Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090192001192
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School
42 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 · (860) 695-2840 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
182 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 112 | 28% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (56).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School→Betances STEM Magnet School
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CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
63.4%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 →
Schools most like Betances Learning Lab Magnet School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betances Learning Lab Magnet School this school | 398 | 45.7% | N/A |
| Odyssey Community School Manchester | 410 | 40.5% | N/A |
| Orchard Hill School South Windsor | 623 | 19.7% | N/A |
| Moser School Rocky Hill | 369 | 18.2% | N/A |
| Stamford Charter School for Excellence Stamford | 543 | 55.6% | N/A |
| Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: North Campus Hartford | 115 | 41.7% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Betances Learning Lab Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #185 of 522 | #53 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #303 of 519 | #85 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #252 of 613 | #70 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #391 of 558 | #117 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #70 of 560 | #27 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #293 of 594 | #78 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #124 of 176 | #36 of 54 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
398
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 398 | 29.5 | 13.5:1 | 46% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 48% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 26.5 | 14.9:1 | 51% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 54% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 49% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 55% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 99% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 30 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 35 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Betances Learning Lab Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (384 to 398); teachers up 23% (24 to 29.5).
About Betances Learning Lab Magnet School
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Hartford, Connecticut. There are 398 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 4.
Hartford School District counts 15,754 students in its 41 schools, and Betances Learning Lab Magnet School is one of them.
The student body at Betances Learning Lab Magnet School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 39%. Enrollment also includes 36% Asian, 17% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. The school's Hispanic share is 21 points above the 18% share among Capitol Planning Region residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Classroom staffing at Betances Learning Lab Magnet School totals 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Connecticut, 12.6:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Betances Learning Lab Magnet School is about 46%. That is in line with the 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region.
Among Connecticut public elementary schools, Betances Learning Lab Magnet School outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
In Capitol Planning Region, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Betances Learning Lab Magnet School, Capitol Planning Region has 286 public schools.
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus is about 0.5 miles from Betances Learning Lab Magnet School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment decreased by 9% across 4 years, from 438 in 2020-21 to 398 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.5:1 to 13.5:1 over the same years.
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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
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Other schools in Hartford
- Hartford Magnet Trinity College AcademyHigh · 925 students
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- 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
Nearby schools
- Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus0.5 mi · 435
- Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School - Full Day0.6 mi · 403
- Sport and Medical Sciences Academy0.8 mi · 463
- Sanchez School0.8 mi · 311
- Capital Preparatory Magnet School0.9 mi · 580
- Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy0.9 mi · 925
Frequently asked questions
About Betances Learning Lab Magnet SchoolHow large is Betances Learning Lab Magnet School?
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Betances Learning Lab Magnet School serve?
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Betances Learning Lab Magnet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Betances Learning Lab Magnet School is approximately 13.5:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Betances Learning Lab Magnet School?
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School reports a student body of 4% White, 39% Hispanic, 17% Black, 36% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Betances Learning Lab Magnet School in?
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School is part of Hartford School District.
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