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What tradition at Hill Central Music Academy should never be changed?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090279000559
Hill Central Music Academy
140 Dewitt St., New Haven, CT 06519 · (475) 220-6100 · South Central Connecticut Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- FTest 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
14.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
358 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
Community
6
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 | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
11.4%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
10.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 Hill Central Music Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Central Music Academy this school | 430 | 83.3% | N/A |
| Gilmartin School Waterbury | 462 | 80.1% | N/A |
| Woodrow Wilson School Waterbury | 415 | 85.1% | N/A |
| John Barry School Meriden | 418 | 86.8% | N/A |
| Chamberlain Elementary School New Britain | 402 | 79.4% | N/A |
| Roger Sherman School Meriden | 457 | 84.5% | 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 Hill Central Music Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In South Central Connecticut Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #495 of 522 | #77 of 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #505 of 519 | #85 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #201 of 613 | #26 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #490 of 558 | #75 of 91 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #432 of 560 | #77 of 92 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #51 of 594 | #10 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #167 of 378 | #28 of 59 |
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
430
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 430 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 83% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 89% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 35.2 | 12.0:1 | 86% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 86% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 36.1 | 13.5:1 | 68% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 75% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 87% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 42 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 35 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hill Central Music Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (487 to 430); teachers down 20% (36.1 to 29).
About Hill Central Music Academy
Hill Central Music Academy is a medium-sized elementary school in New Haven, Connecticut. School enrollment was 430 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8.
Hill Central Music Academy is a school in New Haven School District. The district has 37 schools and 17,903 students.
At Hill Central Music Academy, Hispanic students make up 76% of the student body. The school is also 16% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% White. That is higher than the 20% Hispanic share among all South Central Connecticut Planning Region residents. Hill Central Music Academy's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Hill Central Music Academy total 29 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. The school counts 358 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 83%. Compared with the 51% average for public schools in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Connecticut public elementary schools, Hill Central Music Academy receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Among South Central Connecticut Planning Region residents, the median household income is $88,197, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Hill Central Music Academy, South Central Connecticut Planning Region has 151 other public schools.
Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global Awareness is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Hill Central Music Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Hill Central Music Academy as City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 421 to 430.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
570,598
Census ACS
Median income
$88,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
152
72,909 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Hill Central Music AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Hill Central Music Academy?
Hill Central Music Academy enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Hill Central Music Academy serve?
Hill Central Music Academy serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Hill Central Music Academy have?
Hill Central Music Academy employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hill Central Music Academy?
Student demographics at Hill Central Music Academy are roughly 3% White, 76% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Hill Central Music Academy public or private?
Hill Central Music Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Haven School District.
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