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Capital Preparatory Magnet School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

1304 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103 · (860) 695-9800 · Part of Hartford School District

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

Students
580
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Capital Preparatory Magnet School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.1% 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–12Capital Preparatory Magnet SchoolYou are here
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts15%
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).

1304 Main Street, Hartford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten39
Grade 141
Grade 242
Grade 341
Grade 444
Grade 541
Grade 647
Grade 744
Grade 840
Grade 960
Grade 1044
Grade 1134
Grade 1224
Enrollment over time
660’20
647’21
584’22
533’23
580’24

Down 12.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 60%Hispanic 32%Two or more races 5%White 2%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Capital Preparatory 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.