Washington Primary School

Washington Primary School is a small elementary campus in Washington Depot, Connecticut, operated by Regional School District 12. The school caters to 156 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Washington Primary School sits 59% below that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Regional School District 12 (796 students total), Washington Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Washington Primary School records that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 17% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Washington Primary School lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 19% of students at Washington Primary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Northwest Hills Planning Region's rate of about 37%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Northwest Hills Planning Region) reports that median household earnings sit near $93,551, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Northwest Hills Planning Region runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,539 students), of which Washington Primary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Shepaug Valley School, around 2.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Washington Primary School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington Primary School's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 147 (now 156).

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