The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in Math. The lowest is 31% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Academy of International Studies Elementary School
Academy of International Studies Elementary School is a public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in South Windsor, Connecticut. The school is part of Capitol Region Education Council, a regional education cooperative spanning Capitol Planning Region.
The school's location places it in a suburban town undergoing significant growth. South Windsor has historically been agricultural but has shifted toward a mixed commercial and industrial tax base. The town sits northeast of Hartford and is characterized by distributed residential neighborhoods, retail clusters around Evergreen Walk and Buckland Road, and an expanding distribution and light-manufacturing sector. Housing in the South Windsor area commands moderate to substantial value, with an active rental market. The town offers extensive parks and recreation, a public library, and transit service through CTtransit, though car ownership is generally considered helpful for navigating the town's dispersed layout.
The school serves a diverse student body. More than half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating substantial economic need. The student composition is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with smaller populations of Asian, multiracial, and white students. The school enrolls a small number of students across each pre-K through fifth-grade level, creating an intimate setting typical of elementary schools of its grade band and size.
On state assessments, the school's proficiency rates run below the midpoint among Capitol Planning Region districts. In both English language arts and mathematics across tested grades three through five, proficiency averages in the low-to-mid range. Grade four shows the strongest performance in ELA; grade three is slightly higher in mathematics. Fifth-grade science data was suppressed by the state, so a proficiency rate is unavailable. Testing participation is strong, and average scale scores are reported. A parent may want to look into what instructional supports and intervention strategies the school has in place, and how the school is working to close proficiency gaps.
The school carries the name "Academy of International Studies," indicating a thematic or curricular focus on global and cross-cultural content. School website information was not provided in the available data, so details about specific programs, enrichment offerings, or how the international studies focus is implemented were not available.
Capitol Region Education Council operates within the context of the 2022 Sheff v. O'Neill school desegregation settlement, which has committed Connecticut to expanding magnet-school and open-choice seats regionally over a decade. This settlement represents a lasting legal framework that expands educational access and choice across the region, with the state having met its first placement benchmark in late 2025. The settlement includes commitments for improved athletic facilities and expanded extracurricular offerings at choice-program schools, which may affect program availability across CREC over time.
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