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C

Enfield School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Enfield.

Enfield’s School Grade C better than 31% of Connecticut school districts

Students
4,226
Schools
8
Spent per student
$22,155
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$15.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Enfield School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the CT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $15.1M, about $3,580 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CEnfield 41,142

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Enfield. Grade by grade →

K–23 elementary schoolsThis district
3–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8John F. Kennedy Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Enfield High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 39.8% · 2,411 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 50.5% · 2,416 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 88.2% · 413 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,155 per student · 14% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 30%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 50%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,599’20
4,518’21
4,514’22
4,420’23
4,226’24

Down 8.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 6%Black 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Henry Barnard School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Enfield
311 students12:1
Hazardville Memorial School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Enfield
298 students14:1
Enfield Street School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Enfield
226 students11:1
Prudence Crandall School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Enfield
C
351 students15:1
Eli Whitney School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Enfield
C+
346 students16:1
Edgar H. Parkman School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Enfield
C+
266 students13:1
John F. Kennedy Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Enfield
C
1,002 students11:1
Enfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Enfield
B−
1,426 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

East Windsor School DistrictEast Windsor
$32,824per student
Longmeadow School DistrictLongmeadow
$19,360per student
Somers School DistrictSomers
$23,984per student
Suffield School DistrictSuffield
$22,525per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.