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Betances STEM Magnet School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

400 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114 · (860) 695-2970 · Part of Hartford School District

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

Students
206
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
City
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Betances STEM Magnet School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hartford kids: 9 high schools

On the path

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

PK–523 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Betances STEM Magnet SchoolYou are here
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts35%
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).

400 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 556
Grade 648
Grade 754
Grade 848
Enrollment over time
229’20
227’21
210’22
212’23
206’24

Down 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 60%Black 18%Asian 8%White 8%Two or more races 6%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Betances STEM 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.