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Quaker Farms School

30 Great Oak Rd., Oxford, CT 06478 · (203) 888-5842 · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 378
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
74 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3910%
Kindergarten10427%
Grade 113134%
Grade 211029%
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
29477%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
5113%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
123%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
123%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
19651%
Female
18849%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Quaker Farms School→Great Oak Elementary School→Oxford Middle School→Oxford High School
Based on grade levels within Oxford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Quaker Farms School this school38419.3%N/A
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Kathleen E. Goodwin School
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38322.5%N/A
Great Oak Elementary School
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36918.2%N/A
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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 Quaker Farms School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Enrollment
ranked largest first
384#280 of 613#33 of 71
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.2:1#452 of 558#50 of 69
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
39.3%#433 of 560#57 of 69
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
19.3%#465 of 594#61 of 70
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.9%#135 of 176#17 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 2024-25
Enrollment
384
+79 (+26%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253842714.2:119% (74)
2023-244133013.8:117% (71)
2022-234053013.5:115% (62)
2020-213052810.9:114% (43)
2017-183732813.3:110% (36)
2015-163922913.5:19% (37)
2010-115462918.8:15% (30)
2000-014893215.3:1N/A
1990-915992722.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quaker Farms School.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (373 to 384); teachers down 4% (28 to 27).

About Quaker Farms School

Quaker Farms School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Oxford, Connecticut. The school offers pre-K through 2 and enrolls 384 students.

Oxford School District has 4 schools and 1,600 students, and Quaker Farms School is one of those schools.

White students are 77% of those enrolled at Quaker Farms School. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region overall, about 64% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.

With 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Connecticut average 12.6:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 19% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region averages 52%, higher than here.

The school is in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, where the median household earns about $86,191 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Quaker Farms School shares Naugatuck Valley Planning Region with 120 other public schools.

Oxford Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Quaker Farms School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Quaker Farms School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment was 384 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 305. Students per teacher increased from 10.9 in 2020-21 to 14.2 in 2024-25.

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Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Quaker Farms School
District
Oxford School District
Address
30 Great Oak Rd., Oxford, CT 06478
Phone
(203) 888-5842
County
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–02
Total enrollment
384
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
74 (19%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
090324000002
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Quaker Farms School
What is the total enrollment at Quaker Farms School?
Quaker Farms School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-02.
What age range does Quaker Farms School serve?
Quaker Farms School serves students from grade PK through grade 02.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Quaker Farms School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quaker Farms School is approximately 14.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Quaker Farms School?
Quaker Farms School reports a student body of 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Quaker Farms School in?
Quaker Farms School is part of Oxford School District.
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