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What's the most underrated thing about Westover School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
624
Elementary
DISTRICT 584 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAMFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090432000872
Westover School
412 Stillwater Ave., Stamford, CT 06902 · (203) 977-4572 · Western Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL624 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
375 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
36.1%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Westover School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westover School this school | 624 | 60.1% | N/A |
| Hart School Stamford | 566 | 56.7% | N/A |
| Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary Rocky Hill | 604 | 52.3% | N/A |
| Roxbury School Stamford | 509 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Discovery Academy Wethersfield | 522 | 54.2% | N/A |
| Charter Oak International Academy West Hartford | 486 | 56.6% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Westover School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Western Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #348 of 522 | #63 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #291 of 519 | #47 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #32 of 613 | #11 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #116 of 558 | #22 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #64 of 560 | #4 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #198 of 594 | #16 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #227 of 378 | #36 of 63 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
624
+55 (+10%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 624 | 56.6 | 11.0:1 | 60% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 53.6 | 9.7:1 | 59% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 57 | 9.3:1 | 61% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 55 | 10.3:1 | 69% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 62.5 | 10.9:1 | 54% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 64 | 12.0:1 | 48% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 58 | 12.4:1 | 50% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 58 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 38 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westover School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (681 to 624); teachers down 9% (62.5 to 56.6).
About Westover School
Westover School is a large elementary school for students in Stamford, Connecticut. It reports enrollment of 624 students in kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average enrollment is about 378.
A total of 21 schools make up Stamford School District, with 15,483 students enrolled.
The student body at Westover School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 48%. Other groups include 19% White, 17% Black, 11% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 21% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 56.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.0:1. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is 12.6:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 60%. Compared with the 33% average for public schools in Western Connecticut Planning Region, the school's rate is higher.
Among Connecticut public elementary schools, Westover School outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Western Connecticut Planning Region is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $128,188, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Western Connecticut Planning Region's 149 public schools enroll about 90,520 students and include Westover School.
About 0.7 miles separate Westover School from the closest public school, Hart School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Westover School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment increased 10% over 4 years, reaching 624 in 2024-25.
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Western Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
627,071
Census ACS
Median income
$128,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
90,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stamford School District
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Davenport Ridge SchoolElementary · 673 students
Other schools in Stamford
- Westhill High SchoolHigh · 2,224 students
- Stamford High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Strawberry Hill an ext. of Rogers InternationalElementary · 799 students
- Rogers International SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Rippowam Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Davenport Ridge SchoolElementary · 673 students
Nearby schools
- Hart School0.7 mi · 566
- Stamford Charter School for Excellence0.7 mi · 543
- Cloonan School0.7 mi · 447
- J. M. Wright Technical High School0.8 mi · 494
- Stillmeadow School0.9 mi · 587
- International School At Dundee0.9 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Westover SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Westover School?
Westover School enrolls approximately 624 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Westover School serve?
Westover School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westover School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westover School is approximately 11.0:1 (57 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Westover School?
Westover School reports a student body of 19% White, 48% Hispanic, 17% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Westover School in?
Westover School is part of Stamford School District.
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