Salem School

Salem School is one of the cozy elementary campuss in Naugatuck, Connecticut, operated by Naugatuck School District, with 231 students on its rolls from grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 39% below typical.

Naugatuck School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,889 students. Salem School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Salem School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 36% White, 11% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Naugatuck Valley Planning Region (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, census data for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region shows median household earnings sit near $86,191, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region runs 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,861 students), of which Salem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hillside Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Salem School has contracted 11%, going from 259 students in 2018 to 231 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 32% to 47% across the same window.

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