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Emerson-Williams School

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Emerson-Williams School ranks 246 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Emerson-Williams School in Wethersfield, CT, is an elementary school serving 408 students in grades PK through 6 as part of the Wethersfield School District. The school has earned a stable 3-star rating for the past decade, ranking near the 50th percentile statewide. One of its most impressive strengths is attendance: chronic absenteeism is just 5.6%, compared to the state average of 16.4%, and the rate has been cut in half over four years. This suggests a strong, engaged school community that supports regular attendance.

Academically, Emerson shows a fascinating pattern. Sixth-grade math is a clear standout, with 64.9% proficiency in 2025-2026—well above the state’s 44.4% and even ahead of the district’s 62.8%. This area has improved steadily for several years. However, 4th grade is a persistent challenge. In 2025-2026, only 45.6% of 4th graders met math standards, compared to 63.4% districtwide, and ELA proficiency lagged by more than 13 points. This "4th grade dip" appears in multiple subjects and years. By contrast, nearby Highcrest School posts dramatically higher 4th grade scores (ELA 74.2% vs. Emerson’s 49.1%), even though both schools serve similar populations and spend comparable amounts per student.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts, Emerson holds its own. It far outperforms Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy and other Hartford School District schools, which struggle with proficiency rates in the teens and chronic absenteeism above 18%. Against Newington School District schools like Ruth Chaffee School, Emerson is competitive in later grades. The school’s declining share of economically disadvantaged students (from 30% to 23% in three years) and lower spending than many peers suggest room for growth. With targeted support in 4th grade, Emerson could easily climb into the upper half of Connecticut schools.

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 — 64th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Connecticut median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Wethersfield School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg60%

Connecticut avg50%

246^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

87^th of 153Wethersfield 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
2026	53.3	246 of 492	50.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	31.0	201 of 246	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)18th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science60%+7 vs state

Mathematics54%+5 vs state

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Mathematics (2026)						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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Emerson-Williams School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	53.3	246^th of 492 public elementary schools	50.0%		51.8	245^th of 493 public elementary schools	50.3%	1	59.6		51.7	49.1	48.2	2562.0			55.2	45.6	50.0	64.9			$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%)	64	202^nd of 492 public elementary schools	58.9%		43.3	270^th of 493 public elementary schools	45.2%	68	76.5		56.8	47.5	76.5	51.1			59.5	2491.0	64.7	48.9			$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%)	59.2	223^rd of 492 public elementary schools	54.7%		64.4	204^th of 493 public elementary schools	58.6%	19	499.0		2453.0	53.8	64.7	66.7			55.9	51.3	47.1	54.5			$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%)	39.4	291^st of 492 public elementary schools	40.9%		27.9	332^nd of 493 public elementary schools	32.7%	41	496.0		46.9	42.6	52.4				43.8	45.0	44.4				$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%)	73.8	154^th of 492 public elementary schools	68.7%		79.7	109^th of 493 public elementary schools	77.9%	45	74.4		2402.0	81.1	69.2	70.6			32.6	79.2	61.5	2568.0			$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%)	76.6	139^th of 492 public elementary schools	71.7%		73.7	153^rd of 493 public elementary schools	69.0%	14	62.1		65.0	74.2	63.6	77.2			65.0	78.8	48.5	74.7			$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%)								(n/a)	30.4		2329.0	2370.0	2416.0				2342.0	2377.0	21.7				$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%)	4.3	487^th of 492 public elementary schools	1.0%		8.1	457^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.3%	30	460.0	8.6	2303.0	2355.0	2375.0	9.0	10.4	2426.0	14.5	12.9	12.3	2406.0	12.0	2433.0	$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%)	62.3	211^th of 492 public elementary schools	57.1%		60.7	211^th of 493 public elementary schools	57.2%				59.7	56.9					69.4	50.0					$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%)	66.9	192^nd of 492 public elementary schools	61.0%		43.4	266^th of 493 public elementary schools	46.0%	74			68.6	2498.0					70.6	46.9					$25,453

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson-Williams School

What district is Emerson-Williams School in?

Wethersfield School District

How many students attend Emerson-Williams School?

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

Is Emerson-Williams School a good school?

Emerson-Williams School ranks 246^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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.

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