Enrollment
332
Elementary
STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POMFRET SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090336000709
Pomfret Community School
20 Pomfret St., Pomfret Center, CT 06259 · (860) 928-2718 · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- B+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
9.7:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
77 students
STATE 44%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
62.9%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
71.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 Pomfret Community School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomfret Community School this school | 332 | 23.2% | N/A |
| George Hersey Robertson School Coventry | 370 | 26.5% | N/A |
| Lebanon Elementary School Lebanon | 366 | 25.4% | N/A |
| Woodstock Elementary School Woodstock | 391 | 23.0% | N/A |
| East Haddam Elementary School Moodus | 340 | 28.5% | N/A |
| Essex Elementary School Centerbrook | 307 | 21.2% | 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 Pomfret Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #113 of 522 | #1 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #186 of 519 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #370 of 613 | #8 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #26 of 558 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #551 of 560 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #438 of 594 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #124 of 378 | #6 of 13 |
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
332
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 332 | 34.2 | 9.7:1 | 23% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 36.2 | 9.6:1 | 21% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 26% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 32 | 10.5:1 | 24% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 35.8 | 10.8:1 | 17% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 39 | 10.3:1 | 17% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 43 | 11.9:1 | 12% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 38 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 29 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pomfret Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (386 to 332); teachers down 4% (35.8 to 34.2).
About Pomfret Community School
Pomfret Community School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Pomfret Center, Connecticut. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 332 students.
Pomfret Community School reports to Pomfret School District.
The student body at Pomfret Community School is 89% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 87% White share among all Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region residents. Pomfret Community School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
Pomfret Community School's 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Connecticut have 12.6:1, compared with 9.7:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is 19 points.
Measured against Connecticut public elementary schools, Pomfret Community School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region show that the median household income is $90,589, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Pomfret Community School, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 33 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Killingly Intermediate School, about 3.3 miles away. Pomfret Community School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Pomfret Community School as Rural: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 336 students in 2020-21 and 332 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Pomfret Community School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,312
Census ACS
Median income
$90,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
11,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Killingly Intermediate School3.3 mi · 692
- Killingly Central School4.0 mi · 317
- Quinebaug Middle College4.3 mi · 144
- H. H. Ellis Technical High School4.4 mi · 650
- Killingly High School4.5 mi · 744
- Woodstock Middle School4.7 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Pomfret Community SchoolHow large is Pomfret Community School?
Pomfret Community School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Pomfret Community School serve?
Pomfret Community School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pomfret Community School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Pomfret Community School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pomfret Community School?
At Pomfret Community School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Pomfret Community School?
Pomfret Community School is overseen by Pomfret School District in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.