocky Hill School District. It instructs 401 students across grades pre-K through 3.

Rocky Hill School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,522 students; Myrtle H. Stevens School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Myrtle H. Stevens School records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Myrtle H. Stevens School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

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 roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Myrtle H. Stevens School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Albert D. Griswold Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Myrtle H. Stevens School's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 577 (now 401). The White share of enrollment contracted from 66% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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