📍 60 Oak Hill Dr., Willimantic, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, 06226
W. B. Sweeney School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Willimantic, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The school has 212 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Windham School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
W. B. Sweeney School enrolls 212 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 80% |
| White | 32 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 212 students (88%) 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.
W. B. Sweeney 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.
W. B. Sweeney School is one of 7 schools in Windham School District, based in Willimantic, Connecticut. The district serves 3,153 students district-wide and employs 320 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 212 students, W. B. Sweeney School is smaller than the district average of about 450 students per school.
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