Photo: Elipongo · Public domainWindsor Locks’s public schools score below 66% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Windsor Locks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Windsor Locks’s districts is 35%, below the Connecticut average (40%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.
From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Windsor Locks’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 110 Connecticut towns with household incomes within a quarter of Windsor Locks’s, its schools beat 42%, higher than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 50% and 40% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut (the state reports Windsor Locks’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $28,685 per student, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is South Elementary School, then Windsor Locks Middle School, then Windsor Locks High School. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Windsor Locks’s grade
C: better than 34% of Connecticut school districts, #113 of 152 Connecticut towns. Both inputs trail the Connecticut average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Windsor Locks, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Windsor Locks
North Street School
Grades PK–2 · 396 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Windsor Locks
North Street School
Grades PK–2 · 396 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Windsor Locks
North Street School
Grades PK–2 · 396 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Windsor Locks
North Street School
Grades PK–2 · 396 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Windsor Locks
South Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 285 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Windsor Locks
South Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 285 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Windsor Locks
South Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 285 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Windsor Locks
Windsor Locks Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 314 students · 8:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Windsor Locks
Windsor Locks Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 314 students · 8:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Windsor Locks
Windsor Locks Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 314 students · 8:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Windsor Locks
Windsor Locks High School
Grades 9–12 · 383 students · 9:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Windsor Locks
Windsor Locks High School
Grades 9–12 · 383 students · 9:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Windsor Locks
Windsor Locks High School
Grades 9–12 · 383 students · 9:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Windsor Locks
Windsor Locks High School
Grades 9–12 · 383 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Windsor Locks’s public schools are run by Windsor Locks School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Windsor Locks vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Windsor Locks’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Windsor Locks | C | Windsor Locks |
| Windsor | C | Windsor |
| Suffield | A− | Suffield |
| East Windsor | C− | East Windsor |
| East Granby | B+ | East Granby |
| Enfield | C | Enfield |
Every school in Windsor Locks
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Windsor Locks’s schools
Are Windsor Locks’s schools good?
On Connecticut’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Windsor Locks children attend score below 66% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #113 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Windsor Locks in?
Windsor Locks School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,378 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Windsor Locks kids go to high school?
Windsor Locks High School, with 383 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Windsor Locks’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Windsor Locks School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.
How much does Windsor Locks spend per student?
$28,685 in Windsor Locks School District (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Windsor Locks families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Windsor Locks → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.