Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School

Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school in East Hartford, Connecticut, operated by Capitol Region Education Council, serves 669 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 521 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.

Capitol Region Education Council runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 8,762 students. Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School logs that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 31% Black, 10% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 72% of students at Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Capitol Planning Region) records that the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Sport and Medical Sciences Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School has remained close to its prior level, going from 663 students in 2018 to 669 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 25% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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