Silver Lane School

Silver Lane School is a small elementary school based in East Hartford, Connecticut. The school had 203 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 378, so this school runs 46% smaller than that.

Across its 12 schools, East Hartford School District enrolls 5,931 students. Silver Lane School is one of those schools.

A majority of students at Silver Lane School, 53%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 42% Black and 5% White. Among all residents of Capitol Planning Region, the Hispanic share is about 18%. The chance that two students picked at random at Silver Lane School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.

The school employs the equivalent of 21.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 9.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Silver Lane School is 80%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Capitol Planning Region is 43%.

In the county around the school, Capitol Planning Region, median household income is about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Silver Lane School is among the 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region.

The nearest other public school, Connecticut River Academy at Goodwin University, is about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Silver Lane School.

For locale, NCES codes Silver Lane School as City: Small.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 25%, from 270 to 203. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.5:1 to 9.6:1 over the same years.

Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Silver Lane School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.