Tokeneke Elementary School

Tokeneke Elementary School operates as a moderately sized primary school in Darien, Connecticut, overseen by Darien School District. Current enrollment sits at 439 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Darien School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,649 students; Tokeneke Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tokeneke Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder is composed of 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Tokeneke Elementary School reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Tokeneke Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 2% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Western Connecticut Planning Region (around 33%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, Western Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household income runs about $128,188, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), of which Tokeneke Elementary School is one.

Rowayton School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tokeneke Elementary School.

Tokeneke Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tokeneke Elementary School has edged down 10%, going from 489 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 89% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Tokeneke Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.