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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRUMBULL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090462000936
Tashua School
401 Stonehouse Rd., Trumbull, CT 06611 · (203) 452-4433 · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- A+Test 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
14.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
53 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 44%
Community
1
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 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
80.9%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
87.1%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 Tashua School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tashua School this school | 394 | 13.5% | N/A |
| Aiken School West Hartford | 408 | 16.7% | N/A |
| Jane Ryan School Trumbull | 438 | 16.4% | N/A |
| Peck Place School Orange | 386 | 14.2% | N/A |
| Race Brook School Orange | 375 | 18.4% | N/A |
| Norfeldt School West Hartford | 362 | 14.4% | 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 Tashua School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.1% | #11 of 522 | #2 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #30 of 519 | #5 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #260 of 613 | #39 of 60 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #435 of 558 | #30 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #187 of 560 | #15 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.5% | #527 of 594 | #50 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #320 of 378 | #32 of 41 |
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
394
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 394 | 28.1 | 14.0:1 | 13% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 28.7 | 14.6:1 | 11% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 28.9 | 14.7:1 | 11% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 28.2 | 14.6:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 32 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 24 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tashua School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (411 to 394); teachers unchanged (28.2 to 28.1).
About Tashua School
Tashua School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Trumbull, Connecticut. The school serves 394 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Tashua School is one school in a 9-school district, Trumbull School District, which enrolls 6,657 students.
White students make up a majority at Tashua School, at 59%. Next come 19% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole is similar, at about 56%. Tashua School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Tashua School counts 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.0 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. About 13% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 54% for public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Measured against Connecticut public elementary schools, Tashua School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
According to the American Community Survey, in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, the median household income is $89,667, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 91 public schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, enrolling about 50,880 students in all.
The closest public school to Tashua School is Madison Middle School, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Tashua School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 394, close to the 402 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.5:1 to 14.0:1.
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Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
329,259
Census ACS
Median income
$89,667
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
91
50,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trumbull School District
- Trumbull High SchoolHigh · 2,152 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Hillcrest Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Booth Hill SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Frenchtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Middlebrook SchoolElementary · 502 students
Other schools in Trumbull
- Trumbull High SchoolHigh · 2,152 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Hillcrest Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Booth Hill SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Frenchtown Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Middlebrook SchoolElementary · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Middle School1.4 mi · 857
- Jane Ryan School1.6 mi · 438
- Daniels Farm School2.3 mi · 484
- Middlebrook School2.4 mi · 502
- Helen Keller Middle School2.5 mi · 287
- Hillcrest Middle School2.6 mi · 792
Frequently asked questions
About Tashua SchoolHow many students attend Tashua School?
Tashua School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
Is Tashua School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tashua School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Tashua School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Tashua School.
How diverse is Tashua School?
Tashua School reports a student body of 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Tashua School?
Tashua School is overseen by Trumbull School District in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.