Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School

Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School, a tight-knit elementary-level community in Southington, Connecticut, part of Southington School District, hosts 235 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 38% smaller than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School is one of 13 schools operated by Southington School District, a district that hosts 6,000 students overall.

Demographically, Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest comes out to 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Capitol Planning Region put the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, 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), Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: John F. Kennedy Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School.

Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Zaya A. Oshana Elementary School has fell 14%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 235 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 77% to 73%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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