Charles Wright School

As a tight-knit elementary school in Wethersfield, Connecticut, Charles Wright School serves 235 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Wethersfield School District. Enrollment runs roughly 38% below the state mean of about 378.

Across the 7 schools in Wethersfield School District (3,386 students total), Charles Wright School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Charles Wright School lists that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 30% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Roughly 36% of students at Charles Wright School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows median household income runs about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Charles Wright School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Discovery Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Charles Wright School.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 27%: 320 students in 2018 compared to 235 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 54% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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