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If you had an hour of school board time for Museum Academy, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPITOL REGION EDUCATION COUNCIL·NCES 090070001601
Museum Academy
11 Turkey Hill Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002 · (860) 231-7800 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- CTest 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
14.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
332 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 117 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
33.9%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
33.7%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 Museum Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Museum Academy this school | 511 | 65.0% | N/A |
| University of Hartford Magnet School West Hartford | 477 | 62.3% | N/A |
| Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation New Haven | 489 | 63.2% | N/A |
| Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School North Haven | 509 | 54.4% | N/A |
| Webster Micro Society Magnet School Hartford | 626 | 66.3% | N/A |
| Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School New Haven | 482 | 71.0% | 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 Museum Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #366 of 522 | #101 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #376 of 519 | #103 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #93 of 613 | #25 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #450 of 558 | #135 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #133 of 560 | #49 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #151 of 594 | #38 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #366 of 378 | #94 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
511
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 511 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 65% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 60% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 66% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 65% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 53% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 48% (223) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Museum Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (515 to 511); teachers up 3% (35 to 36).
About Museum Academy
This page covers Museum Academy, a medium-sized elementary school in Bloomfield, Connecticut. It enrolled 511 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 35% higher than the average for elementary schools in Connecticut, which is about 378.
Museum Academy belongs to Capitol Region Education Council, a district of 16 schools and 8,762 students.
The most common group at Museum Academy is Black students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 10% White, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Capitol Planning Region, the Black share is about 13%. 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.
Its teaching staff equals 36 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.2:1. That is higher than the 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 65%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Museum Academy a C. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Capitol Planning Region, the median household income is $93,394, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Capitol Planning Region has 286 public schools and roughly 137,047 students.
The school nearest to Museum Academy is Bloomfield High School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2020-21, Museum Academy enrolled 521; in 2024-25, 511. The school's ratio rose from 13.0:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Capitol Region Education Council
- Ana Grace Academy of the ArtsElementary · 855 students
- Academy of Aerospace and EngineeringHigh · 767 students
- Academy of Science and InnovationHigh · 767 students
- Academy of International Studies 6-12High · 697 students
- Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle SchoolMiddle · 669 students
- Academy of Aerospace and Engineering ElementaryElementary · 604 students
Other schools in Bloomfield
- Ana Grace Academy of the ArtsElementary · 855 students
- Academy of International Studies 6-12High · 697 students
- Bloomfield High SchoolHigh · 528 students
- Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Laurel Literacy AcademyElementary · 247 students
- Carmen Arace Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 210 students
Nearby schools
- Bloomfield High School0.5 mi · 528
- Carmen Arace Intermediate School0.9 mi · 210
- Carmen Arace Middle School0.9 mi · 202
- Laurel Literacy Academy1.1 mi · 247
- Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School1.2 mi · 289
- Metacomet School1.2 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Museum AcademyHow large is Museum Academy?
Museum Academy enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-05.
Is Museum Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Museum Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Museum Academy have?
Museum Academy employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Museum Academy?
Student demographics at Museum Academy are roughly 10% White, 33% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Museum Academy in?
Museum Academy is part of Capitol Region Education Council.
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