Gideon Welles School

Among the schools in Glastonbury, Connecticut, is Gideon Welles School, a mid-sized middle school. It reports enrollment of 551 students in grades 5 through 6.

Glastonbury School District runs Gideon Welles School along with 7 other schools, enrolling 5,514 students in total.

White students are 64% of those enrolled at Gideon Welles School. Other reported shares: 16% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is in line with Capitol Planning Region, where about 64% of residents are White. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Gideon Welles School are from different groups.

Its staff includes 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.0 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Connecticut is 11.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 73 students, or 13%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Capitol Planning Region, the average is 43%.

On the allk12 Grade, Gideon Welles School lands at A, ahead of 91% of Connecticut public middle schools.

In the wider Capitol Planning Region area, the median household earns about $93,394 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Capitol Planning Region, 286 public schools serve about 137,047 students.

Gideon Welles School's nearest public school is Hebron Avenue School (about 1.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Locale data from NCES put Gideon Welles School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 416 to 551, a 32% increase.

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