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Samuel Huntington School

80 West Town St., Norwich, CT 06360 · (860) 823-4204 · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Connecticut public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools

Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 378
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
260 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 44%
Community
0
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-K9727%
Kindergarten3811%
Grade 13911%
Grade 24713%
Grade 35014%
Grade 44011%
Grade 54713%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).

Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
10930%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
12735%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
6418%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
206%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
3710%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
18351%
Female
17549%

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Test scores

CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
28.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
21.2%
CT avg 45.9%

What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.

Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Samuel Huntington School

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Samuel Huntington School this school35872.6%N/A
John B. Stanton School
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38277.7%N/A
Moriarty Magnet School
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40472.5%N/A
Washington School
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32167.3%N/A
Bowers School
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37667.0%N/A
Veterans' Memorial School
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29077.2%N/A
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 Samuel Huntington School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.2%#432 of 522#32 of 39
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
28.8%#404 of 519#30 of 40
Enrollment
ranked largest first
358#325 of 613#25 of 48
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.2:1#366 of 558#35 of 42
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
73.6%#16 of 560#3 of 42
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
72.6%#114 of 594#15 of 48
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.0%#142 of 176#10 of 11
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
358
+61 (+21%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535827.213.2:173% (260)
2023-2429925.611.7:168% (204)
2022-2332531.610.3:166% (216)
2020-212972312.9:164% (189)
2017-1835126.213.4:160% (210)
2015-163412513.6:161% (209)
2010-113842416.0:153% (202)
2000-012981915.7:1N/A
1990-912881420.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samuel Huntington School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (351 to 358); teachers up 4% (26.2 to 27.2).

About Samuel Huntington School

Samuel Huntington School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Norwich, Connecticut. There are 358 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.

The district, Norwich School District, has 3,160 students enrolled across 9 schools.

Of every 100 students at Samuel Huntington School, about 35 are Hispanic, the largest group. It is also 30% White, 18% Black, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is roughly 15% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.

For every teacher at Samuel Huntington School, there are about 13.2 students; the school has 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. There are 260 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 73% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is 50%.

Samuel Huntington School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of Connecticut public elementary schools.

The school's county is Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $86,586 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region number 88, with about 36,605 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School, is about 1.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.

Enrollment figures show a rise of 61 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at a glance

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Population
279,971
Census ACS
Median income
$86,586
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
36,605 students

Quick facts

School name
Samuel Huntington School
District
Norwich School District
Address
80 West Town St., Norwich, CT 06360
Phone
(860) 823-4204
County
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
358
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
260 (73%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
090312000672
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Samuel Huntington School
How large is Samuel Huntington School?
Samuel Huntington School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Samuel Huntington School serve?
Samuel Huntington School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Samuel Huntington School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Samuel Huntington School is approximately 13.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Samuel Huntington School?
Student demographics at Samuel Huntington School are roughly 30% White, 35% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Samuel Huntington School?
Samuel Huntington School is overseen by Norwich School District in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
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