Reggio Magnet School of the Arts

Located at 59 Waterville Road, in Avon, Connecticut, Reggio Magnet School of the Arts is an average-sized elementary-level community that caters to 511 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Capitol Region Education Council. Enrollment runs roughly 35% above the state mean of about 378.

Capitol Region Education Council comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,762 students; Reggio Magnet School of the Arts is among them.

On the student-mix side, Reggio Magnet School of the Arts shows that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 27% Black, 23% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Reggio Magnet School of the Arts reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 60% of students at Reggio Magnet School of the Arts qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Capitol Planning Region) reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Reggio Magnet School of the Arts is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

Nearest neighbor: Avon Middle School, around 2.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 508 students in 2018 compared to 511 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 29% to 39%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.