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Westover School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Westover School
Located at 412 Stillwater Ave., in Stamford, Connecticut, Westover School is a sprawling elementary-level community that enrolls 624 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Stamford School District. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Westover School sits 65% bigger than that benchmark.
Westover School is one of 21 schools operated by Stamford School District, a district that works with 15,483 students overall.
On demographics, Westover School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 19% White, 17% Black, 11% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Western Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
In the broader community, Western Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $128,188, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Western Connecticut Planning Region's 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 90,520 students), Westover School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Hart School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Westover School operates from an inner-city location.
Looking at the recent track record. Westover School's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 681 (now 624). Hispanic enrollment moved from 37% to 48% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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