Eli Whitney School

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Enfield, Connecticut

Eli Whitney School in Enfield, Connecticut enrolled 346 students in 2024-25 with 22.1 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Connecticut elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 29%

339 students in 2022-23, 329 students in 2023-24, 346 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.1 to 22.1.

Students enrolled at Eli Whitney School by school year2022-23: 339, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 34601002003004002022-233392023-243292024-25346
Students enrolled at Eli Whitney School by school year2022-23: 339, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 34601002003004002022-233392023-243292024-25346
Students enrolled at Eli Whitney School by school year2022-23: 339, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 34601002003004002022-233392023-243292024-25346
Students enrolled at Eli Whitney School by school year2022-23: 339, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 34601002003004002022-233392023-243292024-25346
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333931.110.9
2023-2432929.611.1
2024-2534622.115.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Connecticut elementary schools

Among the 586 Connecticut elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; Eli Whitney School 15.7; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherEli Whitney School 15.7state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; Eli Whitney School 15.7; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherEli Whitney School 15.7state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; Eli Whitney School 15.7; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherEli Whitney School 15.7state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; Eli Whitney School 15.7; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherEli Whitney School 15.7state median 12.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 336 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Eli Whitney School enrolled 336 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 336 of the 336 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent7.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.6% of students were White, 27.5% Hispanic, 7.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White61.6%
  2. Hispanic27.5%
  3. Two or more races7.5%
  4. Black2.9%
  5. Asian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Eli Whitney School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtConnecticut
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245%43%50.5%
Math, 2022-2342%30% (2021-22)41.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Enfield

6 public elementary schools in Enfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Eli Whitney School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Prudence Crandall School35115.345.3%
Eli Whitney School34615.735.8%
Henry Barnard School31111.843.4%
Hazardville Memorial School29814.038.3%
Edgar H. Parkman School26613.447.0%
Enfield Street School22611.544.7%

All public schools in Enfield →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Eli Whitney School

  1. Hazardville Memorial SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 298 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Henry Barnard SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 311 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Eli Whitney School with Hazardville Memorial SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Enfield Public Schools spends per student$21,843 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,843
  5. The largest public schools in ConnecticutEli Whitney School is the number 341 by size of 590 Connecticut elementary schools open in 2024-25.#341 of 590
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 12.2 for elementary schools.15.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Eli Whitney School

  1. How many students attend Eli Whitney School?
    346 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 339 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Enfield, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Eli Whitney School?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Eli Whitney School a Title I school?
    Eli Whitney School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Eli Whitney School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Eli Whitney School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Eli Whitney School in?
    Enfield Public Schools, NCES district ID 0901470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090147000242 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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