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University High School of Science and Engineering
C+

University High School of Science and Engineering

PublicHighGrades 9–12

351 Mark Twain Drive, Hartford, CT 06112 · (860) 695-9020 · Part of Hartford School District

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

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Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
406
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about University High School of Science and Engineering

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12University High School of Science and EngineeringYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts42%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

351 Mark Twain Drive, Hartford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9121
Grade 1086
Grade 11115
Grade 1284
Enrollment over time
431’20
413’21
412’22
400’23
406’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%Hispanic 24%White 11%Asian 6%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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 University High School of Science and Engineering from Hartford families.

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The district →
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580 students17:1
M. D. Fox School
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D
562 students15:1
Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School
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547 students17:1

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.