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W. B. Sweeney School

Public Grades K-5

445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

W. B. Sweeney School is an elementary school located in Willimantic, Connecticut, serving 213 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Windham School District, which is ranked 142 out of 156 school districts in the state.

W. B. Sweeney School consistently performs below the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 18.2% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts, compared to 30.6% for the Windham School District and 51.4% for the state of Connecticut. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 36.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 88.26% of students at W. B. Sweeney School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing W. B. Sweeney School to other nearby elementary schools, some interesting patterns emerge. North Windham School and Windham Center School, which are also part of the Windham School District, perform slightly better than W. B. Sweeney School on academic measures but still lag behind the state averages. In contrast, Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy, a public magnet school, significantly outperforms W. B. Sweeney School and the Windham School District on academic measures, suggesting that specialized programs and school choice can have a positive impact on student outcomes.

212

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,537

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Oak Hill Dr.
Willimantic, CT 06226

(860) 465-2420

District: Windham School District

Students who attend W. B. Sweeney School usually attend:

Middle:	Windham Middle School
High:	Windham High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.5%

White:

16.5%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (23% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg30%

Connecticut avg52%

445^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Windham School District

142^nd of 156Windham 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	9.0	445 of 493	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	427 of 497	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	393 of 491	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	402 of 490	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	486 of 538	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	439 of 522	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	444 of 532	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	403 of 519	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	410 of 518	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	469 of 551	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	452 of 557	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.9	439 of 564	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.8	510 of 565	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	34.5	450 of 579	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.6	460 of 566	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	538 of 565	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.7	516 of 568	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.0	487 of 570	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	25.0	131 of 173	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	62 of 112	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	79 of 101	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	260 of 302	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	14.0	329 of 371	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)24th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)14th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2021)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics25%-27 vs state

English Language Arts18%-33 vs state

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Schools Near W. B. Sweeney 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	NGSS Science 8th 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
W. B. Sweeney School	Public	K-5	60 Oak Hill Dr.	Willimantic	06226	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2420	212	21	10.0	84.4%	35 (16.5%)	11 (5.2%)	158 (74.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	9	445^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.7%		11.1	427^th of 497 public elementary schools	14.1%	18				18.2					25.0	25.0					$25,537
Natchaug School	Public	K-5	123 Jackson St.	Willimantic	06226	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2380	234	23	10.1	72.6%	26 (11.1%)	12 (5.1%)	186 (79.5%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	10.8	427^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.4%		9.5	441^st of 497 public elementary schools	11.3%	14				25.0	31.0				16.7	32.5	16.7				$22,384
Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	141 Tuckie Road	North Windham	06256	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 465-2610	535	47	11.3	48.2%	236 (44.1%)	10 (1.9%)	261 (48.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	45.8	261^st of 493 public elementary schools	47.1%		45.9	263^rd of 497 public elementary schools	47.1%	2	56.5	64.4	37.9	54.2	45.2	52.5	56.7	39.0	36.2	47.5	45.2	55.9	45.0	25.4	$21,568
Mansfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	134 Warrenville Rd.	Mansfield Center	06250	Capitol Planning Region	Mansfield School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 423-1611	549	46	11.9	32.4%	328 (59.7%)	17 (3.1%)	98 (17.9%)	83 (15.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	76.1	137^th of 493 public elementary schools	72.2%		70.6	168^th of 497 public elementary schools	66.2%	31			64.6	66.4					69.9	71.0					$25,182
North Windham School	Public	K-5	112 Jordan Ln.	North Windham	06256	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2400	445	37	12.0	80.2%	73 (16.4%)	13 (2.9%)	350 (78.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16.1	396^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.7%		13.4	409^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.7%	13	35.5		24.0	26.6	28.6				40.0	26.6	23.4				$18,745
Windham Center School	Public	K-5	45 North Rd.	Windham	06280	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Windham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 465-2440	176	20	8.8	77.8%	64 (36.4%)	9 (5.1%)	94 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	16.5	393^rd of 493 public elementary schools	20.3%		11.6	423^rd of 497 public elementary schools	14.9%	30	51.5			21.9	33.3				15.9	21.9	45.5				$25,128
Horace W. Porter School	Public	PK, KG-8	3 Schoolhouse Road	Columbia	06237	Capitol Planning Region	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 228-9493	440	45	9.8	22.0%	367 (83.4%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	46.6	258^th of 493 public elementary schools	47.7%		52.5	239^th of 497 public elementary schools	51.9%	19			50.0	41.0	58.5	47.7	57.1	59.2		64.1	35.8	40.9	48.2	51.0	$24,686
George Hersey Robertson School	Public	3-5	227 Cross Street	Coventry	06238	Capitol Planning Region	Coventry School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 742-7341	370	30	12.5	26.5%	316 (85.4%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	79.6	113^th of 493 public elementary schools	77.1%		79.4	117^th of 497 public elementary schools	76.5%	4			67.5	73.2	75.2				64.2	65.4	81.4				$16,429
Lebanon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	479 Exeter Rd.	Lebanon	06249	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 642-7593	366	31	11.9	25.4%	308 (84.2%)	4 (1.1%)	37 (10.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	64.8	203^rd of 493 public elementary schools	58.8%		61.5	204^th of 497 public elementary schools	59.0%	1			70.7	47.9					72.4	52.1					$21,715
Chaplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	240 Palmer Rd.	Chaplin	06235	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region	Chaplin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 455-9593	150	19	7.8	34.7%	119 (79.3%)	3 (2.0%)	17 (11.3%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)								(n/a)			35.0						65.0						$28,220

Frequently Asked Questions about W. B. Sweeney School

How many students attend W. B. Sweeney School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended W. B. Sweeney School.

What district is W. B. Sweeney School in?

Windham School District

What schools do graduates of W. B. Sweeney School attend?

Students who attend W. B. Sweeney School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Windham Middle School
High : Windham High School

Is W. B. Sweeney School a good school?

W. B. Sweeney School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of W. B. Sweeney School?

Students at W. B. Sweeney School are 75% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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