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Breakthrough Magnet School South

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

290 Brookfield Street, Hartford, CT 06106 · (860) 695-5700 · Part of Hartford School District

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

Students
326
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Breakthrough Magnet School South

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Hartford kids: 19 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–8Breakthrough Magnet School SouthYou are here
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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).

290 Brookfield Street, Hartford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K58
Kindergarten27
Grade 128
Grade 229
Grade 331
Grade 432
Grade 529
Grade 635
Grade 727
Grade 830
Enrollment over time
341’20
339’21
343’22
322’23
326’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%Black 20%White 7%Asian 6%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Breakthrough Magnet School South 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.