Winchester Public Schools (WPS) is the school district for the town of
Winchester, Connecticut
Winchester is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,224 at the 2020 census. The city of Winsted is located in Winchester.
History
Winchester was incorporated on May 21, 1771, and named after Winchester in ...
. It includes
Winsted.
The district serves elementary grades (K-6) while middle and high school students are sent to
Gilbert School
The Gilbert School is a privately endowed secondary school that serves as the public high school for the towns of Winchester and Hartland, Connecticut and the public middle school for Winchester. The school was founded in 1895 as the result of ...
. The district previously served middle school grades. In 2011 Gilbert School agreed to take middle school students. The district no longer took middle school students effective 2011.
In 2017 Melony Brady-Shanley became the superintendent of the district.
By 2018 enrollment in the district had declined.
[ - The U.S. school years end around the following May/June so it would be 2018.]
Schools
* Batcheller Early Learning Center a.k.a. Batcheller Elementary School (preschool-1st grade)
* Oak Street School (grades 2–3)
* Isabelle Pearson School (formerly Pearson Middle School) (grades 4–6)
Former schools:
* Mary P. Hinsdale School
** The school was built in 1950. By 2017 its grade span was grades 2–4. By 2017 it had about 240 students. Hinsdale was scheduled to close in 2018. There were concerns over mold from warm weather and proximity to a river.
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* Winchester Alternate High School
]
References
Further reading
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External links
Winchester Public Schools
School districts in Connecticut
Education in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Winchester, Connecticut
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