Summary:
The Winchester School District in Connecticut is home to two elementary schools, Mary P. Hinsdale School and Pearson School, which serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The district as a whole is ranked 115 out of 156 districts in Connecticut and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.
Based on the available data, there are no clear standout schools in the Winchester School District. Both Mary P. Hinsdale School and Pearson School have similar performance metrics, with neither school significantly outperforming the other. The schools have comparable free and reduced lunch rates, around 60%, as well as similar student-teacher ratios of 12.3 and 11.7, respectively. Standardized test scores at Pearson School are generally lower than the state averages, with some exceptions in 5th and 6th grade English Language Arts and 5th grade Science.
One notable finding is the relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% at Pearson School, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Pearson School has a relatively high spending per student of $25,751 for the 2018-2019 school year. Overall, the data suggests that the Winchester School District as a whole may be facing systemic challenges, as evidenced by its low ranking and 1-star rating, which are likely impacting the performance of individual schools within the district.
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