The Gilbert School
Public · Grades 7–12 · 452 students
Explorations
71 Spencer St., Winsted, CT 06098
Grades
9–12
High
Students
77
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Explorations District
Northwest Hills Planning Region
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 194 Connecticut high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Connecticut high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Explorations
Explorations is a charter high school in Winsted, Connecticut, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Explorations District. The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Northwest Hills Planning Region.
In the 2024–25 school year, 77 students were enrolled, with about 9.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Connecticut high school (11.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Connecticut State Board of Education. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 194 Connecticut high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 77 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Connecticut State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Explorations District
- County
- Northwest Hills Planning Region
- NCES school ID
- 090001800834
Schools near Explorations
All 6 schools in Winsted →
Northwestern Regional High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 536 students
Torrington High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,034 students
Oliver Wolcott Technical High School
CTE · Grades 9–12 · 643 students
Canton High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 443 students
Lewis S. Mills High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 614 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.