Hill Central Music Academy

Hill Central Music Academy, a mid-tier primary school in New Haven, Connecticut, operated by New Haven School District, instructs 430 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 37 schools in New Haven School District (17,903 students total), Hill Central Music Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Hill Central Music Academy reports that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 16% Black, 3% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Hill Central Music Academy lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Hill Central Music Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, South Central Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, South Central Connecticut Planning Region reports that median household earnings sit near $88,197, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hill Central Music Academy is one of 152 public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 72,909 students).

Nearest neighbor: Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global Awareness, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hill Central Music Academy has fell 12%, going from 487 students in 2018 to 430 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 22% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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