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Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary

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Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary ranks 362 nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

The Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, serving 582 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.

The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.7% to 33.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Richard D. Hubbard School (17.7%), Lawrence School (17.7%), and Highcrest School (17.7%). The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the SBAC and NGSS, is generally lower than the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 25.8% to 35.9% in English Language Arts and 30.6% to 37.1% in mathematics, compared to the state averages of 46.9% to 52.5% and 44.9% to 52.2%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.39% to 57.27%, higher than nearby schools.

When compared to nearby schools, the Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary is generally underperforming in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors. The school's ranking has also declined over the years, from 262 out of 538 Connecticut elementary schools in the 2020-2021 school year to 362 out of 493 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a drop in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 1. These challenges suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the school's performance and improve educational outcomes for its students.

604

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,073

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7 Gardner Way
Rocky Hill, CT 06067

(860) 529-1652

District: Capitol Region Education Council

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.1%

African American:

25.8%

White:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2018 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg32%

Connecticut avg50%

362^nd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 21 pts since 2018

From bottom 47% (2018) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	21.9	362 of 493	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	350 of 497	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	327 of 491	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	294 of 490	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	262 of 538	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	292 of 522	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	281 of 532	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	206 of 232	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	161 of 234	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	231 of 455	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	43.0	59 of 111	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	57 of 173	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	25 of 101	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	47.2	151 of 302	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	197 of 239	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	168 of 232	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.3	231 of 445	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	173 of 262	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	47.3	186 of 371	49.9%	★★★☆☆

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)50th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)50th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)47th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science47%-5 vs state

Mathematics34%-16 vs state

English Language Arts30%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, October 4, 2021

We absolutely love this school. My daughter loves her teachers and her friends. The teachers and staff truly care about the kids here. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

My daughter loves going to aerospace, the teachers makes learning so much fun and she is growing academically. She is now reading chapter books with confidence and she is doing math problem at a grade five level. The school is really a great school. Close Quote

Schools Near Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7 Gardner Way	Rocky Hill	06067	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 529-1652	604	47	12.8	52.3%	97 (16.1%)	156 (25.8%)	242 (40.1%)	71 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.8%)	21.9	362^nd of 493 public elementary schools	26.6%		25.4	350^th of 497 public elementary schools	29.6%	12	46.9	27.1	25.8	35.9		37.1	30.6	32.8		$25,073
Woodside Intermediate School	Public	3-5	30 Woodside Rd.	Cromwell	06416	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Cromwell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 632-3564	440	33	13.4	29.5%	287 (65.2%)	22 (5.0%)	73 (16.6%)	22 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	60.1	214^th of 493 public elementary schools	56.6%		49	253^rd of 497 public elementary schools	49.1%	39	65.7	50.4	53.3	62.9		61.1	57.2	52.9		$18,156
Moser School	Public	4-5	10 School Street	Rocky Hill	06067	Capitol Planning Region	Rocky Hill School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 258-7771	369	30	12.5	18.2%	181 (49.1%)	17 (4.6%)	39 (10.6%)	120 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	74.4	150^th of 493 public elementary schools	69.6%		78.9	119^th of 497 public elementary schools	76.1%	31	65.3		67.7	67.1			67.7	64.2		$21,171
Edna C. Stevens School	Public	PK, KG-2	25 Court St.	Cromwell	06416	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Cromwell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 632-4866	413	37	11.1	32.2%	280 (67.8%)	19 (4.6%)	67 (16.2%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)								(n/a)										$19,653
Myrtle H. Stevens School	Public	PK, KG-3	322 Orchard St.	Rocky Hill	06067	Capitol Planning Region	Rocky Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 258-7751	401	34	11.7	29.7%	214 (53.4%)	11 (2.7%)	76 (19.0%)	77 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)								(n/a)		56.3				61.2				$21,883
West Hill School	Public	PK, KG-3	95 Cronin Dr.	Rocky Hill	06067	Capitol Planning Region	Rocky Hill School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 258-7761	392	36	11.0	17.3%	137 (34.9%)	22 (5.6%)	35 (8.9%)	185 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)								(n/a)		67.0				81.3				$23,813
Nayaug Elementary School	Public	K-5	222 Old Maids Ln.	South Glastonbury	06073	Capitol Planning Region	Glastonbury School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 652-4949	533	42	12.6	17.3%	366 (68.7%)	22 (4.1%)	64 (12.0%)	40 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	86.1	59^th of 493 public elementary schools	88.0%		85.3	70^th of 497 public elementary schools	85.9%	11	76.8	74.7	70.1	74.4		85.3	73.6	84.1		$21,326
Highcrest School	Public	PK, KG-6	95 Highcrest Rd.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 571-8380	429	30	14.3	18.9%	308 (71.8%)	13 (3.0%)	59 (13.8%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.8%)	73.7	153^rd of 493 public elementary schools	69.0%		71	165^th of 497 public elementary schools	66.8%	12	67.1	52.3	58.7	75.0	66.7	67.7		63.2	65.2	$20,135
Richard D. Hubbard School	Public	PK, KG-5	139 Grove St.	East Berlin	06023	Capitol Planning Region	Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 828-4119	215	18	12.2	27.4%	167 (77.7%)	7 (3.3%)	32 (14.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)				73.8		73.2				$22,022
Lawrence School	Public	PK, KG-5	Kaplan Dr.	Middletown	06457	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Middletown School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 632-2158	305	26	11.5	45.9%	144 (47.2%)	51 (16.7%)	55 (18.0%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.8%)	22.1	361^st of 493 public elementary schools	26.8%		19.1	370^th of 497 public elementary schools	25.6%	9	44.4	33.3	35.6	38.9			24.4	24.1		$22,467

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary?

Students at Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 26% African American, 16% White, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary.

Is Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary a good school?

Academy of Aerospace and Engineering Elementary ranks 362^nd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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