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C

Windsor Locks School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Windsor Locks.

Windsor Locks’ School Grade C better than 34% of Connecticut school districts

Students
1,378
Schools
4
Spent per student
$28,685
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$7.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Windsor Locks School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of Connecticut districts
  • Spends 11% more per student than the CT average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.4M, about $5,345 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CWindsor Locks 12,617

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Windsor Locks. Grade by grade →

PK–2North Street SchoolThis district
3–5South Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Windsor Locks Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Windsor Locks High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 39.8% · 730 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 50.5% · 730 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 88.2% · 111 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,685 per student · 11% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 30%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,455’20
1,442’21
1,468’22
1,424’23
1,378’24

Down 5.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Hispanic 18%Black 12%Asian 7%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

North Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Windsor Locks
396 students11:1
South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Windsor Locks
C+
285 students9:1
Windsor Locks Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Windsor Locks
B−
314 students8:1
Windsor Locks High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Windsor Locks
B−
383 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

East Granby School DistrictEast Granby
$27,915per student
East Windsor School DistrictEast Windsor
$32,824per student
Enfield School DistrictEnfield
$22,155per student
Suffield School DistrictSuffield
$22,525per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.