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Wolcott School

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Wolcott School ranks 186 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Wolcott School is a public elementary school serving 367 students in grades K-5 in West Hartford, Connecticut, which is part of the West Hartford School District. Wolcott consistently outperforms the state average in standardized test scores, with 74.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and 73.7% in math, compared to 46.9% and 52.2% statewide, respectively. The school's special education students also perform exceptionally well, ranking 73 out of 371 Connecticut elementary schools.

However, Wolcott School has higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages, ranging from 10.9% to 20.0% over the past few years. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (35.2% to 37.33%) compared to the district average. When compared to nearby schools, Braeburn School and Duffy School have higher statewide rankings and test scores than Wolcott, but Wolcott outperforms more economically disadvantaged schools like Charter Oak International Academy and Smith School.

Wolcott School's female and male students, as well as its white students, perform slightly below the state average in their respective subgroups, suggesting the school may need to focus on addressing achievement gaps within its student population. The school's higher per-student spending ($19,550 in 2018-2019) compared to the district average may contribute to its strong academic performance, but the school should ensure resources are being allocated effectively to address areas of need, such as the high chronic absenteeism rates.

354

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,680

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

71 Wolcott Rd.
West Hartford, CT 06110

(860) 561-2300

District: West Hartford School District

Students who attend Wolcott School usually attend:

Middle:	Bristow Middle School
	Sedgwick Middle School
High:	Conard High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.3%

Hispanic:

20.3%

Asian:

13.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (62% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (62nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of West Hartford School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg67%

Connecticut avg50%

186^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the West Hartford School District

51^st of 156West Hartford School District 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	67.1	186 of 493	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	197 of 497	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	187 of 491	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	167 of 490	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	194 of 538	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	228 of 522	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	246 of 532	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.9	195 of 519	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.1	203 of 518	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.7	181 of 551	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.5	289 of 557	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	69.8	223 of 564	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.3	173 of 565	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.0	231 of 579	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.7	133 of 566	76.5%	★★★★☆
2008	69.2	227 of 565	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.0	171 of 568	69.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.9	150 of 570	73.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	125 of 232	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	136 of 237	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	120 of 230	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	138 of 234	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.1	190 of 455	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	114 of 242	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	54.2	131 of 233	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	133 of 231	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.5	115 of 232	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	163 of 445	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	72.2	73 of 371	80.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	147 of 248	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	166 of 250	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	126 of 262	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	61 of 252	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	42.4	202 of 327	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	216 of 295	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	175 of 296	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)80th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2024)44th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+13 vs state

Science62%+9 vs state

Mathematics61%+12 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	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Wolcott School	Public	K-5	71 Wolcott Rd.	West Hartford	06110	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 561-2300	354	31	11.4	35.6%	171 (48.3%)	34 (9.6%)	72 (20.3%)	46 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (7.9%)	67.1	186^th of 493 public elementary schools	62.3%		63.4	197^th of 497 public elementary schools	60.4%	11	61.6	74.1	55.2	60.3	73.7		50.7	$25,680
Anna Reynolds School	Public	PK, KG-4	85 Reservoir Road	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 521-7830	407	31	13.2	39.3%	198 (48.6%)	20 (4.9%)	112 (27.5%)	42 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.1%)	45.1	263^rd of 493 public elementary schools	46.7%		55.2	224^th of 497 public elementary schools	54.9%	39		44.3	61.1		43.0			$22,546
Webster Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Webster Hill Blvd.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 521-0320	332	26	12.6	35.2%	168 (50.6%)	28 (8.4%)	94 (28.3%)	25 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	77.5	126^th of 493 public elementary schools	74.4%		87.6	48^th of 497 public elementary schools	90.3%	78	70.8	52.9	76.0	81.3	54.9	82.0	75.0	$21,560
Duffy School	Public	K-5	95 Westminster St.	West Hartford	06107	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 521-0110	489	37	13.2	11.0%	368 (75.3%)	17 (3.5%)	43 (8.8%)	33 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	86.6	55^th of 493 public elementary schools	88.8%		79.9	112^th of 497 public elementary schools	77.5%	57		80.0	77.1	78.1	80.0	74.3	67.1	$20,415
Elizabeth Green School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Thomas Street	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 666-3394	278	27	10.2	40.6%	124 (44.6%)	17 (6.1%)	81 (29.1%)	37 (13.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	43.4	266^th of 493 public elementary schools	46.0%		48.3	257^th of 497 public elementary schools	48.3%	9		54.7	49.1			39.6		$25,453
Charter Oak International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Oakwood Ave.	West Hartford	06110	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 233-8506	486	42	11.4	56.6%	119 (24.5%)	54 (11.1%)	201 (41.4%)	67 (13.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.8%)	35.4	302^nd of 493 public elementary schools	38.7%		41.3	280^th of 497 public elementary schools	43.7%	22	44.9	38.0	40.6	51.9	38.0	46.4	41.6	$22,464
Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-5	2150 Stanley St.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-8294	414	33	12.5	66.4%	88 (21.3%)	45 (10.9%)	212 (51.2%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	21.4	365^th of 493 public elementary schools	26.0%		15.5	394^th of 497 public elementary schools	20.7%	29			32.1		33.3	41.1		$19,318
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
Smith School	Public	PK, KG-5	64 St. James St.	West Hartford	06119	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 236-3317	342	32	10.5	54.7%	99 (28.9%)	36 (10.5%)	135 (39.5%)	46 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	51.1	249^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.5%		63	199^th of 497 public elementary schools	60.0%	50	56.9	48.1	47.6	47.7	61.5	57.8	48.5	$23,271
Braeburn School	Public	K-5	45 Braeburn Rd.	West Hartford	06107	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 561-2200	347	28	12.3	11.5%	260 (74.9%)	15 (4.3%)	32 (9.2%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	83.6	81^st of 493 public elementary schools	83.6%		80.6	108^th of 497 public elementary schools	78.3%	27		72.2	84.4	68.4	74.1	87.3	58.9	$21,582

Frequently Asked Questions about Wolcott School

How many students attend Wolcott School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Wolcott School.

What district is Wolcott School in?

West Hartford School District

What schools do graduates of Wolcott School attend?

Students who attend Wolcott School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bristow Middle School
Middle : Sedgwick Middle School
High : Conard High School

Is Wolcott School a good school?

Wolcott School ranks 186^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wolcott School?

Students at Wolcott School are 48% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races.

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