Samuel Huntington School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 97 | 27% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat 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.
Schools most like Samuel Huntington School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Huntington School this school | 358 | 72.6% | N/A |
| John B. Stanton School Norwich | 382 | 77.7% | N/A |
| Moriarty Magnet School Norwich | 404 | 72.5% | N/A |
| Washington School West Haven | 321 | 67.3% | N/A |
| Bowers School Manchester | 376 | 67.0% | N/A |
| Veterans' Memorial School Norwich | 290 | 77.2% | N/A |
Where Samuel Huntington School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 358 | 27.2 | 13.2:1 | 73% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 25.6 | 11.7:1 | 68% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 31.6 | 10.3:1 | 66% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 64% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 26.2 | 13.4:1 | 60% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 61% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 53% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 19 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 14 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
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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