South Elementary School

South Elementary School, a cozy elementary-level community in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, run under Windsor Locks School District, instructs 285 students, covering grades 3 through 5. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

Within Windsor Locks School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,378 students, South Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, South Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, South Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows median household income runs about $93,394, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Capitol Planning Region runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), of which South Elementary School is one.

Windsor Locks High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. South Elementary School's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 314 (now 285). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 54% to 58%.

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