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Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

65 Van Block Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 · (860) 695-4140 · Part of Hartford School District

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

Students
435
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 38.9% 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–8Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 CampusYou are here
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 50.7%

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

65 Van Block Avenue, Hartford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K44
Kindergarten35
Grade 146
Grade 241
Grade 353
Grade 461
Grade 547
Grade 638
Grade 736
Grade 834
Enrollment over time
712’20
652’21
465’22
436’23
435’24

Down 38.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 58%Black 25%White 9%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus 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.