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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 574 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 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Connecticut public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CT)
# Schools
7 Schools
301 Schools
# Students
3,562 Students
149,930 Students
# Teachers
268 Teachers
13,116 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
0.53
0.70
# American Indian Students
7 Students
421 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
188 Students
6,753 Students
% Asian Students
5%
5%
# Hispanic Students
733 Students
50,557 Students
% Hispanic Students
21%
34%
# Black Students
160 Students
25,714 Students
% Black Students
5%
17%
# White Students
2,316 Students
59,914 Students
% White Students
65%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
143 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
152 Students
6,311 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
55
3,186
# Students in K Grade:
234
5,160
# Students in 1st Grade:
267
5,219
# Students in 2nd Grade:
229
4,966
# Students in 3rd Grade:
256
5,323
# Students in 4th Grade:
253
5,514
# Students in 5th Grade:
269
8,191
# Students in 6th Grade:
274
29,939
# Students in 7th Grade:
287
37,077
# Students in 8th Grade:
287
38,355
# Students in 9th Grade:
312
1,935
# Students in 10th Grade:
289
1,823
# Students in 11th Grade:
277
1,645
# Students in 12th Grade:
273
1,597
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,955 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,037. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,847 is less than the state median of $25,109. 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
$23,955
$26,037
Spending / Student
$22,847
$25,109
Best Wethersfield School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Silas Deane Middle School
Magnet 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
| 574 students
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