Sanchez School

As an intimate primary school in Hartford, Connecticut, Sanchez School teaches 311 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Hartford School District.

Across the 41 schools in Hartford School District (15,754 students total), Sanchez School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Sanchez School reports that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 18% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Sanchez School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at Sanchez School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Capitol Planning Region's rate of about 43%.

Zooming out to the county, Capitol Planning Region reports that 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), Sanchez School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: South Campus, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sanchez School's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 364 (now 311). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 91% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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