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Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 15·NCES 090353700750
Pomperaug Elementary School
607 Main St. S, Southbury, CT 06488 · (203) 264-8283 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
43 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 44%
Community
1
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 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
61.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
71.8%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 Pomperaug Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomperaug Elementary School this school | 395 | 10.9% | N/A |
| Mill Hill School Southport | 371 | 11.6% | N/A |
| North Stratfield School Fairfield | 408 | 10.8% | N/A |
| Middle Gate Elementary School Newtown | 397 | 11.6% | N/A |
| Braeburn School West Hartford | 347 | 11.5% | N/A |
| A. Ward Spaulding School Suffield | 455 | 13.0% | 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 Pomperaug Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #108 of 522 | #12 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #192 of 519 | #15 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #257 of 613 | #31 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #137 of 558 | #10 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #476 of 560 | #64 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.9% | #551 of 594 | #70 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.4% | #32 of 176 | #5 of 22 |
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
395
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 395 | 35.5 | 11.1:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 34.8 | 12.1:1 | 13% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 32.4 | 12.8:1 | 12% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 13% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 26.5 | 12.4:1 | 5% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 6% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 37 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pomperaug Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (328 to 395); teachers up 34% (26.5 to 35.5).
About Pomperaug Elementary School
Pomperaug Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Connecticut, with an address in Southbury. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 395 students.
Besides Pomperaug Elementary School, Regional School District 15 runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 3,345 students.
Pomperaug Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 80% White. The school is also 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is higher than the 64% White share among all Naugatuck Valley Planning Region residents. By the diversity index, Pomperaug Elementary School comes in at 34%.
The school reports 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.1 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Connecticut average 12.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 11% of students. That is lower than the 52% average for public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has these Census figures: median household income is about $86,191, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Pomperaug Elementary School is among the 121 public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
Rochambeau Middle School is the public school closest to Pomperaug Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 369 in 2020-21 and 395 in 2024-25, a 7% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.1:1.
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Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
454,969
Census ACS
Median income
$86,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
59,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Regional School District 15
- Pomperaug Regional High SchoolHigh · 970 students
- Long Meadow Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 420 students
- Rochambeau Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Gainfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Middlebury Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
Other schools in Southbury
- Pomperaug Regional High SchoolHigh · 970 students
- Rochambeau Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Gainfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Rochambeau Middle School0.2 mi · 412
- Gainfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 321
- Sandy Hook Elementary School4.1 mi · 349
- Pomperaug Regional High School4.2 mi · 970
- Newtown High School4.5 mi · 1,254
- Long Meadow Elementary School4.6 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Pomperaug Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pomperaug Elementary School?
Pomperaug Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pomperaug Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pomperaug Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pomperaug Elementary School have?
Pomperaug Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pomperaug Elementary School?
At Pomperaug Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Pomperaug Elementary School public or private?
Pomperaug Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Regional School District 15.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.