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Hartford, CT
Public School Ratings




Hartford Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Hartford School District details

Hartford School District
280 Trumbull Street
Hartford, CT 06103

16,839 Students enrolled in District

41 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Hartford School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Connecticut

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.2% of all CT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
46%
19%
49%
18%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School
42 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT, 06106
PK-04
Betances Stem Magnet School
400 Wethersfield Avenue
Hartford, CT, 06114
05-08
Breakthrough Magnet School North
25 Ridgefield Street
Hartford, CT, 06112
PK-05
Breakthrough Magnet School South
290 Brookfield Street
Hartford, CT, 06106
PK-08
Bulkeley High School
395 Lyme Street
Hartford, CT, 06112
09-12
Burns Latino Studies Academy School
195 Putnam Street
Hartford, CT, 06106
PK-05
Burr Middle School
400 Wethersfield Avenue
Hartford, CT, 06114
06-08
Capital Preparatory Magnet School
1304 Main Street
Hartford, CT, 06103
PK-12
Classical Magnet School
85 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT, 06105
06-12
Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy School
215 South Street
Hartford, CT, 06114
PK-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 6.7% 48.6%
Black 29.5% 13.1%
Hispanic 58.2% 32.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.1% 5.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.8% 41.8%
Free lunch eligible 75.0% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.9% 5.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,265 $206,529,000 38.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,775 $46,729,000 8.7%
Staff $1,131 $19,049,000 3.5%
General Administration $639 $10,761,000 2.0%
School Administration $1,670 $28,115,000 5.2%
Operation $2,844 $47,893,000 8.9%
Transportation $1,641 $27,635,000 5.1%
Other $1,322 $22,265,000 4.1%
Total Support $12,023 $202,447,000 37.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,786 $131,111,000 24.3%
Total Expenditures $32,074 $540,087,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,675 $7,010,630,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,758 $901,035,000 6.7%
Staff $861 $441,247,000 3.3%
General Administration $502 $257,276,000 1.9%
School Administration $1,289 $660,926,000 4.9%
Operation $1,935 $991,940,000 7.4%
Transportation $1,184 $606,803,000 4.5%
Other $745 $382,041,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,273 $4,241,268,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,207 $2,156,640,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $26,155 $13,408,538,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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