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South Elementary School

Serves grades 3 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
87 South St.
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
Phone
(860) 292-5021
District
Windsor Locks School District
County
CAPITOL PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
317
Classroom Teachers
33

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.5% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

South Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
49%
33%
46%
33%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
50%
34%
49%
36%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
48%
58%
52%
49%
44%
54%
48%
58%
52%
49%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
9
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 85 26.8%
Grade 4 102 32.2%
Grade 5 130 41.0%
Total 317 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.5% 61.2% 48.6%
Black 12.2% 12.6% 13.1%
Hispanic 20.9% 20.0% 32.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.1% 6.0% 5.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.2% 42.4% 41.8%
Free lunch eligible 39.1% 36.4% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.0% 6.0% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,555 3,617,176
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,391.3 745
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.5% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.5% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.3% 27.3%
65 OR OLDER 16.6% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,354 1,420,170
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.4% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.4% 41.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.6% 29.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 27.2% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 13.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.8% 11.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.2% 8.5%
$15,000 or less 5.8% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,741 $26,381,000 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,142 $3,185,000 6.5%
Staff $1,184 $1,761,000 3.6%
General Administration $532 $791,000 1.6%
School Administration $1,573 $2,339,000 4.8%
Operation $2,849 $4,237,000 8.7%
Transportation $1,153 $1,715,000 3.5%
Other $773 $1,150,000 2.3%
Total Support $10,207 $15,178,000 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,983 $7,410,000 15.1%
Total Expenditures $32,931 $48,969,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,675 $7,010,630,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,758 $901,035,000 6.7%
Staff $861 $441,247,000 3.3%
General Administration $502 $257,276,000 1.9%
School Administration $1,289 $660,926,000 4.9%
Operation $1,935 $991,940,000 7.4%
Transportation $1,184 $606,803,000 4.5%
Other $745 $382,041,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,273 $4,241,268,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,207 $2,156,640,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $26,155 $13,408,538,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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