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 →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.
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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Your state's public flagship
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.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
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% |