Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School

Set in Hartford, Connecticut, Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School is a medium-sized K-5 school, operated by Hartford School District. It serves 547 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 45% bigger than the state mean of about 378.

Hartford School District runs 41 schools in total, collectively educating 15,754 students. Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 14% Black, 9% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

In the area at large, Capitol Planning Region reports that median household income runs about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School is one.

A. I. Prince Technical High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 613 students in 2018 compared to 547 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 23% to 9% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.