South End Elementary School

South End Elementary School, an intimate elementary campus in Plantsville, Connecticut, part of Southington School District, caters to 243 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

Across the 13 schools in Southington School District (6,000 students total), South End Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, South End Elementary School records that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, South End Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), South End Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: John F. Kennedy Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South End Elementary School.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 229 students in 2018 compared to 243 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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