Parker Farms School, Wallingford CT

Original Research by School Decision on Parker Farms School

Parker Farms School serves grades three through five in Wallingford, a town centrally positioned between New Haven and Hartford with a stable population anchored by historic neighborhoods, an active downtown, and substantial employment in technology, healthcare, and logistics along its I-91 corridor. The school enrolls students who are predominantly white and Hispanic, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

State assessment results show mixed proficiency across tested grades and subjects. In math, grade three reaches a modest proficiency level, while grades four and five drop lower. English language arts shows a similar pattern, with grade three starting low, grade four rising somewhat, and grade five performing better. Grade five science proficiency sits near the middle ground. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among districts in the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. A parent may want to look into how the school supports students in the lower-proficiency grades, particularly grade four math, and what progress looks like across elementary years.

The school is part of the Wallingford School District, which is undertaking a defining change: consolidating its two high schools, Lyman Hall and Mark T. Sheehan, into a single new high school to be built at the Lyman Hall site. This long-horizon project will reshape secondary education structure in town. While this consolidation affects secondary grades, it signals district-level investment and structural planning that shapes the environment families enter as children advance.

Wallingford itself is a mixed community. Its historic downtown along Main Street has a walkable core with restaurants, shops, and civic anchors including the public library and town hall. A new train station opened recently with Amtrak and Hartford Line service, anchoring transit-oriented development. Residential neighborhoods range from older homes near downtown to more rural areas on the outskirts. Housing values are moderate to upper-middle range for Connecticut, with affordability pressures in line with the region. The town's population has been stable, with growth concentrated among older residents and planned housing development focused downtown near the new transit station.

Parker Farms sits on Parker Farms Road in the 06492 zip code. Beyond the data provided, information on special education services, English learner supports, staffing depth, and specific enrichment or intervention programs was not available. The school's enrollment is in the typical range for an elementary school of this grade span in a mid-sized town.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 62% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 51% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 55% · ▼ 12 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 50% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 52% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 66% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 66% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolWallingford School District, same grade

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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income17%Higher-income65%48 pp gap