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STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School

280 Plainfield Street, Hartford, CT 06112 · (860) 695-3500 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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

Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 378
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
220 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3510%
Grade 13510%
Grade 2329%
Grade 34413%
Grade 44212%
Grade 54011%
Grade 63811%
Grade 74513%
Grade 83711%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 5% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).

Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
82%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
7321%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 32% · US 30%
Black
17651%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
6719%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
226%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
17851%
Female
16949%

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Test scores

CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
40.7%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
45.0%
CT avg 45.9%

What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School this school34863.2%N/A
Breakthrough Magnet School North
Hartford
28967.8%N/A
Shepherd Glen School
Hamden
30356.1%N/A
Stamford Charter School for Excellence
Stamford
54355.6%N/A
Barnard Environmental Magnet School
New Haven
49676.8%N/A
Montessori Magnet at Fisher School
Hartford
35363.7%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 STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ConnecticutIn Capitol Planning Region
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#288 of 522#81 of 141
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
40.7%#332 of 519#90 of 141
Enrollment
ranked largest first
348#341 of 613#97 of 163
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.9:1#495 of 558#149 of 157
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.7%#106 of 560#42 of 157
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
63.2%#169 of 594#43 of 163
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.1%#318 of 378#78 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 2024-25
Enrollment
348
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534823.314.9:163% (220)
2023-2437326.314.2:161% (226)
2022-2334429.311.7:162% (212)
2020-213422414.3:156% (190)
2017-1836325.314.4:140% (144)
2015-163672713.6:147% (171)
2010-113292712.2:159% (193)
2000-016954714.8:1N/A
1990-917575513.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (363 to 348); teachers down 8% (25.3 to 23.3).

About STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School

STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Hartford, Connecticut. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 348 students.

Across its 41 schools, Hartford School District enrolls 15,754 students. STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School is one of those schools.

By race and ethnicity, STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School is 51% Black. Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 2% White. That compares with about 13% Black among all Capitol Planning Region residents. By the diversity index, STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School comes in at 66%.

Teacher staffing is 23.3 full-time equivalents, or about 14.9 students per teacher. The 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 63%. It compares with 43% for public schools in Capitol Planning Region.

allk12 grades STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Connecticut public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Across Capitol Planning Region, median household income is about $93,394, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Capitol Planning Region number 286 and enroll about 137,047.

The closest public school to STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School is Montessori Magnet at Fisher School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Locale data from NCES put STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).

Federal data show 342 students in 2020-21 and 348 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.

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Capitol Planning Region at a glance

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Population
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

School name
STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School
District
Hartford School District
Address
280 Plainfield Street, Hartford, CT 06112
Phone
(860) 695-3500
County
Capitol Planning Region
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
348
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
220 (63%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
090192000362
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School
How many students attend STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School?
STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School serve?
STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School is approximately 14.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School?
At STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 21% Hispanic, 51% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School in?
STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School is part of Hartford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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