User:Pinkfuzzyslippers200/Winthrop STEM Magnet Elementary School (Connecticut)

Winthrop STEM Elementary School is a magnet school in New London, Connecticut. Winthrop originally opened in 1863, but was demolished in 1969 and the new school was built. In 2021-2022, Winthrop served 430 students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

The school was named after John Winthrop the Younger.

= Winthrop STEM Elementary Magnet School =

Overview
This is a STEM elementary school located in New London, Connecticut. The students participate in world real problems and are encouraged to think outside of the box and they also have many research-based questions. The students are from grades K-5 and can come from any town in Connecticut. There are 430 students with 35 teachers.

History of the School
Winthrop School was originally opened in 1893 on Winthrop Street near the Old Town Mill. In 1946, teachers met with the principal in order to discuss the building of a new school and board of education. The old school was demolished in 1969 to build a new bridge over the Thames River and then the new school was built shortly after.

Racial Demographics of the School and Community
At Winthrop STEM Elementary School, the racial demographics show a very diverse student population. As a magnet school that can take students from any town in Connecticut, 40.4%, the majority of students, are Hispanic, 23.8% are white, 16.8% are Black, 15.9% are multi-racial, 2.1% are Asian, 0.8% are Native American, and 0.4% of students are Native Hawaiian. The school is located in New London where a majority of the population, 53.6%, are white. Similarly, in all of Connecticut, white people take up the majority of the population with 66.3%. Throughout Winthrop, New London, and the entirety of Connecticut, the population is taken up mostly by whites, African Americans, and Hispanics.

Curriculum Highlights
Winthrop STEM Elementary School is a magnet school with a theme of a STEM focused school. The curriculum is rigorous and allows students the opportunity to think outside the box and engage in real world problem. It is important to highlight that 46% of students who attend Winthrop scored above the proficient level in Math.