Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy

Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy is an one-room-style junior high in Hartford, Connecticut, operated by Hartford School District. The school serves 128 students in grades 4 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 521 students per school, that is 75% leaner than typical.

Within Hartford School District, which oversees 41 schools and 15,754 students, Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy shows that the most-represented group is Black (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Hispanic, 26% White, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Capitol Planning Region put median household income runs about $93,394, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Capitol Planning Region's 286 public schools (combined enrollment of about 137,047 students), Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy is one campus in the mix.

Classical Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy.

Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy has shrank 4%, going from 134 students in 2018 to 128 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 4% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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