Academy of International Studies 6-12

Located at 1551 Blue Hills Ave., in Bloomfield, Connecticut, Academy of International Studies 6-12 is an average-sized four-year high school that enrolls 697 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by Capitol Region Education Council.

Capitol Region Education Council runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 8,762 students. Academy of International Studies 6-12 is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Academy of International Studies 6-12 records that the most-represented group is Black (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 36% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Academy of International Studies 6-12 reports 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.3:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Capitol Planning Region (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, Capitol Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Academy of International Studies 6-12 is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

The closest other public school is Global Experience Magnet School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Academy of International Studies 6-12.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 7%: 653 students in 2018 compared to 697 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 21% to 36%.

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