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Wethersfield School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Connecticut for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 572 students in Wethersfield School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Connecticut.
Public Middle School in Wethersfield School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the Connecticut public middle school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Connecticut public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
7 Schools
304 Schools
# Students
3,498 Students
150,055 Students
# Teachers
262 Teachers
12,633 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Wethersfield School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 197 school districts in Connecticut (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has increased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#102 out of 200 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
47%
Graduation Rate
96%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.70
# American Indian Students
9 Students
393 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
174 Students
6,950 Students
% Asian Students
5%
5%
# Hispanic Students
748 Students
51,739 Students
% Hispanic Students
21%
35%
# Black Students
160 Students
25,158 Students
% Black Students
5%
17%
# White Students
2,254 Students
58,972 Students
% White Students
65%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
145 Students
6,621 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
63
3,126
# Students in K Grade:
244
5,110
# Students in 1st Grade:
232
5,267
# Students in 2nd Grade:
259
5,285
# Students in 3rd Grade:
231
5,058
# Students in 4th Grade:
253
5,467
# Students in 5th Grade:
247
8,206
# Students in 6th Grade:
271
30,017
# Students in 7th Grade:
279
36,979
# Students in 8th Grade:
293
37,304
# Students in 9th Grade:
284
2,229
# Students in 10th Grade:
296
2,157
# Students in 11th Grade:
286
1,979
# Students in 12th Grade:
260
1,871
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,393 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,157. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,265 is less than the state median of $25,225. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$85 MM
$12,920 MM
Spending
$81 MM
$12,459 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,393
$26,157
Spending / Student
$23,265
$25,225
Best Wethersfield School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Silas Deane Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
551 Silas Deane Hwy.
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 571-8300
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 571-8300
Grades: 7-8
| 572 students
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