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Quaker Farms School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Quaker Farms School
Quaker Farms School, a mid-sized K-5 school in Oxford, Connecticut, operated by Oxford School District, caters to 384 students, covering grades pre-K through 2.
Oxford School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,600 students. Quaker Farms School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Quaker Farms School reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's rate of about 52%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region put median household income runs about $86,191, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), Quaker Farms School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Oxford Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Quaker Farms School has expanded 3%, going from 373 students in 2018 to 384 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 87% to 77%.
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