Uncas Elementary School

Set in Norwich, Connecticut, Uncas Elementary School is a compact K-5 school, overseen by Norwich School District. It instructs 232 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 39% leaner than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

Uncas Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Norwich School District, a district that serves 3,160 students overall.

Demographically, Uncas Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 25% Black, 14% White, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Uncas Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $86,586, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), of which Uncas Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Three Rivers Middle College Magnet School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Uncas Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Uncas Elementary School's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 264 (now 232). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 39% to 48% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Uncas Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.