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Highcrest School

Q: Is Highcrest School a good school?

Highcrest School ranks 153 rd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Highcrest School is a public elementary school serving 462 students in grades K-6 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, which is part of the Wethersfield School District. Highcrest consistently outperforms the district and state in standardized test scores, with 75% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts compared to 64.1% for the district and 52.5% for the state.

While Highcrest performs well for both female and male students, the school's performance for white students has been relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools in recent years. Additionally, Highcrest has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.7% in 2021-2022 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is an area the school should focus on improving. Interestingly, Highcrest's spending per student, around $14,400, is lower than the nearby schools in the Wethersfield district, which spend between $15,500 and $16,000 per student.

Overall, Highcrest School is a strong-performing elementary school within the Wethersfield district, with consistently high test scores and a track record of success. However, the school should closely monitor and address the concerning trend in chronic absenteeism.

429

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,135

Per pupil spending ?

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 Highcrest Rd.
Wethersfield, CT 06109

(860) 571-8380

District: Wethersfield School District

Students who attend Highcrest School usually attend:

Middle:	Silas Deane Middle School
High:	Wethersfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (65% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg58%

Connecticut avg49%

153^rd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	73.7	153 of 493	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	165 of 497	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	193 of 491	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	187 of 490	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	186 of 538	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	158 of 522	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	191 of 532	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.5	184 of 519	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.2	145 of 518	72.0%	★★★★☆
2015	74.7	172 of 551	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.0	218 of 557	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.1	154 of 564	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	69.9	220 of 565	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.0	183 of 579	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.1	114 of 566	79.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.9	133 of 565	76.5%	★★★★☆
2007	75.8	143 of 568	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	67.5	249 of 570	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	87 of 232	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	87 of 237	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	119 of 230	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.5	122 of 234	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	204 of 455	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	116 of 242	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	106 of 259	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	93 of 239	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	103 of 233	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	92 of 232	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	135 of 445	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	79 of 247	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	141 of 262	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	134 of 248	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	170 of 250	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	201 of 262	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.2	158 of 252	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	179 of 327	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	110 of 295	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	141 of 296	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+15 vs state

Mathematics65%+19 vs state

English Language Arts64%+14 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
John Paterson School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Church Street	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 666-4657	394	34	11.7	36.0%	216 (54.8%)	23 (5.8%)	106 (26.9%)	34 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	46.8	256^th of 493 public elementary schools	48.1%		46.6	262^nd of 497 public elementary schools	47.3%	6		46.7	48.7			54.7	52.6			$21,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Highcrest School

Is Highcrest School a good school?

Highcrest School ranks 153^rd of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Highcrest School attend?

Students who attend Highcrest School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Silas Deane Middle School
High : Wethersfield High School

What district is Highcrest School in?

Wethersfield School District

How many students attend Highcrest School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Highcrest School.

What is the racial makeup of Highcrest School?

Students at Highcrest School are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

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