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Wethersfield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Wethersfield.

Wethersfield’s School Grade B− better than 48% of Connecticut school districts

Students
3,386
Schools
7
Spent per student
$23,617
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$35.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wethersfield School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 48% of Connecticut districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the CT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $35.4M, about $10,456 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 48% of the 199 Connecticut school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Wethersfield 27,291

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wethersfield. Grade by grade →

PK–65 schoolsThis district
7–8Silas Deane Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Wethersfield High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. CT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 39.8% · 1,892 students tested
Reading / language arts59%
State average 50.5% · 1,897 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 88.2% · 306 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,617 per student · 9% below CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 31%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,509’20
3,547’21
3,562’22
3,498’23
3,386’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 64%Hispanic 22%Asian 5%Black 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools.

Highcrest School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wethersfield
B
429 students14:1
Samuel B. Webb Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wethersfield
B−
342 students13:1
Alfred W. Hanmer School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wethersfield
B
280 students11:1
Charles Wright School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wethersfield
B−
235 students12:1
Emerson-Williams School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Wethersfield
B−
408 students14:1
Silas Deane Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Wethersfield
B
546 students12:1
Wethersfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wethersfield
B
1,146 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

East Hartford School DistrictEast Hartford
$24,007per student
Glastonbury School DistrictGlastonbury
$25,136per student
Hartford School DistrictHartford
$26,602per student
Newington School DistrictNewington
$25,468per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Connecticut.