Pomperaug Elementary School

Pomperaug Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Southbury, Connecticut, part of Regional School District 15. Current enrollment sits at 395 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Regional School District 15, which oversees 7 schools and 3,345 students, Pomperaug Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pomperaug Elementary School shows that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Pomperaug Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's rate of about 52%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region indicate median household earnings sit near $86,191, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), Pomperaug Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rochambeau Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Pomperaug Elementary School's enrollment has rose 20% since 2018, when it stood at 328 (now 395). White enrollment moved from 84% to 80% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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