Wilcoxson School, Stratford CT - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Wilcoxson School

Wilcoxson School is a regular public elementary school in Stratford serving kindergarten through sixth grade, enrolling students from a mixed-income, racially and ethnically diverse community. The school sits in a residential suburb of Fairfield County on Long Island Sound, part of a town that blends historic neighborhoods near the center with more dispersed single-family-home districts inland.

The school's academic profile is mixed by grade and subject. In reading, fourth and fifth graders show stronger performance, with the bulk of students demonstrating proficiency. Third graders and sixth graders show more modest results, with smaller shares meeting the standard. Mathematics performance dips in grade three to a low level, improves noticeably in fourth grade, then drops again in fifth grade before rising once more in sixth. Science proficiency in fifth grade, the only tested science grade, sits in the middle range. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, the school's overall proficiency sits above the midpoint among districts in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, which is a strength in a region where proficiency varies considerably.

About two-thirds of the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating substantial economic need. The student body is roughly split between White students and Hispanic and Black students, reflecting Stratford's demographic makeup. The school is small to moderate in size for its grade band, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across kindergarten through sixth grade.

The Stratford School District itself has faced recurring budget constraints that ripple through the schools. Most recently, the district eliminated its school librarian positions, replacing them with technology integration specialists, a staffing change that reduces in-house library and media support. The district has also adopted Science of Reading instruction in early grades, a pedagogical shift that guides how students learn to read. Families should be aware of repeated funding pressures and that proposals for program cuts have surfaced in recent budget cycles, though specific impacts on Wilcoxson have not been outlined in available data.

Test participation rates are high, indicating reliable data, though grade six math results are suppressed for privacy, preventing a full picture at that level. The school's performance suggests adequate academic footing for upper elementary grades while pointing to particular attention needed in third-grade math and reading. Parents may want to discuss directly with the school its approach to students who are not yet proficient and how the shift to Science of Reading is being implemented at Wilcoxson specifically.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 35% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 37% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 28% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 31% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 36% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 37% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 39% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Science

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 38% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.