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What advice would you give to incoming students at Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090192000370
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus
65 Van Block Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 · (860) 695-4140 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
340 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 | 44 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
28.5%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
18.9%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus this school | 435 | 78.2% | N/A |
| Bunker Hill School Waterbury | 445 | 78.9% | N/A |
| Margaret M. Generali Elementary School Waterbury | 415 | 81.9% | N/A |
| Benjamin Jepson Magnet School New Haven | 483 | 77.2% | N/A |
| Bishop Woods Architecture and Design Magnet School New Haven | 408 | 81.6% | N/A |
| F. J. Kingsbury School Waterbury | 416 | 83.2% | 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 Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #447 of 522 | #124 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #405 of 519 | #111 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #194 of 613 | #57 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #395 of 558 | #119 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #207 of 560 | #67 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #85 of 594 | #17 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.8% | #3 of 378 | #1 of 101 |
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
435
-277 (-39%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 435 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 78% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 37 | 11.8:1 | 78% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 41 | 11.3:1 | 75% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 53 | 13.4:1 | 79% (560) |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 65 | 13.6:1 | 69% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 66 | 13.8:1 | 82% (749) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 51 | 13.0:1 | 100% (660) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 40 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 44 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 51% (884 to 435); teachers down 51% (65 to 32).
About Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus is one of the public schools in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 435 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.
Federal data list 41 schools in Hartford School District, with 15,754 students enrolled.
The student body at Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus is 58% Hispanic. The school is also 25% Black, 9% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 18%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus reports a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher, from 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Connecticut, the average ratio is 12.6:1. Lunch program data show 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region is 43%.
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
In Capitol Planning Region, home to about 977,290 people, median household income comes to about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 286 public schools in the county, enrolling about 137,047, Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus among them.
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus's closest public school neighbor is Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School - Full Day, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 39%, from 712 to 435.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 CampusHow many students attend Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus?
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-08.
Is Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus have?
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus?
At Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus, the student body is approximately 9% White, 58% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus?
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus is overseen by Hartford School District in Capitol Planning Region.
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