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What's the one class at Discovery Academy every student should take?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPITOL REGION EDUCATION COUNCIL·NCES 090070001597
Discovery Academy
176 Cumberland Avenue, Wethersfield, CT 06109 · (860) 296-2090 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
283 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 120 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
36.2%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
41.0%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Discovery Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Academy this school | 522 | 54.2% | N/A |
| Roxbury School Stamford | 509 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Newfield School Stamford | 575 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Fox Run Elementary School Norwalk | 398 | 52.5% | N/A |
| Stillmeadow School Stamford | 587 | 54.0% | N/A |
| Springdale School Stamford | 565 | 56.3% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Discovery Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #313 of 522 | #87 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #358 of 519 | #99 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #81 of 613 | #21 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #445 of 558 | #131 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #101 of 560 | #41 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #240 of 594 | #60 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #163 of 176 | #51 of 54 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
522
0 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 522 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 54% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 47% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 62% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 56% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 44% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 33% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (518 to 522); teachers up 16% (32 to 37).
About Discovery Academy
Discovery Academy operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Wethersfield, Connecticut. The school counted 522 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 38% larger than the 378-student average for elementary schools in Connecticut.
Across its 16 schools, Capitol Region Education Council enrolls 8,762 students. Discovery Academy is one of those schools.
About 51% of the student body at Discovery Academy is Hispanic. Other students are 21% White, 16% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region residents are about 18% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.1 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is 12.6:1. Discovery Academy has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 54%. The 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region is 11 points lower.
For Capitol Planning Region, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $93,394 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Discovery Academy, Capitol Planning Region has 286 public schools.
The closest school to Discovery Academy is Charles Wright School, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Discovery Academy is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 522 students in 2020-21 and 522 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.1:1, from 15.3:1.
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Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Capitol Region Education Council
- Ana Grace Academy of the ArtsElementary · 855 students
- Academy of Aerospace and EngineeringHigh · 767 students
- Academy of Science and InnovationHigh · 767 students
- Academy of International Studies 6-12High · 697 students
- Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle SchoolMiddle · 669 students
- Academy of Aerospace and Engineering ElementaryElementary · 604 students
Other schools in Wethersfield
- Wethersfield High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Silas Deane Middle SchoolMiddle · 546 students
- Highcrest SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Emerson-Williams SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Samuel B. Webb Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Alfred W. Hanmer SchoolElementary · 280 students
Other Discovery Academy schools
One other US public school is named Discovery Academy. Discovery Academy is the largest of the 2.
- Discovery AcademyToledo, OH · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Charles Wright School0.4 mi · 235
- Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy0.7 mi · 372
- Wethersfield High School0.9 mi · 1,146
- Silas Deane Middle School0.9 mi · 546
- Alfred W. Hanmer School1.0 mi · 280
- Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy1.0 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Discovery AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Discovery Academy?
Discovery Academy enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Discovery Academy serve?
Discovery Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Discovery Academy is approximately 14.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Discovery Academy?
At Discovery Academy, the student body is approximately 21% White, 51% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Discovery Academy public or private?
Discovery Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Capitol Region Education Council.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.