Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School

Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School operates as an average-sized elementary school in Southington, Connecticut, run under Southington School District. Current enrollment sits at 549 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 378 students per school, that is 45% bigger than typical.

Southington School District comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 6,000 students; Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at school resources, Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages about 12.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 32% of students at Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Capitol Planning Region put median household income runs about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School.

Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 552 students in 2018 to 549 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 85% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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