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Schools in Hartford · Hartford School District

Hartford’s public schools score below 95% of Connecticut districts on tests and graduation

In Hartford, 13% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Connecticut average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hartford, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Connecticut, not nationally.

#150of 152 Connecticut townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Connecticut state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
21%
▼ 30 pts vs CT 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 27 pts vs CT 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
▼ 14 pts vs CT 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.6K
▲ 3% vs CT $25.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
CT 12.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
54
15,059 students on the public path
In brief

Hartford’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 50% and 40% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,602 per student, against $25,892 across Connecticut (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

23 elementary schools, then 19 middle and nine high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Jumoke Academy, Achievement First Hartford Academy, Watkinson School (private), Oak Hill School (private), Northeastern Adventist Academy (private), Covenant Preparatory School (private), High Road School of Hartford High (private), Community First School (private), Mount Olive Child Development Center, Inc. (private), Eagle House Education Program (private) and Options Educational Services (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hartford’s grade

D− Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 5% of Connecticut school districts, #150 of 152 Connecticut towns. Both inputs trail the Connecticut average; among the 14 Connecticut towns with similar household incomes, Hartford’s schools place at the bottom.

Connecticut school districts we grade (199)Better than 5%
Lower resultsHigher results
Connecticut towns with similar household incomes (14)At the bottom
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 7,728 test results and a graduating class of 1,280 could put Hartford anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Hartford’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,687 in math, 7,768 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hartford, with each school’s own grade.

23 schools teach K in Hartford’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to C+, so check the specific school.
Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
651 students14:1Rate it →
Kennelly School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
628 students14:1Rate it →
Webster Micro Society Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
626 students14:1Rate it →
Capital Preparatory Magnet School
Grades PK–12
D
580 students17:1Rate it →
M. D. Fox School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
562 students15:1Rate it →
Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
547 students17:1Rate it →
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
435 students14:1Rate it →
Global Communications Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
414 students13:1Rate it →
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C
398 students13:1Rate it →
Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
372 students15:1Rate it →
Montessori Magnet at Fisher School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
353 students25:1Rate it →
Parkville Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
351 students11:1Rate it →
STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
348 students15:1Rate it →
Montessori Magnet at Batchelder School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
346 students26:1Rate it →
Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
342 students12:1Rate it →
Breakthrough Magnet School South
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
326 students14:1Rate it →
Sanchez School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
311 students16:1Rate it →
Wish Museum School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
297 students12:1Rate it →
West Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
289 students11:1Rate it →
Breakthrough Magnet School North
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
289 students12:1Rate it →
SAND School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
266 students13:1Rate it →
Burns Latino Studies Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
251 students13:1Rate it →
Rawson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
198 students9:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–523 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A−
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+

Hartford’s public schools are run by Hartford School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hartford School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 41 schools · 15,754 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (CT 12.2)
$26,602CT $25,892 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading21%
State average 50.5% · 7768 students tested
Math13%
State average 39.8% · 7687 students tested

Hartford vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Connecticut towns that share Hartford’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HartfordDHartford
West HartfordB+West Hartford
WindsorCWindsor
East HartfordC−East Hartford
WethersfieldB−Wethersfield
BloomfieldC−Bloomfield
NewingtonB−Newington
South WindsorA−South Windsor

Every school in Hartford

54 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Connecticut’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hartfordby address
Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D−
651 students14:1Rate it →
Kennelly School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
628 students14:1Rate it →
Webster Micro Society Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
626 students14:1Rate it →
Capital Preparatory Magnet School
Grades PK–12
D
580 students17:1Rate it →
M. D. Fox School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
562 students15:1Rate it →
Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
547 students17:1Rate it →
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C−
435 students14:1Rate it →
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C
398 students13:1Rate it →
Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
372 students15:1Rate it →
Montessori Magnet at Fisher School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
353 students25:1Rate it →
Parkville Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
351 students11:1Rate it →
Montessori Magnet at Batchelder School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
346 students26:1Rate it →
Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
342 students12:1Rate it →
Breakthrough Magnet School South
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
326 students14:1Rate it →
Sanchez School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
311 students16:1Rate it →
Wish Museum School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
297 students12:1Rate it →
West Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
289 students11:1Rate it →
Breakthrough Magnet School North
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
289 students12:1Rate it →
SAND School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
266 students13:1Rate it →
Burns Latino Studies Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
251 students13:1Rate it →
Rawson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
198 students9:1Rate it →
Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: North Campus
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
115 students18:1Rate it →
Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: South Campus
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
112 students15:1Rate it →
Global Communications Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
414 students13:1Rate it →
STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School
Elementary · Grades K–8
C+
348 students15:1Rate it →
Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy
Middle · Grades 4–8
A−
128 students13:1Rate it →
Betances STEM Magnet School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C−
206 students13:1Rate it →
Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy
High · Grades 6–12
C−
925 students16:1Rate it →
Sport and Medical Sciences Academy
High · Grades 6–12
C−
463 students15:1Rate it →
Classical Magnet School
High · Grades 6–12
D
438 students13:1Rate it →
McDonough Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
301 students12:1Rate it →
Milner Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
261 students11:1Rate it →
Burr Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
259 students14:1Rate it →
M. L. King Jr. Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
184 students10:1Rate it →
Weaver High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
721 students21:1Rate it →
Hartford Public High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
698 students10:1Rate it →
Bulkeley High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
552 students13:1Rate it →
University High School of Science and Engineering
High · Grades 9–12
C+
406 students14:1Rate it →
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: High School Campu
High · Grades 9–12
110 students10:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Achievement First Hartford Academy
Grades K–12
C−
Charter
907 students15:1Rate it →
Jumoke Academy
Grades PK–12
C−
Charter
571 students16:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Hartfordrun by other districts or the state
A. I. Prince Technical High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
Career and Technical
725 students9:1Rate it →
Montessori Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
358 students15:1Rate it →
University of Hartford Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Hartford
C−
477 students13:1Rate it →
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School - Full Day
High · Grades 9–12
C−
403 studentsRate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Watkinson School
Grades 6–12
Private · Nonsectarian
214 students13:1Rate it →
Oak Hill School
Grades K–12
Private · Special education
153 students11:1Rate it →
Northeastern Adventist Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
51 students7:1Rate it →
Covenant Preparatory School
Elementary · Grades 5–8
Private · Catholic · All-boys
46 students7:1Rate it →
High Road School of Hartford High
Grades K–12
Private · Special education
37 students2:1Rate it →
Community First School
Elementary · Grades K–4
Private · Nonsectarian
34 students13:1Rate it →
Mount Olive Child Development Center, Inc.
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Nonsectarian
34 students34:1Rate it →
Eagle House Education Program
Elementary · Grades 2–7
Private · Special education
21 students7:1Rate it →
Options Educational Services
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Special education
19 students3:1Rate it →

Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (REGIONS secure Hartford, Hartford Residential Center and REGIONS staff-secure Hartford).

Questions about Hartford’s schools

Are Hartford’s schools good?

On Connecticut’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hartford children attend score below 95% of Connecticut’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #150 of 152 Connecticut towns. Among towns with similar incomes they place at the bottom. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hartford in?

Hartford School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 15,754 students in 41 schools (2024–25).

Where do Hartford kids go to high school?

One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy, Weaver High School, Hartford Public High School, Capital Preparatory Magnet School, Bulkeley High School, Sport and Medical Sciences Academy, Classical Magnet School, University High School of Science and Engineering and Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: High School Campu.

What is Hartford’s graduation rate?

74% of the class of 2023 in Hartford School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Connecticut.

How much does Hartford spend per student?

$26,602 in Hartford School District (FY2024), against $25,892 across Connecticut. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Hartford?

Yes: Watkinson School (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 214 students), Oak Hill School (special education, grades K–12, 153 students), Northeastern Adventist Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 51 students), Covenant Preparatory School (catholic · all-boys, grades 5–8, 46 students), High Road School of Hartford High (special education, grades K–12, 37 students), Community First School (nonsectarian, grades K–4, 34 students), Mount Olive Child Development Center, Inc. (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 34 students), Eagle House Education Program (special education, grades 2–7, 21 students) and Options Educational Services (special education, grades 9–12, 19 students). Hartford also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Connecticut. Stars are from neighbors.