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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BRITAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090267000524
Smith Elementary School
142 Rutherford St., New Britain, CT 06051 · (860) 223-1574 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
370 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 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
51%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
21.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
21.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 22 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.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Smith Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Elementary School this school | 461 | 80.3% | N/A |
| Roger Sherman School Meriden | 457 | 84.5% | N/A |
| Vance Elementary School New Britain | 438 | 77.6% | N/A |
| Chamberlain Elementary School New Britain | 402 | 79.4% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary School New Britain | 552 | 78.4% | N/A |
| Nathan Hale School Meriden | 485 | 76.1% | 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 Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #429 of 522 | #117 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #448 of 519 | #120 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #145 of 613 | #41 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #346 of 558 | #99 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #305 of 560 | #101 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #68 of 594 | #9 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #106 of 378 | #30 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
461
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 461 | 35.7 | 12.9:1 | 80% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 33.1 | 14.2:1 | 79% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 39.4 | 11.4:1 | 80% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 81% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 36.4 | 15.1:1 | 81% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 100% (580) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 81% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 40 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 632 | 32 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (548 to 461); teachers down 2% (36.4 to 35.7).
About Smith Elementary School
Smith Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in New Britain, Connecticut. The latest federal count shows 461 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 378 students, so this school is 22% larger than average.
Smith Elementary School is one school in New Britain School District, a system of 14 schools with 9,012 students.
A majority of students at Smith Elementary School, 68%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 13% White, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Smith Elementary School comes in at 51%.
At Smith Elementary School, 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.9:1. Elementary schools in Connecticut average about 12.6:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 80% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region is 43%.
Smith Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of Connecticut public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Capitol Planning Region census figures show that 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. Smith Elementary School is among the 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
Nearby, House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy is about 0.4 miles away. Smith Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 484 in 2020-21 and 461 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.7:1 to 12.9:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Smith Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Smalley Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 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
- Smalley Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
Other Smith Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Smith Elementary. Smith Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 21.
- Smith Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 730 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 650 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 642 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 624 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 623 students
Nearby schools
- House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy0.4 mi · 152
- Chamberlain Elementary School0.9 mi · 402
- Northend Elementary School1.1 mi · 212
- John Paterson School1.2 mi · 394
- New Britain High School1.2 mi · 2,521
- Smalley Elementary School1.3 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Elementary SchoolHow large is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Smith Elementary School serve?
Smith Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Smith Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Smith Elementary School.
How diverse is Smith Elementary School?
Smith Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 68% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Smith Elementary School public or private?
Smith 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.