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Hill Central Music Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

140 Dewitt St., New Haven, CT 06519 · (475) 220-6100 · Part of New Haven School District

New Haven’s School Grade D better than 6% of Connecticut school districts

Students
430
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Hill Central Music Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 42 pts below the state
  • Next stop for New Haven kids: 8 high schools

On the path

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

PK–8Hill Central Music AcademyYou are here
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts9%
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).

140 Dewitt St., New Haven

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K32
Kindergarten32
Grade 143
Grade 251
Grade 349
Grade 441
Grade 544
Grade 645
Grade 740
Grade 853
Enrollment over time
421’20
440’21
423’22
413’23
430’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 76%Black 16%Asian 3%White 3%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hill Central Music Academy from New Haven families.

Other schools in New Haven 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; New Haven’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.