Enrollment
216
Elementary
STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VOLUNTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090471000949
Voluntown Elementary School
195 Main Street, Voluntown, CT 06384 · (860) 376-2325 · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- B-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
8.3:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
79 students
STATE 44%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
50.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
50.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 Voluntown Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntown Elementary School this school | 216 | 36.6% | N/A |
| Fields Memorial School Bozrah | 180 | 35.0% | N/A |
| Deep River Elementary School Deep River | 189 | 32.3% | N/A |
| Center School West Willington | 205 | 33.2% | N/A |
| West Stafford School Stafford Springs | 176 | 39.8% | N/A |
| Chester Elementary School Chester | 198 | 28.3% | 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 Voluntown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #261 of 522 | #8 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #270 of 519 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #546 of 613 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #7 of 558 | #1 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #540 of 560 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #336 of 594 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #54 of 378 | #1 of 13 |
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
216
-29 (-12%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 279
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 216 | 26 | 8.3:1 | 37% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 26.2 | 9.0:1 | 35% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 28 | 8.9:1 | 36% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 28 | 8.8:1 | 29% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 30 | 9.2:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 30 | 9.9:1 | 22% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 30 | 10.4:1 | 16% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 25 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 279 | 19 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Voluntown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (276 to 216); teachers down 13% (30 to 26).
About Voluntown Elementary School
Voluntown Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Voluntown, Connecticut. The school enrolls 216 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Connecticut) has about 378 students.
Voluntown Elementary School is run by Voluntown School District.
At Voluntown Elementary School, White students make up 88% of the student body. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 87% White share among all Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region residents. Voluntown Elementary School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 8.3:1 comes from the school's 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Connecticut average 12.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 37% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Voluntown Elementary School is B-. Compared with Connecticut public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
According to the American Community Survey, in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, median household income is about $90,589, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 34 public schools operate in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, serving about 11,909 students.
Nearby, Griswold Elementary School is about 6.0 miles away. Voluntown Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles.
Voluntown Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 216, 12% below the 245 of 2020-21.
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Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,312
Census ACS
Median income
$90,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
11,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Griswold Elementary School6.0 mi · 655
- Griswold Middle School6.1 mi · 529
- Griswold High School6.1 mi · 606
- Griswold Soule Street Academy6.5 mi · 19
- Preston Veterans' Memorial School6.8 mi · 284
- Lisbon Central School8.0 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Voluntown Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Voluntown Elementary School?
Voluntown Elementary School enrolls approximately 216 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Voluntown Elementary School serve?
Voluntown Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Voluntown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Voluntown Elementary School is approximately 8.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Voluntown Elementary School?
At Voluntown Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Voluntown Elementary School in?
Voluntown Elementary School is part of Voluntown School District.
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