📍 396 Nichols Avenue, Stratford, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 06614
Nichols School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Stratford, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. The school has 441 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Stratford School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
Nichols School enrolls 441 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 212 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 102 | 23% |
| White | 92 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 441 students (54%) 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.
Nichols School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Nichols School is one of 13 schools in Stratford School District, based in Stratford, Connecticut. The district serves 6,578 students district-wide and employs 519 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 441 students, Nichols School is close to the district average of about 506 students per school.