Northend Elementary School

Northend Elementary School is an intimate elementary-level community in New Britain, Connecticut, run under New Britain School District. The school works with 212 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 44% leaner than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

Northend Elementary School is one of 14 schools operated by New Britain School District, a district that instructs 9,012 students overall.

On demographics, Northend Elementary School reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 17% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 79% of students at Northend Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Capitol Planning Region put median household earnings sit near $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Northend Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is New Britain High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northend Elementary School has decreased 18%, going from 257 students in 2018 to 212 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 12% to 6%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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