Saugatuck Elementary School

Set in Westport, Connecticut, Saugatuck Elementary School is a mid-sized K-5 school, run under Westport School District. It hosts 395 students across grades K through 5.

Westport School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 5,161 students. Saugatuck Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Saugatuck Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Saugatuck Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 2% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Western Connecticut Planning Region (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Western Connecticut Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $128,188 per year, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Saugatuck Elementary School is one of 149 public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students).

King's Highway Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Saugatuck Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 483 students in 2018 compared to 395 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.