Elementary Schools
Elementary Schools in East Lyme serves grades pre-K to 4. Originally they served pre-K to 5, but there was an overcrowding in the elementary schools, so when the new Middle School was built it was designed to hold the 5th grade.
- Flanders School serves most of the village of Flanders. It is located an eighth mile west of Flanders four corners, and is adjacent to East Lyme High School and the School Board offices.
- Lillie B. Haynes, is located in the former East Lyme Middle School is located next to the new East Lyme Middle School. The original Lille B. Haynes school building was constructed in 1952 and was demolished in the summer of 2002 to make way for the new middle school parking lot.
- Niantic Center School is located in the heart of Niantic, and serves most of Niantic. The school is represented by a scallop shell. It is the oldest of the town's school buildings, with a small portion having been constructed in 1899.
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