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Alumni: what's one memory from Northeast School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAMFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090432000861
Northeast School
82 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, CT 06903 · (203) 977-4469 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% 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
12.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
176 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
40.3%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
40.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 Northeast School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast School this school | 436 | 40.4% | N/A |
| Cranbury Elementary School Norwalk | 410 | 36.1% | N/A |
| Concord Magnet School Norwalk | 388 | 34.0% | N/A |
| Wolfpit Integrated Arts Elementary School Norwalk | 341 | 37.5% | N/A |
| Eli Whitney School Stratford | 462 | 39.8% | N/A |
| Ivy Drive School Bristol | 385 | 48.1% | 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 Northeast School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #317 of 522 | #58 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #337 of 519 | #55 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #193 of 613 | #39 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #322 of 558 | #55 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #108 of 560 | #10 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #317 of 594 | #41 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.4% | #17 of 378 | #1 of 63 |
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
436
-135 (-24%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 436 | 34.3 | 12.7:1 | 40% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 43.7 | 10.9:1 | 42% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 50.3 | 9.8:1 | 40% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 55 | 10.4:1 | 44% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 54.3 | 12.1:1 | 46% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 58 | 11.0:1 | 52% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 55 | 13.3:1 | 43% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 839 | 66 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 52 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (655 to 436); teachers down 37% (54.3 to 34.3).
About Northeast School
Northeast School is a public elementary school run by Stamford School District in Stamford, Connecticut. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 436 students enrolled.
Stamford School District is made up of 21 schools with 15,483 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Northeast School is White (41%). Smaller groups are 40% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Western Connecticut Planning Region is roughly 61% White. Northeast School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 12.7:1 comes from the school's 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Connecticut have a similar average ratio of 12.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 40% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades Northeast School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Western Connecticut Planning Region show that median household income is about $128,188, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 149 public schools operate in Western Connecticut Planning Region, serving about 90,520 students.
Of nearby public schools, Scofield Middle School is the closest, at about 1.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Northeast School had 571 students in 2020-21 and 436 in 2024-25, a 24% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.4:1 to 12.7:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Northeast School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stamford School District
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Davenport Ridge SchoolElementary · 673 students
Other schools in Stamford
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Davenport Ridge SchoolElementary · 673 students
Other Northeast schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Northeast. Northeast School is the largest of the 4.
- Northeast SchoolRockville, CT · 261 students
- NORTHEAST SCHOOLITHACA, NY · 347 students
- NORTHEAST SCHOOLAMITYVILLE, NY · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Scofield Middle School1.2 mi · 622
- Davenport Ridge School1.5 mi · 673
- West School1.6 mi · 481
- Turn of River School1.7 mi · 560
- Newfield School2.2 mi · 575
- Springdale School2.3 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast SchoolHow large is Northeast School?
Northeast School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Northeast School serve?
Northeast School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Northeast School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Northeast School.
What is the student diversity at Northeast School?
Student demographics at Northeast School are roughly 41% White, 40% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Northeast School public or private?
Northeast School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stamford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.