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Pearson School

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Pearson School ranks 279 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-6

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Pearson School is an elementary school located in Winsted, CT, serving grades 3-6 with a total enrollment of 300 students. It is part of the Winchester School District, which is ranked 115 out of 156 districts in Connecticut and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Pearson School's performance on standardized tests (SBAC) is generally below the state average, the school's 5th grade students consistently outperform the state on the NGSS Science test. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and these students perform relatively well compared to their peers in other Connecticut elementary schools. However, the school's overall performance for other student subgroups, such as female, male, and white students, is lower than the state averages. Pearson School also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 9.4% to 24.5% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Pearson School's performance is mixed. It generally underperforms the Mary P. Hinsdale School, which serves grades PK-2 and is also part of the Winchester School District. However, its performance is comparable to the Vogel-Wetmore School and Torringford School in the Torrington School District. The nearby Barkhamsted Elementary School, which is part of the Barkhamsted School District, consistently outperforms Pearson School on standardized tests.

318

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,625

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Wetmore Ave.
Winsted, CT 06098

(860) 379-7588

District: Winchester School District

Students who attend Pearson School usually attend:

High:

The Gilbert School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.4%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2021 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (44% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Connecticut)

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2021) to 43rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg41%

Connecticut avg49%

279^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 156Winchester School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	279 of 493	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	252 of 497	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	262 of 491	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	232 of 490	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	241 of 538	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	269 of 522	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	314 of 532	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.9	382 of 519	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	407 of 518	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.3	349 of 551	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	326 of 557	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.3	356 of 564	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.7	367 of 565	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.8	407 of 566	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	66.8	249 of 565	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.4	392 of 568	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.7	359 of 570	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	149 of 232	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	148 of 237	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	167 of 230	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	132 of 234	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	207 of 455	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	102 of 242	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	187 of 259	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	25 of 77	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	11 of 72	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	38 of 302	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	177 of 239	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	163 of 233	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	154 of 231	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	134 of 232	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	224 of 445	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.8	208 of 247	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	79.5	55 of 371	85.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	225 of 248	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	215 of 250	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	238 of 262	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	218 of 252	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	244 of 327	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	262 of 295	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	260 of 296	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2021)85th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science63%+11 vs state

English Language Arts43%-7 vs state

Mathematics40%-7 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, December 10, 2009

i went to this school and it has been pretty terrible since i have been there the budget cuts are ruining the school. Close Quote

Schools Near Pearson School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Pearson School	Public	2-6	2 Wetmore Ave.	Winsted	06098	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Winchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 379-7588	318	27	12.0	62.6%	243 (76.4%)	9 (2.8%)	46 (14.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	39.7	279^th of 493 public elementary schools	43.4%		49.3	252^nd of 497 public elementary schools	49.3%	27	63.4	33.0	34.8	49.3	57.5	28.3	43.9	50.7	45.2	$23,625
Mary P. Hinsdale School	Public	PK, KG-2	15 Hinsdale Ave.	Winsted	06098	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Winchester School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 379-5423	263	24	11.1	57.4%	194 (73.8%)	9 (3.4%)	44 (16.7%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)								(n/a)										$26,511
Barkhamsted Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	65 Ripley Hill Rd.	Barkhamsted	06063	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Barkhamsted School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 379-2729	205	18	11.2	23.9%	185 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	58.9	225^th of 493 public elementary schools	54.4%		65	193^rd of 497 public elementary schools	61.2%	32			52.9	60.7	60.7					$22,536
Colebrook Consolidated School	Public	K-6	452 Smith Hill Road	Colebrook	06021	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Colebrook School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 379-2179	61	10	6.1	31.1%	55 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)								(n/a)										$36,108
New Hartford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	40 Wickett St.	New Hartford	06057	Northwest Hills Planning Region	New Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 379-0713	84	8	10.7	15.5%	71 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.5%)								(n/a)										$27,225
Bakerville Consolidated School	Public	K-2	51 Cedar Ln.	New Hartford	06057	Northwest Hills Planning Region	New Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 482-0288	104	8	13.3	12.5%	100 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)										$23,024
Ann Antolini School	Public	3-6	30 Antolini Road	New Hartford	06057	Northwest Hills Planning Region	New Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 489-4169	241	20	12.1	19.5%	213 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	65.8	198^th of 493 public elementary schools	59.8%		62.5	202^nd of 497 public elementary schools	59.4%	4	61.9	73.4	64.2	60.3	60.0	71.9	49.1	55.6	40.0	$23,303
Torringford School	Public	PK, KG-3	800 Charles St.	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Torrington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 489-2300	583	49	11.9	63.1%	279 (47.9%)	33 (5.7%)	229 (39.3%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)								(n/a)		46.1				52.8				$20,282
Botelle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	128 Greenwoods Rd. East	Norfolk	06058	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Norfolk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 542-5286	61	5	12.2	31.1%	53 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.9%)								(n/a)										$45,010
Forbes School	Public	4-5	500 Migeon Ave.	Torrington	06790	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Torrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 489-2500	309	27	11.5	71.5%	127 (41.1%)	22 (7.1%)	142 (46.0%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	44.2	265^th of 493 public elementary schools	46.2%		42.2	277^th of 497 public elementary schools	44.3%	12	50.6		47.0	61.0			37.6	44.8		$23,496

Frequently Asked Questions about Pearson School

What district is Pearson School in?

Winchester School District

What schools do graduates of Pearson School attend?

Students who attend Pearson School usually go on to attend:

High : The Gilbert School

How many students attend Pearson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Pearson School.

Is Pearson School a good school?

Pearson School ranks 279^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pearson School?

Students at Pearson School are 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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