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Emerson-Williams School

Q: Is Emerson-Williams School a good school?

Emerson-Williams School ranks 245 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Emerson-Williams School is an elementary school located in Wethersfield, Connecticut, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 432 students. It is part of the Wethersfield School District, which is ranked 80 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emerson-Williams School faces challenges in student academic performance, particularly in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics, where proficiency rates lag behind the district and state averages. The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 4.9% in 2020-2021 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance gaps among different student subgroups, such as female, male, and white students, suggest a need for targeted interventions and support to address these disparities. However, the school's success in supporting its low-income students is a positive finding and suggests that the school is effectively utilizing its resources to support this population.

Comparing Emerson-Williams School to its nearby counterparts, such as Highcrest School, another Wethersfield elementary school, which consistently outperforms Emerson-Williams School in both ELA and mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels, provides valuable context and highlights the importance of considering the broader educational landscape when analyzing a school's performance. Additionally, the nearby schools in the Hartford School District, such as Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy and Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy, have significantly lower proficiency rates than Emerson-Williams School, reflecting the broader achievement gap between urban and suburban schools in Connecticut.

408

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,570

Per pupil spending ?

23%

Free/discounted lunch ?

461 Wells Rd.
Wethersfield, CT 06109

(860) 571-8360

District: Wethersfield School District

Students who attend Emerson-Williams School usually attend:

Middle:	Silas Deane Middle School
High:	Wethersfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

23.0%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Connecticut median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Wethersfield School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg57%

Connecticut avg49%

245^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Wethersfield School District

80^th of 156Wethersfield 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	51.8	245 of 493	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	247 of 497	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	223 of 491	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	219 of 490	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	267 of 538	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	231 of 522	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	259 of 532	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.4	182 of 519	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.2	186 of 518	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	238 of 551	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.5	242 of 557	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.3	237 of 564	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	271 of 565	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	261 of 579	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.7	220 of 566	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.0	198 of 565	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.6	191 of 568	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.1	213 of 570	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	119 of 232	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	150 of 237	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	133 of 234	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	224 of 455	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	134 of 242	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	65.7	80 of 302	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	150 of 239	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	148 of 233	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	115 of 231	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	136 of 232	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	245 of 445	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	155 of 247	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	60.5	127 of 371	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	178 of 248	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	192 of 250	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	183 of 262	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	173 of 252	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	261 of 327	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	225 of 295	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	231 of 296	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)74th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2021)66th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+5 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

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Schools Near Emerson-Williams School

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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 8th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ruth Chaffee School	Public	PK, KG-4	160 Superior Avenue	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 666-4687	317	25	12.8	30.9%	186 (58.7%)	15 (4.7%)	63 (19.9%)	37 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	60.7	211^th of 493 public elementary schools	57.2%		81.2	101^st of 497 public elementary schools	79.7%	110			57.1	61.4					53.6	60.0				$22,504
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson-Williams School

Is Emerson-Williams School a good school?

Emerson-Williams School ranks 245^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Emerson-Williams School in?

Wethersfield School District

What is the racial makeup of Emerson-Williams School?

Students at Emerson-Williams School are 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Emerson-Williams School attend?

Students who attend Emerson-Williams School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Silas Deane Middle School
High : Wethersfield High School

How many students attend Emerson-Williams School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Emerson-Williams School.

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