Elementary · Connecticut

Great Neck Elementary School

Great Neck Elementary School, a public elementary school in Waterford, Connecticut: grades pre-k–5, 309 students, 10.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Waterford School District.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 309
Teachers (FTE): 30.2
Students per teacher: 10.2
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 89% of elementary schools in Connecticut

Median 12.2 · 594 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 69% of elementary schools in Connecticut

Median 369 · 598 schools compared

Smaller than 71% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Midsize suburb
Run by: Waterford School District

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Location

Address: 165 Great Neck Rd., Waterford, CT 06385
Phone: (860)442-2593
County: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Nathan Hale Arts Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	445	8.0	1.9 mi
C.B. Jennings International Elementary MagnetFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	406	9.4	3.4 mi
Regional Multicultural Magnet School	K–5	469	13.6	3.6 mi
Niantic Center School	K–4	198	10.3	3.7 mi
Thames River Magnet SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	501	12.3	3.9 mi
Oswegatchie Elementary School	Pre-K–5	292	9.7	4.0 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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