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Academy of International Studies Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

The Academy of International Studies Elementary School is a public magnet school located in South Windsor, Connecticut, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 486 students. The school is part of the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) district, which is ranked 145 out of 156 districts in Connecticut and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.7% to 33.5% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance on standardized tests, such as the SBAC in English Language Arts and Mathematics, is consistently below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates around 30% in both subjects, compared to the state averages of 46.9% and 52.2%, respectively. When compared to nearby schools, such as Pleasant Valley School, which consistently outperforms the Academy of International Studies in test scores with proficiency rates around 70-80%, the school appears to be underperforming.

The school's high chronic absenteeism rates may be a contributing factor to its low academic performance, and the significant performance gaps among different student subgroups suggest that the school may not be adequately addressing the needs of all its students and promoting equitable educational opportunities. Despite being a magnet school, the Academy of International Studies Elementary School does not appear to be providing the expected educational outcomes for its students, raising questions about the effectiveness of the magnet school model in this particular case.

497

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,976

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 Chapel Road
South Windsor, CT 06074

(860) 291-6001

District: Capitol Region Education Council

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.0%

African American:

36.0%

Asian:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Connecticut avg50%

383^rd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Capitol Region Education Council

145^th of 156Capitol Region Education Council among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	383 of 493	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	431 of 497	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	410 of 491	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	385 of 490	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	283 of 538	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	391 of 522	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	389 of 532	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	356 of 519	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.7	342 of 518	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.7	292 of 551	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.0	359 of 557	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	35.1	281 of 455	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	200 of 259	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	96 of 132	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	56.3	113 of 302	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	45.7	234 of 445	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	49.3	179 of 371	51.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)63rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2021)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)47th percentile~ school

African American (2025)44th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2021)38th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-18 vs state

English Language Arts31%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Great Staff and Teachers really care about the students. International Baccalaureate curriculum is strong, and prepares students to be global minded. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Academy of International Studies Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	625 Chapel Road	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 291-6001	497	35	14.2	60.6%	35 (7.0%)	179 (36.0%)	199 (40.0%)	54 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	17.8	383^rd of 493 public elementary schools	22.3%		11	431^st of 497 public elementary schools	13.3%	48		29.2	34.3	29.3			35.4	29.9	29.3				$25,976
Pleasant Valley School	Public	PK, KG-5	591 Ellington Rd.	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 610-0291	736	53	13.8	15.4%	225 (30.6%)	44 (6.0%)	68 (9.2%)	377 (51.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	83.9	76^th of 493 public elementary schools	84.6%		85.8	64^th of 497 public elementary schools	87.1%	12	72.9	67.7	70.5	74.3			80.6	75.0	75.0				$16,113
Dr. John A. Langford School	Public	K-5	61 Alps Dr.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5700	316	30	10.6	61.1%	27 (8.5%)	93 (29.4%)	185 (58.5%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	39.3	282^nd of 493 public elementary schools	42.8%		38.2	292^nd of 497 public elementary schools	41.2%	10		41.7	44.0	36.2			56.3	62.0	36.2				$20,349
Robert J. O'Brien School	Public	K-5	56 Farm Dr.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5760	344	25	13.6	67.4%	12 (3.5%)	113 (32.8%)	211 (61.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15.9	397^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.5%		26.7	344^th of 497 public elementary schools	30.8%	53		20.7	45.6	31.1			19.0	36.8	14.5				$17,784
Dr. Franklin H. Mayberry School	Public	K-5	101 Great Hill Rd.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5720	310	28	10.9	70.6%	18 (5.8%)	76 (24.5%)	190 (61.3%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.9%)	15.5	399^th of 493 public elementary schools	19.1%		10.8	434^th of 497 public elementary schools	12.7%	35	40.0	23.6		35.6			22.2	23.1					$20,495
Anna E. Norris School	Public	K-5	40 Remington Rd.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5740	279	26	10.5	70.3%	25 (9.0%)	63 (22.6%)	170 (60.9%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	18.4	376^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.7%		18.6	373^rd of 497 public elementary schools	24.9%	3	25.6	32.6	33.3					35.4	25.6				$20,893
Odyssey Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	579 Middle Tpke West	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Odyssey Community School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(860) 645-1234	410	33	12.4	40.5%	97 (23.7%)	91 (22.2%)	86 (21.0%)	105 (25.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	58.1	229^th of 493 public elementary schools	53.5%		63.1	198^th of 497 public elementary schools	60.2%	31		63.9	59.5	52.6	54.1	32.4		59.5	31.6	62.2	61.1	41.2	$14,822
Verplanck School	Public	PK, KG-4	126 Olcott Street	Manchester	06040	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3383	466	40	11.6	77.5%	67 (14.4%)	108 (23.2%)	233 (50.0%)	30 (6.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	11.3	422^nd of 493 public elementary schools	14.4%		6.8	468^th of 497 public elementary schools	5.8%	46		34.4	13.7				30.1	9.5					$22,788
Waddell School	Public	PK, KG-4	163 Broad Street	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3392	476	40	11.8	63.4%	73 (15.3%)	114 (23.9%)	165 (34.7%)	92 (19.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	25.6	341^st of 493 public elementary schools	30.8%		25.7	348^th of 497 public elementary schools	30.0%	7		42.9	36.9				33.7	34.5					$22,521
Silver Lane School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Mercer Ave.	East Hartford	06118	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5500	203	21	9.5	79.8%	10 (4.9%)	85 (41.9%)	107 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7.2	465^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.7%		16.5	385^th of 497 public elementary schools	22.5%	80		18.2					18.2		15.4				$23,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy of International Studies Elementary School

What district is Academy of International Studies Elementary School in?

Capitol Region Education Council

Is Academy of International Studies Elementary School a good school?

Academy of International Studies Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Academy of International Studies Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Academy of International Studies Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Academy of International Studies Elementary School?

Students at Academy of International Studies Elementary School are 40% Hispanic, 36% African American, 11% Asian, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.

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