📍 12 Old Farms Rd., West Willington, Capitol Planning Region, 06279
Center School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Willington, Capitol Planning Region. The school has 222 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Willington School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
Center School enrolls 222 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 180 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 9.9% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 222 students (45%) 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.
Center School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Center School is one of 2 schools in Willington School District, based in Willington, Connecticut. The district serves 376 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 222 students, Center School is larger than the district average of about 188 students per school.