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Discovery Academy

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Discovery Academy ranks 332 nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Discovery Academy is a public magnet elementary school located in Wethersfield, Connecticut, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 522 students. The school is part of the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) district, which is ranked 145 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

According to the key insights, Discovery Academy's academic performance, as measured by SBAC/NGSS test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in SBAC English Language Arts ranged from 34.9% (3rd grade) to 37.1% (5th grade), compared to the state averages of 46.9% to 52.5%. In SBAC Mathematics, Discovery Academy's proficiency rates ranged from 36.5% (4th grade) to 49.2% (3rd grade), while the state averages were 51.4% to 52.2%. Compared to nearby schools, such as Samuel B. Webb Elementary, Alfred W. Hanmer School, and Charles Wright School, Discovery Academy's academic performance is generally lower.

Additionally, Discovery Academy has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.5% to 33.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 12-15% and the Wethersfield School District average of around 17.7%. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 46.74% to 62.12% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years, which is higher than the Wethersfield School District average of around 25-35% and the state average of around 40%.

522

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,113

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

176 Cumberland Avenue
Wethersfield, CT 06109

(860) 296-2090

District: Capitol Region Education Council

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.8%

White:

21.3%

African American:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Capitol Region Education Council

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg31%

Connecticut avg50%

332^nd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	27.9	332 of 493	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	301 of 497	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	307 of 491	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	329 of 490	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	352 of 538	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	257 of 522	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	223 of 532	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.7	222 of 519	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.4	238 of 518	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	172 of 237	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	274 of 455	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	144 of 259	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	69 of 132	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	47 of 108	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	49 of 99	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	76 of 173	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	53.6	127 of 302	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	28 of 60	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	12.1	202 of 233	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	349 of 445	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	193 of 247	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	53.4	158 of 371	57.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	54.7	160 of 327	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)58th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2021)57th percentile+23 vs school

White (2021)51st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2024)27th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2024)13th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-9 vs state

English Language Arts36%-14 vs state

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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	NGSS Science 8th 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 7th 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
Discovery Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	176 Cumberland Avenue	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 296-2090	522	37	14.1	54.2%	111 (21.3%)	84 (16.1%)	265 (50.8%)	35 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	27.9	332^nd of 493 public elementary schools	32.7%		36.3	301^st of 497 public elementary schools	39.4%	31			34.9	36.5	37.1				49.2	36.5	37.1				$26,113
Charles Wright School	Public	PK, KG-6	186 Nott St.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 571-8350	235	20	11.6	35.7%	127 (54.0%)	16 (6.8%)	71 (30.2%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	64.4	204^th of 493 public elementary schools	58.6%		56.3	221^st of 497 public elementary schools	55.5%	17			50.0	69.7	70.0	63.9				48.5					$25,634
Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	639 Franklin Avenue	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4620	372	26	14.5	77.4%	28 (7.5%)	45 (12.1%)	265 (71.2%)	26 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	5	483^rd of 493 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.8	447^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.1%	36	15.6		14.1		20.0				11.1	15.7					$22,850
Alfred W. Hanmer School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Francis St.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 571-8370	280	26	10.7	33.6%	203 (72.5%)	14 (5.0%)	35 (12.5%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	79.7	109^th of 493 public elementary schools	77.9%		71.5	162^nd of 497 public elementary schools	67.4%	53	75.7		72.0		64.9	73.2			78.0	61.4		61.0			$23,604
Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	215 South Street	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-2400	651	47	14.0	78.2%	25 (3.8%)	89 (13.7%)	515 (79.1%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	8.1	457^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.3%		5.8	481^st of 497 public elementary schools	3.2%	24	28.8	7.3	12.0		22.0	11.7	10.3	8.6	22.7	23.1		13.0		7.4	$17,686
Emerson-Williams School	Public	K-6	461 Wells Rd.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 571-8360	408	29	14.0	23.0%	251 (61.5%)	17 (4.2%)	94 (23.0%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	51.8	245^th of 493 public elementary schools	50.3%		50.3	247^th of 497 public elementary schools	50.3%	2			48.4	47.4	58.8	63.0			45.2	35.1	47.1	58.9			$20,570
Kennelly School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 White Street	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-3860	628	45	14.1	79.8%	22 (3.5%)	75 (11.9%)	491 (78.2%)	26 (4.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	7.2	466^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.5%		5.6	482^nd of 497 public elementary schools	3.0%	16	17.2	17.5	15.9	16.0	22.8	13.2	17.1	31.6	18.8	16.0	15.8	21.1	10.5	17.7	$19,628
Samuel B. Webb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51 Willow St.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 571-8340	342	26	13.0	24.9%	207 (60.5%)	17 (5.0%)	79 (23.1%)	23 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	43.3	270^th of 493 public elementary schools	45.2%		45.1	267^th of 497 public elementary schools	46.3%	3			42.5	64.7	54.3	52.6			30.0			34.2			$21,569
M. D. Fox School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Maple Avenue	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-7724	562	37	15.1	74.9%	26 (4.6%)	113 (20.1%)	406 (72.2%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3.9	488^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.0%		2.7	497^th of 497 public elementary schools	0.0%	9	13.3				10.1				12.8	7.7	12.4				$19,004
Montessori Magnet at Batchelder School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	757 New Britain Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-2600	346	13	25.8	66.2%	46 (13.3%)	43 (12.4%)	227 (65.6%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	8.4	453^rd of 493 public elementary schools	8.1%		9.4	443^rd of 497 public elementary schools	10.9%	10	24.3			27.6	16.2				20.6						$19,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery Academy

Is Discovery Academy a good school?

Discovery Academy ranks 332^nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Discovery Academy in?

Capitol Region Education Council

What is the racial makeup of Discovery Academy?

Students at Discovery Academy are 51% Hispanic, 21% White, 16% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Discovery Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Discovery Academy.

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