📍 207 Westfield St., Middletown, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 06457
Spencer School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Middletown, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Middletown School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
Spencer School enrolls 265 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 20% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 12% |
| Asian | 11 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 265 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Spencer School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Spencer School is one of 10 schools in Middletown School District, based in Middletown, Connecticut. The district serves 4,394 students district-wide and employs 374 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 265 students, Spencer School is smaller than the district average of about 439 students per school.