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C+

Sterling Community School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

251 Sterling Rd., Sterling, CT 06377 · (860) 564-2728 · Part of Sterling School District

Sterling’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Connecticut school districts

Students
301
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Sterling Community School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

251 Sterling Rd., Sterling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten20
Grade 128
Grade 232
Grade 334
Grade 433
Grade 537
Grade 626
Grade 730
Grade 834
Enrollment over time
307’20
329’21
315’22
319’23
301’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 8%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sterling Community School from Sterling families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Sterling’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.