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Alumni: what's one memory from Nichols School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRATFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090444000894
Nichols School
396 Nichols Avenue, Stratford, CT 06614 · (203) 385-4294 · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
208 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 37% smaller than its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
28.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
21.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Nichols School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols School this school | 418 | 49.8% | N/A |
| Riverside Magnet School at Goodwin University East Hartford | 481 | 56.8% | N/A |
| Dr. Thomas S. O'Connell School East Hartford | 519 | 57.6% | N/A |
| Six-Six Magnet School Bridgeport | 441 | 44.7% | N/A |
| Fox Run Elementary School Norwalk | 398 | 52.5% | N/A |
| Forest School West Haven | 428 | 62.9% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Nichols School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #426 of 522 | #35 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #407 of 519 | #37 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #212 of 613 | #35 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #504 of 558 | #40 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #136 of 560 | #8 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #274 of 594 | #34 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #91 of 176 | #10 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
418
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 418 | 27.6 | 15.1:1 | 50% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 27.2 | 15.0:1 | 44% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 26.7 | 16.5:1 | 54% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 39% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 31.4 | 12.5:1 | 52% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 58% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 49% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 28 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 15 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nichols School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (392 to 418); teachers down 12% (31.4 to 27.6).
About Nichols School
Families in Stratford, Connecticut, are served by Nichols School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 418 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 6.
Within Stratford School District, Nichols School is one of 13 schools. The district enrolls 6,388 students.
More than half of enrollment at Nichols School is Hispanic: 51%. Other groups make up 26% Black, 18% White, and 3% multiracial. Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
The school has 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Connecticut have an average ratio of 12.6:1. The school reported 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Nichols School lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
For Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $89,667 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region number 91, with about 50,880 students.
The closest school to Nichols School is Stratford High School, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Nichols School.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% decrease, from 455 to 418. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.3:1 to 15.1:1.
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Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
329,259
Census ACS
Median income
$89,667
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
91
50,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stratford School District
- Stratford High SchoolHigh · 1,150 students
- Bunnell High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Second Hill Lane SchoolElementary · 610 students
- David Wooster Middle SchoolMiddle · 538 students
- Johnson House Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Harry B. Flood Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
Other schools in Stratford
- Stratford High SchoolHigh · 1,150 students
- Bunnell High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Second Hill Lane SchoolElementary · 610 students
- David Wooster Middle SchoolMiddle · 538 students
- Johnson House Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Harry B. Flood Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Stratford High School0.5 mi · 1,150
- David Wooster Middle School0.6 mi · 538
- Franklin School0.7 mi · 246
- Wilcoxson School0.9 mi · 318
- Six-Six Magnet School1.2 mi · 441
- Second Hill Lane School1.2 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Nichols SchoolHow many students attend Nichols School?
Nichols School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Nichols School serve?
Nichols School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nichols School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nichols School is approximately 15.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nichols School?
At Nichols School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 51% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Nichols School?
Nichols School is overseen by Stratford School District in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.