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School Notes Overview: |
Wightwood School, founded in 1972, is a coeducational elementary school from Pre-K through 8th Grade. The spacious modern classroom buildings occupy rural farm land adjacent to protected wetlands. The school offers a rich and educationally challenging program in a learning environment that is sensitive and responsive to individual children's developmental needs. Wightwood is a school which has committed itself to small class sizes and consequently strong relationships among faculty, students and parents. It is also a school committed to ethnic and cultural diversity and gender equity. It seeks to graduate students with the skills to pursue successful lives, the values to make a contribution to society, and the resources to enjoy the arts and culture of a diverse world. At Wightwood School, we are committed to providing an exciting, individualized, and effective learning environment which develops academic skills needed to meet current and future challenges; stimulates intellectual curiosity; enhances creativity; builds self-esteem and confidence; fosters an appreciation for cultural diversity; and inspires a sense of social responsibility. ...read more
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Wightwood |
| School Level |
Elementary school
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Membership(s) |
Other special emphasis association(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) |
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades Prekindergarten - 8 |
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County |
New Haven County, CT |
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| Total
Students |
66 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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CT )
Elementary School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
29% |
20% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Pre-K - 16 students | | Kind - 6 students | | Grade 1 - 6 students | | Grade 2 - 5 students | | Grade 3 - 5 students | | Grade 4 - 8 students | | Grade 5 - 5 students | | Grade 6 - 4 students | | Grade 7 - 5 students | | Grade 8 - 5 students | | Unspecified Grade Placement - 1 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
10 teachers |
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School |
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CT )
Elementary School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:7 |
1:16 *Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
174 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
6 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 1 |
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- Wightwood School, founded in 1972, is a coeducational elementary school from Pre-K through 8th Grade. The spacious modern classroom buildings occupy rural farm land adjacent to protected wetlands. The school offers a rich and educationally challenging program in a learning environment that is sensitive and responsive to individual children's developmental needs. Wightwood is a school which has committed itself to small class sizes and consequently strong relationships among faculty, students and parents. It is also a school committed to ethnic and cultural diversity and gender equity. It seeks to graduate students with the skills to pursue successful lives, the values to make a contribution to society, and the resources to enjoy the arts and culture of a diverse world. At Wightwood School, we are committed to providing an exciting, individualized, and effective learning environment which develops academic skills needed to meet current and future challenges; stimulates intellectual curiosity; enhances creativity; builds self-esteem and confidence; fosters an appreciation for cultural diversity; and inspires a sense of social responsibility.
- Profile last updated: 03/09/2007
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| About This
Zip Code (
06405 ) |
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Zip (
06405 ) |
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CT ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
28,670 people |
3,405,565 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
45% |
41% |
| Population Average
Age |
41 years old |
37.4 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.3 persons |
2.4 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$58,009 |
$56,222 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
5.4 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
40 years old |
48 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (06405)
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
69% / 31% |
64% / 36% |
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