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Discovery Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

176 Cumberland Avenue, Wethersfield, CT 06109 · (860) 296-2090 · Part of Capitol Region Education Council

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

Directions
Students
522
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Discovery Academy

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

176 Cumberland Avenue, Wethersfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K120
Kindergarten67
Grade 168
Grade 267
Grade 369
Grade 464
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
522’20
521’21
520’22
522’23
522’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%White 21%Black 16%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Discovery Academy from Wethersfield families.

Other schools in Capitol Region Education Council

The district →
Ana Grace Academy of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bloomfield
C
855 students11:1
Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rocky Hill
B−
604 students13:1
Museum Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bloomfield
C−
511 students14:1
Reggio Magnet School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Avon
C−
511 students13:1
Academy of International Studies Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · South Windsor
C+
497 students14:1
University of Hartford Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Hartford
C−
477 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Wethersfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.