Enrollment
152
Middle
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 521
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BRITAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090267001445
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
40 Goodwin St, New Britain, CT 06051 · (860) 826-1866 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Connecticut public middle schools
- A+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
85 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 51 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy→New Britain High School
Based on grade levels within New Britain School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
92.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
79.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy this school | 152 | 55.9% | N/A |
| Cross Street Intermediate School Naugatuck | 311 | 52.4% | N/A |
| Hillside Intermediate School Naugatuck | 292 | 64.4% | N/A |
| Derby Middle School Derby | 300 | 62.3% | N/A |
| East Windsor Middle School Broad Brook | 318 | 61.6% | N/A |
| Northeast Middle School Bristol | 324 | 50.0% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut middle 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 House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #9 of 174 | #2 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.8% | #1 of 173 | #1 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #175 of 181 | #52 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #47 of 180 | #15 of 53 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
152
-11 (-7%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 156
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 152 | 8.7 | 17.5:1 | 56% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 8.5 | 16.0:1 | 51% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 140 | 8.6 | 16.3:1 | 50% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | 8 | 20.4:1 | 44% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 1.6 | 95.0:1 | 61% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 56% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 156 | 8 | 19.5:1 | 51% (80) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (152 to 152); teachers up 444% (1.6 to 8.7).
About House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
This page covers House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy, a small middle school in New Britain, Connecticut. It educates 152 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 71% smaller than the 521 average for middle schools in Connecticut.
New Britain School District runs 14 schools with a combined 9,012 students. House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy is one of them.
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 49%. Other reported shares: 32% White, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 18% Hispanic among all Capitol Planning Region residents. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.5:1, with 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Connecticut. Lunch subsidy eligibility at House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy is 56%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Capitol Planning Region is 43%.
allk12 grades House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy an A+. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Capitol Planning Region show that the median household income is $93,394, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy, Capitol Planning Region has 285 other public schools.
Smith Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy dropped 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 163 to 152 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- Pulaski Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
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- Smalley Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
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Other schools in New Britain
- New Britain High SchoolHigh · 2,521 students
- Pulaski Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- DiLoreto Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Academy of Science and InnovationHigh · 767 students
- E. C. Goodwin Technical High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Smalley Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
Nearby schools
- Smith Elementary School0.4 mi · 461
- Chamberlain Elementary School0.5 mi · 402
- Smalley Elementary School0.9 mi · 594
- Northend Elementary School1.1 mi · 212
- John Paterson School1.2 mi · 394
- New Britain High School1.3 mi · 2,521
Frequently asked questions
About House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) AcademyHow many students attend House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy?
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy enrolls approximately 152 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy serve?
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy have?
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy?
At House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy, the student body is approximately 32% White, 49% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy public or private?
House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Britain School District.
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