South Norwalk Elementary School

A small elementary school in Norwalk, Connecticut, South Norwalk Elementary School is part of Norwalk School District. The school reports 179 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 378 students.

The 22 schools in Norwalk School District enroll 11,341 students altogether, South Norwalk Elementary School among them.

Hispanic students make up a majority at South Norwalk Elementary School, at 78%. The remaining students are 15% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. Census figures show Western Connecticut Planning Region is about 21% Hispanic. South Norwalk Elementary School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school employs the equivalent of 16 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.2:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at South Norwalk Elementary School is 73%. On average, public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region report 33%.

Across Western Connecticut Planning Region, the median household income is $128,188, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region has 149 public schools and roughly 90,520 students.

Side By Side Charter School is located about 0.1 miles from South Norwalk Elementary School. The five-mile area around South Norwalk Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for South Norwalk Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.