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Ana Grace Academy of the Arts
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 120 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (101).
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Schools most like Ana Grace Academy of the Arts
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Grace Academy of the Arts this school | 855 | 68.3% | N/A |
| Johnson House Elementary School Stratford | 537 | 64.4% | N/A |
| Webster Micro Society Magnet School Hartford | 626 | 66.3% | N/A |
| Wendell L. Cross School Waterbury | 606 | 71.8% | N/A |
| Mead School Ansonia | 578 | 66.6% | N/A |
| Prendergast School Ansonia | 588 | 64.6% | N/A |
Where Ana Grace Academy of the Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #461 of 522 | #127 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #430 of 519 | #115 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #9 of 613 | #1 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #167 of 558 | #44 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #92 of 560 | #34 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #137 of 594 | #31 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +77.0% | #5 of 176 | #1 of 54 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 855 | 74.9 | 11.4:1 | 68% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 856 | 71.4 | 12.0:1 | 62% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 863 | 37.7 | 22.9:1 | 71% (613) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 39 | 12.4:1 | 69% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 35.6 | 13.6:1 | 57% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 46% (164) |
Since 2017-18: students up 77% (483 to 855); teachers up 110% (35.6 to 74.9).
About Ana Grace Academy of the Arts
At 129 Griffin Road North in Bloomfield, Connecticut, Ana Grace Academy of the Arts operates as a large elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 855 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Connecticut enroll around 378, and this school is 126% larger than that mark.
Ana Grace Academy of the Arts is one school in Capitol Region Education Council, a system of 16 schools with 8,762 students.
The student body at Ana Grace Academy of the Arts has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 43%. The remaining shares are 34% Black, 14% White, and 7% multiracial. Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Ana Grace Academy of the Arts are from different groups.
On staff are 74.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Connecticut average 12.6:1. Ana Grace Academy of the Arts has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 68%. For comparison, public schools in Capitol Planning Region average 43%.
Ana Grace Academy of the Arts earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 13% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
In Capitol Planning Region, where the school is located, the median household earns about $93,394 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Capitol Planning Region number 286, with about 137,047 students.
Measured in a straight line, Global Experience Magnet School is about 1.3 miles from Ana Grace Academy of the Arts. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Ana Grace Academy of the Arts is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal records list enrollment at Ana Grace Academy of the Arts as 483 in 2020-21 and 855 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
On allk12, people connected to Ana Grace Academy of the Arts can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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