Roaring Brook School

Set in Avon, Connecticut, Roaring Brook School is an average-sized primary school, part of Avon School District. It hosts 461 students across grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Roaring Brook School sits 22% above that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Avon School District (2,978 students total), Roaring Brook School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Roaring Brook School reports that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Capitol Planning Region as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Roaring Brook School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Capitol Planning Region (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Across the wider county, Capitol Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Capitol Planning Region runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), of which Roaring Brook School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Avon Middle School, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roaring Brook School.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roaring Brook School has declined 3%, going from 477 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share declined from 19% to 10%.

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