Emerson-Williams School

Emerson-Williams School, located in Wethersfield, Connecticut, is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 408 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6.

Emerson-Williams School reports to Wethersfield School District, which has 7 schools and 3,386 students.

More than half of the students at Emerson-Williams School are White (62%). Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. That is in line with Capitol Planning Region, where about 64% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.

There are about 14.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Emerson-Williams School, which has 29. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Connecticut is 12.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Emerson-Williams School is about 23%. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region is 20 points.

For Capitol Planning Region, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $93,394, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 286 public schools in the county, enrolling about 137,047, Emerson-Williams School among them.

Wethersfield High School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Emerson-Williams School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was 408 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 438. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.6:1 to 14.1:1.

Emerson-Williams School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.