📍 2 Wetmore Ave., Winsted, Northwest Hills Planning Region, 06098
Pearson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Winsted, Northwest Hills Planning Region. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winchester School District school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
Pearson School enrolls 294 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 220 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 294 students (60%) 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.
Pearson School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Pearson School is one of 2 schools in Winchester School District, based in Winsted, Connecticut. The district serves 599 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Pearson School is close to the district average of about 300 students per school.