Emerson-Williams School

Emerson-Williams School is a mid-tier elementary school in Wethersfield, Connecticut, part of Wethersfield School District. The school hosts 408 students in grades K through 6.

Wethersfield School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,386 students; Emerson-Williams School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Emerson-Williams School lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Capitol Planning Region as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Capitol Planning Region shows the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Emerson-Williams School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wethersfield High School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Emerson-Williams School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 421 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 62% across the same window.

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