Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090192000385
Wish Museum School
104 Vine Street, Hartford, CT 06112 · (860) 695-5600 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Connecticut public elementary schools
- FTest 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
12.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
259 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 54% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
5.0%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
9.3%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 Wish Museum School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wish Museum School this school | 297 | 87.2% | N/A |
| Wilbur Cross School Bridgeport | 318 | 88.4% | N/A |
| Beardsley School Bridgeport | 327 | 85.0% | N/A |
| SAND School Hartford | 266 | 89.1% | N/A |
| Thomas Hooker School Bridgeport | 288 | 81.9% | N/A |
| Bryant School Bridgeport | 317 | 93.1% | 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 Wish Museum School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #506 of 522 | #139 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #518 of 519 | #141 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #440 of 613 | #126 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #250 of 558 | #68 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #293 of 560 | #96 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #35 of 594 | #4 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #43 of 378 | #17 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
297
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 297 | 24.5 | 12.1:1 | 87% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 27 | 11.1:1 | 90% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 27.8 | 10.5:1 | 90% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 29 | 9.8:1 | 91% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 87% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 92% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 99% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 35 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 603 | 44 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wish Museum School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (395 to 297); teachers down 16% (29 to 24.5).
About Wish Museum School
Wish Museum School runs as a small elementary school in Hartford, Connecticut. It had 297 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Connecticut enroll about 378 students on average.
Wish Museum School falls under Hartford School District, which has 41 schools enrolling 15,754 students.
More than half of enrollment at Wish Museum School is Hispanic: 62%. Other groups include 32% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. The county population is about 18% Hispanic. The diversity index for Wish Museum School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Wish Museum School lists 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.1 students per teacher. The 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is close to this figure. About 87% of students at Wish Museum School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Capitol Planning Region averages 43%, lower than here.
Wish Museum School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
The county, Capitol Planning Region, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $93,394, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 286, with about 137,047 students.
The closest school to Wish Museum School is Achievement First Hartford Academy, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Wish Museum School.
Locale data from NCES put Wish Museum School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
The school grew from 285 students in 2020-21 to 297 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.1:1) than in 2020-21 (9.8:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Wish Museum School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- Achievement First Hartford Academy0.5 mi · 907
- M. L. King Jr. Middle School0.5 mi · 184
- Breakthrough Magnet School North0.5 mi · 289
- Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: North Campus0.6 mi · 115
- Global Communications Academy0.6 mi · 414
- SAND School0.7 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Wish Museum SchoolHow large is Wish Museum School?
Wish Museum School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wish Museum School serve?
Wish Museum School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wish Museum School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Wish Museum School.
What is the student diversity at Wish Museum School?
Student demographics at Wish Museum School are roughly 2% White, 62% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Wish Museum School?
Wish Museum School is overseen by Hartford School District in Capitol Planning Region.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.