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Discovery Academy School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
176 Cumberland Avenue
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone
(860) 296-2090
District
Capitol Region Education Council
County
CAPITOL PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
520
Classroom Teachers
35

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.8% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Discovery Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
48%
36%
46%
45%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
49%
47%
49%
38%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 120 23.1%
Kindergarten 67 12.9%
Grade 1 68 13.1%
Grade 2 68 13.1%
Grade 3 67 12.9%
Grade 4 68 13.1%
Grade 5 62 11.9%
Total 520 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 24.6% 16.5% 49.8%
Black 16.3% 32.9% 13.1%
Hispanic 53.4% 45.2% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.6% 5.1% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.1% 66.1% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 51.3% 57.4% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.8% 8.7% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 27.6%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 9.0%
$15,000 or less Unreported 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,425 $111,106,000 39.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,476 $22,143,000 7.9%
Staff $990 $8,853,000 3.1%
General Administration $708 $6,332,000 2.2%
School Administration $2,052 $18,353,000 6.5%
Operation $3,286 $29,384,000 10.4%
Transportation $2,511 $22,452,000 8.0%
Other $1,463 $13,085,000 4.6%
Total Support $13,487 $120,602,000 42.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,620 $50,250,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $31,532 $281,958,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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