Wilcoxson School

Wilcoxson School is a small elementary school in Stratford, Connecticut, overseen by Stratford School District. The school enrolls 318 students in grades K through 6.

Within Stratford School District, which oversees 13 schools and 6,388 students, Wilcoxson School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Wilcoxson School shows that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 29% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Wilcoxson School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at Wilcoxson School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Greater Bridgeport Planning Region (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the broader community, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $89,667, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region runs 91 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,880 students), of which Wilcoxson School is one.

The closest other public school is Nichols School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Wilcoxson School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Wilcoxson School's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 363 (now 318). Black enrollment moved from 14% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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