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Windsor School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Windsor.

Windsor’s School Grade C better than 28% of Connecticut school districts

Students
3,208
Schools
6
Spent per student
$27,771
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Windsor School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Connecticut districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the CT average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8M, about $2,504 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CWindsor 29,879

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Windsor. Grade by grade →

PK–22 elementary schoolsThis district
3–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Sage Park Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Windsor High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 39.8% · 1,619 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 50.5% · 1,629 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 88.2% · 293 in the class

97% 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
$27,771 per student · 7% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 40%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 26%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,239’20
3,202’21
3,251’22
3,278’23
3,208’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 41%Hispanic 25%White 21%Two or more races 9%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Oliver Ellsworth School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Windsor
378 students10:1
Poquonock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Windsor
328 students10:1
John F. Kennedy School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Windsor
C+
412 students12:1
Clover Street School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Windsor
C+
276 students10:1
Sage Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Windsor
C+
719 students10:1
Windsor High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Windsor
B−
1,095 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bloomfield School DistrictBloomfield
$33,654per student
East Granby School DistrictEast Granby
$27,915per student
East Windsor School DistrictEast Windsor
$32,824per student
Hartford School DistrictHartford
$26,602per 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.