Nichols School

Located at 396 Nichols Avenue, in Stratford, Connecticut, Nichols School is a mid-sized K-5 school that instructs 418 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Stratford School District.

Stratford School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 6,388 students. Nichols School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Nichols School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 26% Black, 18% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $89,667, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), of which Nichols School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Stratford High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nichols School.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Nichols School's enrollment has expanded 7% since 2018, when it stood at 392 (now 418). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 34% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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