Washington School

Washington School operates as a small elementary-level community in West Haven, Connecticut, part of West Haven School District. Current enrollment sits at 321 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

Washington School is one of 9 schools operated by West Haven School District, a district that enrolls 5,751 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Washington School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 22% White, 17% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Washington School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at Washington School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against South Central Connecticut Planning Region (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for South Central Connecticut Planning Region indicate median household earnings sit near $88,197, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington School is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

Engineering - Science University Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington School.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington School's enrollment has fell 28% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 321). The White share of enrollment edged down from 28% to 22% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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