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Southwest School

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

340 Litchfield St., Torrington, CT 06790 · (860) 489-2311 · Part of Torrington School District

Torrington’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Connecticut school districts

Directions
Students
289
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about Southwest School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

340 Litchfield St., Torrington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4128
Grade 5161
Enrollment over time
286’20
292’21
292’22
305’23
289’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 41%Black 6%Asian 3%Two or more races 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest School from Torrington families.

Other schools in Torrington School District

The district →
Torringford School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Torrington
C
583 students12:1
Vogel-Wetmore School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Torrington
C−
529 students12:1
Forbes School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Torrington
C
309 students12:1
Torrington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Torrington
C
981 students12:1
Torrington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Torrington
C+
1,034 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Torrington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.