Enrollment
235
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090423000836
Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School
70 Church Street, Southington, CT 06479 · (860) 628-3450 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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
11.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
58 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
44%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
67.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
75.2%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School this school | 235 | 24.7% | N/A |
| Richard D. Hubbard School East Berlin | 215 | 27.4% | N/A |
| Calf Pen Meadow School Milford | 269 | 21.9% | N/A |
| Juliet W. Long School Gales Ferry | 265 | 25.7% | N/A |
| Mary G. Fritz Elementary School of Yalesville Yalesville | 265 | 30.6% | N/A |
| South End Elementary School Plantsville | 243 | 29.6% | 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 Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #80 of 522 | #18 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #143 of 519 | #40 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #530 of 613 | #148 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #172 of 558 | #47 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #383 of 560 | #117 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #427 of 594 | #115 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #122 of 378 | #34 of 101 |
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
235
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 235 | 20.5 | 11.5:1 | 25% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 21.3 | 11.9:1 | 24% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 24.6 | 10.6:1 | 20% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 22% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 20.1 | 13.6:1 | 11% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 14% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 11% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 19 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 16 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (274 to 235); teachers up 2% (20.1 to 20.5).
About Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School
Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School is a small elementary school in Connecticut, with an address in Southington. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 235 students. Against the 378-student average for elementary schools in Connecticut, enrollment here is 38% lower.
Southington School District is responsible for 13 schools, Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School included, with 6,000 students in all.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
The school reports 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.5 students per teacher. The 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 25%. The average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region is 43%.
allk12 grades Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
According to the American Community Survey, in Capitol Planning Region, median household income is about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region, which together enroll about 137,047 students.
Of nearby public schools, John F. Kennedy Middle School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 235, 4% below the 246 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 12.9:1 to 11.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Southington
- Southington High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Joseph A. Depaolo Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Walter A. Derynoski Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
- R. E. Thalberg Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- William H. Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Urbin T. Kelley SchoolElementary · 301 students
Nearby schools
- John F. Kennedy Middle School0.8 mi · 659
- Walter A. Derynoski Elementary School1.0 mi · 549
- Urbin T. Kelley School1.3 mi · 301
- South End Elementary School1.6 mi · 243
- Wrinn Integrated Preschool - SES1.6 mi · 62
- William M. Strong Elementary School1.6 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Zaya A. Oshana Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School?
Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School enrolls approximately 235 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School serve?
Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School?
At Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School public or private?
Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southington School District.
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