House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy

House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy is a junior high of tiny scale in New Britain, Connecticut, one of the schools within New Britain School District, educateing 152 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Connecticut's public schools average about 521 students each, so House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy sits 71% smaller than that benchmark.

New Britain School District comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 9,012 students; House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy logs that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 32% White, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. Roughly 56% of students at House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Capitol Planning Region (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, 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 the poverty rate sits near 7%. House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

The closest other public school is Smith Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 152 students in 2018 compared to 152 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 95.0:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.