Enrollment
176
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINDHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090519001085
Windham Center School
45 North Rd., Windham, CT 06280 · (860) 465-2440 · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
137 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Windham School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
20.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
26.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
176
-98 (-36%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.6:1
% White
36%
was 25%
% Hispanic
53%
was 74%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Windham Center School
As a tight-knit primary school in Windham, Connecticut, Windham Center School caters to 176 students from grades K through 5, operated by Windham School District. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 378 students each, so Windham Center School sits 53% leaner than that benchmark.
Windham School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,818 students; Windham Center School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Windham Center School shows that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% White, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Windham Center School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's rate of about 50%.
Across the wider county, census data for Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region shows median household income runs about $86,586, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,605 students), Windham Center School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Windham Center School.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 36%: 274 students in 2018 compared to 176 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 74% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.
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Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
279,971
Census ACS
Median income
$86,586
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
36,605 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Windham School District
- Windham High SchoolHigh · 633 students
- Windham Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Charles H. Barrows STEM AcademyElementary · 535 students
- North Windham SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Natchaug SchoolElementary · 234 students
- W. B. Sweeney SchoolElementary · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy1.4 mi · 535
- Natchaug School2.5 mi · 234
- North Windham School2.7 mi · 445
- Arts at the Capitol Theater Magnet School (ACT)2.9 mi · 123
- Windham High School3.2 mi · 633
- Windham Technical High School3.3 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Windham Center SchoolHow many students attend Windham Center School?
Windham Center School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Windham Center School serve?
Windham Center School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Windham Center School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Windham Center School is approximately 8.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Windham Center School?
At Windham Center School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 53% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Windham Center School?
Windham Center School is overseen by Windham School District in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
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