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Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

215 South Street, Hartford, CT 06114 · (860) 695-2400 · Part of Hartford School District

Hartford’s School Grade D better than 5% of Connecticut school districts

Students
651
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 42 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hartford kids: 19 middle schools

On the path

Where Hartford kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language AcademyYou are here
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts9%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

215 South Street, Hartford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K32
Kindergarten57
Grade 165
Grade 279
Grade 377
Grade 467
Grade 556
Grade 676
Grade 759
Grade 883
Enrollment over time
566’20
594’21
626’22
643’23
651’24

Up 15% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%Black 14%White 4%Asian 2%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy from Hartford families.

Other schools in Hartford School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Hartford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.