Burr Middle School

Burr Middle School is a 6-8 campus of close-knit scale in Hartford, Connecticut, part of Hartford School District, teacheing 259 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 521 students each, so Burr Middle School sits 50% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Hartford School District, which oversees 41 schools and 15,754 students, Burr Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Burr Middle School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 13% Black, 3% Asian, 2% White. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Burr Middle School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, Capitol Planning Region reports that the typical household earns roughly $93,394 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Burr Middle School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

Betances STEM Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Burr Middle School.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Burr Middle School's enrollment has shrank 52% since 2018, when it stood at 542 (now 259). Class-load math has widened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.