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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BRITAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090267000523
Smalley Elementary School
175 West St., New Britain, CT 06051 · (860) 225-8647 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- DTest 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
12.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
512 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
13.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
12.2%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 Smalley Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smalley Elementary School this school | 594 | 86.2% | N/A |
| Casimir Pulaski School Meriden | 539 | 87.4% | N/A |
| Luis Munoz Marin School Bridgeport | 709 | 88.0% | N/A |
| Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy Hartford | 651 | 78.2% | N/A |
| John S. Martinez Sea and Sky STEM School New Haven | 486 | 83.1% | N/A |
| Kennelly School Hartford | 628 | 79.8% | 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 Smalley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #485 of 522 | #134 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #493 of 519 | #132 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #42 of 613 | #13 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #340 of 558 | #98 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #451 of 560 | #134 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #39 of 594 | #5 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #185 of 378 | #46 of 101 |
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
594
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 594 | 46.2 | 12.9:1 | 86% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 47.4 | 13.3:1 | 85% (539) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 52.5 | 11.3:1 | 88% (521) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 48 | 12.3:1 | 85% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 43.8 | 15.1:1 | 91% (603) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 98% (663) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 88% (594) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 43 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 784 | 39 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smalley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (662 to 594); teachers up 5% (43.8 to 46.2).
About Smalley Elementary School
Smalley Elementary School is a large elementary school in New Britain School District, located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has 594 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Connecticut enroll about 378 students on average.
The New Britain School District system has 14 schools and 9,012 students.
More than half of enrollment at Smalley Elementary School is Hispanic: 79%. Other groups include 9% Black, 7% White, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 18% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 46.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 12.6:1. Roughly 86% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Capitol Planning Region, the average is 43%.
Smalley Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Capitol Planning Region, the median household earns about $93,394 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Smalley Elementary School, Capitol Planning Region has 286 public schools.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Chamberlain Elementary School, is the closest to Smalley Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes Smalley Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Smalley Elementary School was 591 in 2020-21 and 594 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
On allk12, people connected to Smalley Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Britain School District
- New Britain High SchoolHigh · 2,521 students
- Pulaski Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- DiLoreto Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Slade Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
Other schools in New Britain
- New Britain High SchoolHigh · 2,521 students
- Pulaski Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- DiLoreto Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Academy of Science and InnovationHigh · 767 students
- E. C. Goodwin Technical High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
Other Smalley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Smalley Elementary. Smalley Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Smalley Elementary SchoolBound Brook, NJ · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Chamberlain Elementary School0.6 mi · 402
- House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy0.9 mi · 152
- Smith Elementary School1.3 mi · 461
- Northend Elementary School1.5 mi · 212
- Pulaski Middle School1.8 mi · 839
- John Paterson School1.8 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Smalley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Smalley Elementary School?
Smalley Elementary School enrolls approximately 594 students in grades KG-05.
Is Smalley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smalley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Smalley Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Smalley Elementary School.
How diverse is Smalley Elementary School?
Smalley Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 79% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Smalley Elementary School public or private?
Smalley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Britain School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.