Achievement First Hartford Academy

Achievement First Hartford Academy is a combined-grade school of mid-tier scale in Hartford, Connecticut, part of Achievement First Hartford Academy District, caters to 907 students in grades K through 12.

Operationally, Achievement First Hartford Academy answers to Achievement First Hartford Academy District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Achievement First Hartford Academy reports that Black students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Hispanic. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Achievement First Hartford Academy lists 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Capitol Planning Region indicate median household income runs about $93,394, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Capitol Planning Region runs 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), of which Achievement First Hartford Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Breakthrough Magnet School North, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. As a public charter, Achievement First Hartford Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Achievement First Hartford Academy's enrollment has fell 21% since 2018, when it stood at 1,149 (now 907). Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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