Museum Academy

Museum Academy, a mid-sized elementary school in Bloomfield, Connecticut, run under Capitol Region Education Council, works with 511 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 35% above the typical public school in Connecticut, which averages around 378 students.

Capitol Region Education Council comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,762 students; Museum Academy is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Museum Academy logs that the largest single group is Black at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 33% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Museum Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Capitol Planning Region runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Capitol Planning Region) logs that median household earnings sit near $93,394, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Museum Academy is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students).

The closest other public school is Bloomfield High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Museum Academy operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Museum Academy's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 515 (now 511). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 23% to 10%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.