Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090423000839
William M. Strong Elementary School
820 Marion Ave., Plantsville, CT 06479 · (860) 628-3314 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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
12.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
71 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
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CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
70.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 William M. Strong Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William M. Strong Elementary School this school | 294 | 24.1% | N/A |
| Calf Pen Meadow School Milford | 269 | 21.9% | N/A |
| Highland School Wallingford | 292 | 26.7% | N/A |
| Crystal Lake School Ellington | 308 | 28.2% | N/A |
| Orchard Hills School Milford | 350 | 23.1% | N/A |
| Middlebury Elementary School Middlebury | 309 | 19.1% | 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 William M. Strong Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #119 of 522 | #27 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #109 of 519 | #27 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #445 of 613 | #127 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #243 of 558 | #66 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #431 of 560 | #127 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #428 of 594 | #116 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #67 of 176 | #23 of 54 |
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
294
+65 (+28%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 294 | 24.4 | 12.1:1 | 24% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 23.4 | 12.0:1 | 28% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 22.7 | 12.1:1 | 25% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 21 | 10.9:1 | 24% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 18.4 | 14.5:1 | 18% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 19% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 16 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William M. Strong Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (267 to 294); teachers up 33% (18.4 to 24.4).
About William M. Strong Elementary School
William M. Strong Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Plantsville, Connecticut. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 294 students. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average enrollment is about 378.
William M. Strong Elementary School is one of 13 schools in Southington School District, which enrolls 6,000 students in total.
Of every 100 students at William M. Strong Elementary School, about 77 are White. It is also 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Capitol Planning Region's residents are about 64% White, 13 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, William M. Strong Elementary School scores 39%.
William M. Strong Elementary School lists 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.1 students per teacher. That is in line with the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. About 24% of students at William M. Strong Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points below the 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
Among Connecticut public elementary schools, William M. Strong Elementary School outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Looking at the county, Capitol Planning Region, the median household earns about $93,394 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Capitol Planning Region has 286 public schools with about 137,047 students, including William M. Strong Elementary School.
William M. Strong Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Wrinn Integrated Preschool - SES, its nearest public school. William M. Strong Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
William M. Strong Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 294, from 229 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.9:1 to 12.1:1 over the same years.
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Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southington School District
- Southington High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Joseph A. Depaolo Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- John F. Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 659 students
- Walter A. Derynoski Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
- R. E. Thalberg Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- William H. Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
Other schools in Plantsville
- John F. Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 659 students
- South End Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
- Wrinn Integrated Preschool - SESElementary · 62 students
Nearby schools
- Wrinn Integrated Preschool - SES0.0 mi · 62
- John F. Kennedy Middle School1.3 mi · 659
- Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School1.6 mi · 235
- South End Elementary School2.1 mi · 243
- Darcey School2.6 mi · 159
- Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School2.6 mi · 549
Frequently asked questions
About William M. Strong Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William M. Strong Elementary School?
William M. Strong Elementary School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does William M. Strong Elementary School serve?
William M. Strong Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William M. Strong Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William M. Strong Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at William M. Strong Elementary School?
Student demographics at William M. Strong Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is William M. Strong Elementary School in?
William M. Strong Elementary School is part of Southington School District.
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