Enrollment
254
Elementary
STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRAGUE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090426000842
Sayles School
25 Scotland Road, Baltic, CT 06330 · (860) 822-8264 · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% 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
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
142 students
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 48% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 67% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
22.8%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 Sayles School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sayles School this school | 254 | 55.9% | N/A |
| Mary P. Hinsdale School Winsted | 263 | 57.4% | N/A |
| Edgar H. Parkman School Enfield | 266 | 54.5% | N/A |
| Polk School Oakville | 303 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Enfield Street School Enfield | 226 | 52.2% | N/A |
| Killingly Central School Dayville | 317 | 60.3% | 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 Sayles School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #421 of 522 | #30 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #357 of 519 | #27 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #506 of 613 | #38 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #124 of 558 | #16 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #285 of 560 | #23 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #225 of 594 | #20 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #44 of 378 | #6 of 33 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
254
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 254 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 56% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 56% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 24.5 | 11.0:1 | 57% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 23 | 10.8:1 | 65% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 29 | 11.5:1 | 48% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 47% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 30 | 12.4:1 | 40% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 30 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sayles School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (334 to 254); teachers down 21% (29 to 23).
About Sayles School
In Baltic, Connecticut, part of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Sayles School is an elementary school. The school had 254 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Connecticut) has about 378 students.
Sayles School falls under Sprague School District.
At 65%, White students outnumber all other groups at Sayles School combined. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic and 14% multiracial. County-wide, 74% of Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region residents are White. By the diversity index, Sayles School comes in at 52%.
With 23 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Sayles School was 11.0:1. Among elementary schools in Connecticut, the typical ratio is 12.6:1. Sayles School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 56%.
The allk12 Grade for Sayles School is C-. Compared with Connecticut public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
County data help place the school in context: in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, median household income is about $86,586, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Sayles School is among the 88 public schools in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
The nearest other public school, Franklin Elementary School, is about 2.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4.
The NCES locale for Sayles School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 248 to 254.
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Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Sayles SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sayles School?
Sayles School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-08.
Is Sayles School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sayles School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sayles School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sayles School is approximately 11.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sayles School?
At Sayles School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Sayles School?
Sayles School is overseen by Sprague School District in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
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