Norwich Public Schools


Norwich Public Schools is the public school system for the town of Norwich, Connecticut. NPS serves approximately 3,600 students every year through 10 school locations within the City of Norwich. running a 9–12 transition academy, a regional adult education program, a child care center, seven elementary schools, two magnet middle schools, and a child care center. 8th-grade graduates are able to various local high school programs, such as Norwich Free Academy, Norwich Technical High School, Ledyard Agri-Science Program, LEARN Regional Magnet Schools, Bacon Academy, Ella T. Grasso Southeastern Technical High School, and other local programs. Norwich Public Schools employs more than 1,000 staff, including teachers and administrators. Norwich Public Schools has been serving the City of Norwich for nearly 150 years, with the opening of its first school in 1875. The John Mason School building, built in 1895, is currently in use as the school system's district office.
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Vision and mission

Vision
To enable each child to reach their full potential.
Mission
The Norwich Public Schools will provide each student a rigorous, effective teaching and learning environment where equity is the norm, excellence is the goal, student health and safety is assured.

List of schools

Early learning centers

As of the 2021-2022 school year

Elementary schools

As of the 2021-2022 school year

Middle schools

As of the 2021–2022 school year

High schools

As of the 2021-2022 school year, Norwich Public Schools does not operate any high schools. Students within the NPS system are allowed to select from a number of local high school options, and by default will move on to Norwich Free Academy. Other options include Norwich Technical High School, Ella T. Grasso Southeastern Technical High School, and Bacon Academy.

Transition and adult education programs

  • Norwich Transition Academy
  • Norwich Regional Adult Education

Former schools

  • Norwich High School
  • Greeneville Elementary School
  • Bishop Elementary School
  • William A. Buckingham School
  • Deborah Tenant-Zinewicz School

Population

2019–2021 school year

District data from 2019–2020 school year

Demographics

  • 1,238 or 34.5% Hispanic
  • 1,063 or 29.6% White
  • 663 or 18.5% Black
  • 363 or 10.1% Multi-racial
  • 230 or 6.4% Asian
  • 18 or 0.5% Native American

Free and reduced lunches

  • 67% free or reduced, 33% paid

Special populations

Special education
As of the 2019-2020 school year, 695 students in the district were identified as having disabilities.