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Betances Learning Lab Magnet School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

42 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 · (860) 695-2840 · Part of Hartford School District

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

Students
398
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Betances Learning Lab Magnet School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.1% 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–4Betances Learning Lab Magnet SchoolYou are here
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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).

42 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K112
Kindergarten56
Grade 159
Grade 256
Grade 359
Grade 456
Enrollment over time
438’20
394’21
394’22
411’23
398’24

Down 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 39%Asian 36%Black 17%Two or more races 4%White 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Betances Learning Lab Magnet School 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.