📍 176 Cumberland Avenue, Wethersfield, Capitol Planning Region, 06109
Discovery Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wethersfield, Capitol Planning Region. The school has 520 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Capitol Region Education Council school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
Discovery Academy enrolls 520 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 265 | 51% |
| White | 122 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 16% |
| Asian | 28 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 520 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Discovery Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Discovery Academy is one of 15 schools in Capitol Region Education Council, based in Hartford, Connecticut. The district serves 9,091 students district-wide and employs 781 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 520 students, Discovery Academy is close to the district average of about 606 students per school.