Watkinson School
Hartford · CT · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Oak Hill School → Intensive Education Academy In → Options Educational Services → Ben Bronz Academy → Kingswood Oxford School → High Road School Of Hartford High → Futures School → The Loomis Chaffee School →Where graduates go — as published by the school
Watkinson School publishes where its graduates enrolled (Class of 2019): 29 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at New York University (4), University of Connecticut (4), Boston University (3). See the full list ↓
At a glance
- Teaches no APCollege-level courses with a national exam each May. A score of 3+ "passes" and can earn college credit; the pass rate tells you whether a school's AP program has substance behind the course list.-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum
Composed from the school's own published profile (2023), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Their published matriculation list
Where the Class of 2019 enrolled
Watkinson School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 29 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
The ten largest counts, enrolled · Class of 2019
Is my kid's college on this list?
The school down the road: Kingswood Oxford School
| College | Watkinson School | Kingswood Oxford School |
|---|---|---|
| Boston College | — | ✓ named |
| Boston University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Brown University | — | ✓ named |
| Carnegie Mellon University | — | ✓ named |
| Cornell University | — | ✓ named |
| Duke University | — | ✓ named |
| Emory University | — | ✓ named |
| Georgetown University | — | ✓ named |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | ✓ named |
| Johns Hopkins University | — | ✓ named |
| New York University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Northeastern University | — | ✓ named |
Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.
As the document prints them
College · Students
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Watkinson School — Watkinson Class of 2019 College Matriculations (school news post) ↗. Found at: Body text: "We ... celebrate them attending the following Colleges and Universities:" followed by the list below.
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How Watkinson School compares for families
What families should know about Watkinson School.
- ▸ LocallyCT students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Oak Hill School, Intensive Education Academy In, Options Educational Services and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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University of Connecticut
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,097/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see Watkinson School's own published school profile (as of 2023-24): watkinson.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/School-P… ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -2.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 216 students:
≈ 24 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 24 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $384,000/year in tuition at risk.
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Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill School Hartford |
Private | 1.0 | 116 | -4.1% |
| Intensive Education Academy In West Hartford |
Private | 1.7 | 68 | +33.3% |
| Options Educational Services Hartford |
Private | 1.7 | 21 | — |
| Ben Bronz Academy West Hartford |
Private | 2.0 | 47 | — |
| Kingswood Oxford School West Hartford |
Private | 2.6 | 511 | +2.4% |
| High Road School Of Hartford High Hartford |
Private | 4.1 | 20 | — |
| Futures School West Hartford |
Private | 4.2 | 37 | — |
| The Loomis Chaffee School Windsor |
Private | 5.1 | 703 | -0.3% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantWatkinson School is a private high school in Hartford, CT, enrolling 216 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2018 to 2022.
Watkinson School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2019: 29 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are New York University (4), University of Connecticut (4), Boston University (3), The George Washington University (3), Clark University (2). Source: Watkinson Class of 2019 College Matriculations (school news post).
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Watkinson School graduates go to college? Watkinson School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the Class of 2019: 29 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are New York University (4), University of Connecticut (4), Boston University (3), The George Washington University (3), Clark University (2). Source: Watkinson Class of 2019 College Matriculations (school news post).
How many students attend Watkinson School? Watkinson School is a private high school in Hartford, CT, enrolling 216 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
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