Preston Veterans' Memorial School

Preston Veterans' Memorial School serves students in Preston, Connecticut, as a low-enrollment elementary school. It educates 284 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 378 students.

Preston School District serves 425 students across 2 schools.

The large majority of students at Preston Veterans' Memorial School, 84%, are White. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 10 points above the 74% share among Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region residents. By the diversity index, Preston Veterans' Memorial School comes in at 29%.

The school employs the equivalent of 23.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.0:1. Elementary schools in Connecticut average about 12.6:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 28%. For comparison, public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region average 50%.

The allk12 Grade for Preston Veterans' Memorial School is B. Compared with Connecticut public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Within Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, median household income is about $86,586, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 88 public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, with a combined enrollment of about 36,605.

Of nearby public schools, Preston Plains School is the closest, at about 2.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.

The number of students climbed from 262 to 284 over 4 years.

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