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Enrollment
907
Combined
STATE 786
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACHIEVEMENT FIRST HARTFORD ACADEMY DISTRICT·NCES 090021201528
Achievement First Hartford Academy
305 Greenfield Street, Hartford, CT 06112 · (860) 695-6685 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL907 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
59 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
722 students
STATE 44%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 69 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (81).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
27.3%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
907
-256 (-22%) vs 2020
+49% since 2010-11, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 907 | 58.8 | 15.4:1 | 80% (722) |
| 2023-24 | 961 | 66 | 14.6:1 | 79% (756) |
| 2022-23 | 1,041 | 86.3 | 12.1:1 | 47% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 1,163 | 88 | 13.2:1 | 78% (912) |
| 2017-18 | 1,149 | 103 | 11.2:1 | 100% (1,147) |
| 2015-16 | 1,063 | 1 | 1063.0:1 | 90% (954) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 52 | 11.7:1 | 85% (521) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Achievement First Hartford Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,149 to 907); teachers down 43% (103 to 58.8).
About Achievement First Hartford Academy
At 305 Greenfield Street in Hartford, Connecticut, Achievement First Hartford Academy operates as a medium-sized combined-grade school. The school had 907 students in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25.
Achievement First Hartford Academy belongs to Achievement First Hartford Academy District.
Black students account for 76% of enrollment at Achievement First Hartford Academy. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic. Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. Achievement First Hartford Academy has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 58.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.4:1. Among combined schools in Connecticut, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 80%. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
Within Capitol Planning Region, median household income is about $93,394, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region, with a combined enrollment of about 137,047.
M. L. King Jr. Middle School is the public school closest to Achievement First Hartford Academy, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Achievement First Hartford Academy falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Charter status: Achievement First Hartford Academy is a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,163 to 907. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.4:1.
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Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hartford
- Hartford Magnet Trinity College AcademyHigh · 925 students
- A. I. Prince Technical High SchoolHigh · 725 students
- Weaver High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Hartford Public High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language AcademyElementary · 651 students
- Kennelly SchoolElementary · 628 students
Nearby schools
- M. L. King Jr. Middle School0.1 mi · 184
- Breakthrough Magnet School North0.1 mi · 289
- Wish Museum School0.5 mi · 297
- STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School0.8 mi · 348
- Montessori Magnet at Fisher School0.8 mi · 353
- Classical Magnet School0.8 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Achievement First Hartford AcademyHow large is Achievement First Hartford Academy?
Achievement First Hartford Academy enrolls approximately 907 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Achievement First Hartford Academy serve?
Achievement First Hartford Academy serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Achievement First Hartford Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Achievement First Hartford Academy is approximately 15.4:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Achievement First Hartford Academy?
At Achievement First Hartford Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 20% Hispanic, 76% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Achievement First Hartford Academy public or private?
Achievement First Hartford Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Achievement First Hartford Academy District.
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