Is Frank T. Wheeler School a good school?

Frank T. Wheeler School ranks 244 th of 490 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Frank T. Wheeler School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 353 students attended Frank T. Wheeler School.

What is the racial makeup of Frank T. Wheeler School?

Students at Frank T. Wheeler School are 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Frank T. Wheeler School attend?

Students who attend Frank T. Wheeler School usually go on to attend: Middle : Middle School of Plainville High : Plainville High School

Frank T. Wheeler School in Plainville CT

Performance Trends

Compare Details Frank T. Wheeler School ranks better than 50.2% of elementary schools in Connecticut. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Plainville School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.94. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (62.3%), Hispanic (23.8%), two or more races (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Frank T. Wheeler School is 13.4, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Plainville School District! (See more...)

Compare Frank T. Wheeler School employs 26.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Frank T. Wheeler School is $16,577, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Plainville School District!

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SchoolDigger ranks Frank T. Wheeler School 244^th of 490 Connecticut public elementary schools. (See Frank T. Wheeler School in the ranking list.)

Plainville School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Plainville School District 99^th of 148 Connecticut school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Frank T. Wheeler School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile
2006	67.94	243^rd	570	57.4%
2007	57.98	318^th	568	44.0%
2008	57.97	319^th	565	43.5%
2009	73.35	185^th	566	67.3%
2010	68.06	244^th	579	57.9%
2011	75.84	149^th	565	73.6%
2012	72.53	195^th	564	65.4%
2013	70.93	200^th	557	64.1%
2015	63.76	231^st	551	58.1%
2016	47.83	276^th	518	46.7%
2017	60.57	216^th	519	58.4%
2018	52.08	266^th	532	50.0%
2019	59.89	227^th	522	56.5%
2021	60.23	228^th	538	57.6%
2022	50.94	244^th	490	50.2%

Rank History for Special Education students at Frank T. Wheeler School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	69.27	90^th	371	75.7%

Rank History for Female students at Frank T. Wheeler School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	59.22	197^th	455	56.7%

Rank History for Male students at Frank T. Wheeler School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	54.35	199^th	445	55.3%

Rank History for White students at Frank T. Wheeler School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CT State Percentile
2019	44.82	191^st	295	35.3%
2021	38.96	214^th	327	34.6%
2022	33.73	196^th	252	22.2%

Data source: test scores: Connecticut Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Connecticut State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Frank T. Wheeler School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	315	20	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	346
1989	332	19	6	7	0	n/a	n/a	364
1990	349	26	8	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	388
1991	341	24	9	10	0	n/a	n/a	384
1992	344	28	3	18	0	n/a	n/a	393
1993	318	19	2	12	0	n/a	n/a	351
1994	326	14	7	12	0	n/a	n/a	359
1995	320	16	15	11	0	n/a	n/a	362
1996	320	16	15	11	0	n/a	n/a	362
1997	330	16	12	10	0	n/a	n/a	368
1998	324	21	9	7	0	n/a	n/a	361
1999	293	24	13	6	1	n/a	n/a	337
2000	301	28	12	10	0	n/a	n/a	351
2001	313	23	7	15	0	n/a	n/a	358
2002	310	29	7	12	0	n/a	n/a	358
2003	310	29	7	12	0	n/a	n/a	358
2004	299	30	9	18	0	n/a	n/a	356
2005	293	31	5	12	0	n/a	n/a	341
2006	330	34	6	14	0	n/a	n/a	384
2007	276	33	4	21	0	n/a	n/a	334
2008	261	34	9	24	0	n/a	n/a	328
2009	238	34	13	28	0	n/a	n/a	313
2010	209	33	12	29	0	n/a	n/a	283
2011	176	24	11	46	1	0	9	267
2012	184	22	10	46	2	0	7	271
2013	182	20	11	46	1	0	7	267
2014	182	20	9	53	0	0	12	276
2015	223	14	8	46	1	0	16	308
2016	222	13	9	50	1	0	14	309
2017	221	11	6	48	1	0	12	299
2018	216	16	5	54	2	0	14	307
2019	210	15	7	64	2	0	13	311
2020	205	16	5	66	2	0	15	309
2021	207	15	7	78	2	0	20	329
2022	220	20	6	84	1	1	21	353

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Frank T. Wheeler School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	346	22.0	15.7	n/a
1989	364	21.5	16.9	n/a
1990	388	20.5	18.9	n/a
1991	384	22.0	17.4	n/a
1992	393	22.5	17.4	10.7
1993	351	19.9	17.6	0.6
1994	359	20.7	17.3	11.7
1995	362	21.3	17.0	12.2
1996	362	21.3	17.0	12.2
1997	368	22.4	16.4	9.8
1998	361	24.6	14.7	9.1
1999	337	25.7	13.1	10.4
2000	351	25.9	13.6	11.7
2001	358	26.4	13.6	n/a
2002	358	24.0	14.9	14.5
2003	358	24.0	14.9	14.5
2004	356	23.0	15.5	15.4
2005	341	23.4	14.6	n/a
2006	384	23.6	16.3	12.8
2007	334	23.9	14.0	21.3
2008	328	26.6	12.3	18.6
2009	313	28.2	11.7	19.8
2010	283	24.2	11.6	27.9
2011	267	25.7	10.3	22.8
2012	271	24.3	11.1	30.6
2013	267	24.5	10.8	27.7
2014	276	24.0	11.4	29.7
2015	308	24.0	12.8	26.6
2016	309	24.0	12.8	26.5
2017	299	24.3	12.2	24.1
2018	307	23.3	13.1	17.6
2019	311	24.3	12.7	31.5
2020	309	26.3	11.7	30.7
2021	329	23.3	14.1	36.5
2022	353	26.3	13.4	39.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Frank T. Wheeler School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	346	22.0	15.7	n/a
1989	364	21.5	16.9	n/a
1990	388	20.5	18.9	n/a
1991	384	22.0	17.4	n/a
1992	393	22.5	17.4	10.7
1993	351	19.9	17.6	0.6
1994	359	20.7	17.3	11.7
1995	362	21.3	17.0	12.2
1996	362	21.3	17.0	12.2
1997	368	22.4	16.4	9.8
1998	361	24.6	14.7	9.1
1999	337	25.7	13.1	10.4
2000	351	25.9	13.6	11.7
2001	358	26.4	13.6	n/a
2002	358	24.0	14.9	14.5
2003	358	24.0	14.9	14.5
2004	356	23.0	15.5	15.4
2005	341	23.4	14.6	n/a
2006	384	23.6	16.3	12.8
2007	334	23.9	14.0	21.3
2008	328	26.6	12.3	18.6
2009	313	28.2	11.7	19.8
2010	283	24.2	11.6	27.9
2011	267	25.7	10.3	22.8
2012	271	24.3	11.1	30.6
2013	267	24.5	10.8	27.7
2014	276	24.0	11.4	29.7
2015	308	24.0	12.8	26.6
2016	309	24.0	12.8	26.5
2017	299	24.3	12.2	24.1
2018	307	23.3	13.1	17.6
2019	311	24.3	12.7	31.5
2020	309	26.3	11.7	30.7
2021	329	23.3	14.1	36.5
2022	353	26.3	13.4	39.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Frank T. Wheeler School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$14,637
2019	$15,620
2020	$15,725
2021	$16,577

Data source: Connecticut Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Frank T. Wheeler School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 227^th of 522 Elementary schools	Ranks 244^th of 490 Elementary schools	6.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Frank T. Wheeler School)	78.4	60.8	17.6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Plainville School District)	68	48.9	19.1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)	54.3	46.7	7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Frank T. Wheeler School)	64.7	52.9	11.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Plainville School District)	65.1	49.2	15.9%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)	55	47.4	7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Frank T. Wheeler School)	70.2	46.9	23.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Plainville School District)	70.9	61.5	9.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)	54.6	46.8	7.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Frank T. Wheeler School)	56.5	53.8	2.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Plainville School District)	65	54.4	10.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Connecticut)	58.1	51.9	6.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Frank T. Wheeler School)	34.8	33.8	1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Plainville School District)	44.1	39.5	4.6%
5th Grade Mathematics (Connecticut)	46.5	38.8	7.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	311	329	5.8%
African American	15	15
American Indian	2	2
Asian	7	7
Hispanic	64	78	21.9%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	210	207	1.4%
Two or More Races	13	20	53.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	31.5%	36.5%	5%

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