📍 369 Washington Ave., West Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, 06516
Washington School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Haven School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
Washington School enrolls 372 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 179 | 48% |
| White | 87 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 15% |
| Asian | 27 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 6.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
267 of the school's 372 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washington School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Washington School is one of 9 schools in West Haven School District, based in West Haven, Connecticut. The district serves 5,950 students district-wide and employs 501 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Washington School is smaller than the district average of about 661 students per school.