Academy of Computer Science and Engineering

As an intimate high school in Enfield, Connecticut, Academy of Computer Science and Engineering works with 550 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Capitol Region Education Council. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 788 students each, so Academy of Computer Science and Engineering sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.

Capitol Region Education Council comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,762 students; Academy of Computer Science and Engineering is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Academy of Computer Science and Engineering logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 33% Black, 11% White, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Academy of Computer Science and Engineering lists 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. The state averages around 12.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Capitol Planning Region (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, Capitol Planning Region reports that median household income runs about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Capitol Planning Region runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), of which Academy of Computer Science and Engineering is one.

Edgar H. Parkman School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Academy of Computer Science and Engineering has ticked up 46%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 550 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 21% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 7.8:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.