Achievement First Hartford Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Hartford, Connecticut

Achievement First Hartford Academy in Hartford, Connecticut enrolled 907 students in 2024-25 with 58.8 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Connecticut median of 17.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Connecticut: 88.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 32%

1,041 students in 2022-23, 961 students in 2023-24, 907 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 86.3 to 58.8.

Students enrolled at Achievement First Hartford Academy by school year2022-23: 1,041, 2023-24: 961, 2024-25: 90705001k1.5k2022-231,0412023-249612024-25907
Students enrolled at Achievement First Hartford Academy by school year2022-23: 1,041, 2023-24: 961, 2024-25: 90705001k1.5k2022-231,0412023-249612024-25907
Students enrolled at Achievement First Hartford Academy by school year2022-23: 1,041, 2023-24: 961, 2024-25: 90705001k1.5k2022-231,0412023-249612024-25907
Students enrolled at Achievement First Hartford Academy by school year2022-23: 1,041, 2023-24: 961, 2024-25: 90705001k1.5k2022-231,0412023-249612024-25907
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,04186.312.1
2023-2496166.014.6
2024-2590758.815.4

15.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 Connecticut schools of this kind

Among the 21 Connecticut schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; This school 15.4; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; This school 15.4; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; This school 15.4; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Connecticut other schools, 2024-2521 values from 10.8 to 43.3; This school 15.4; state median 17.7.1 more above 40.0 →10203040students per full-time teacherThis school 15.4state median 17.7U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

7 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Achievement First Hartford Academy enrolled 1,151 students and reported no counselor; it reported 85 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions85
  • Chronically absent28.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.2% of students were Black, 20.1% Hispanic, 1.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black76.2%
  2. Hispanic20.1%
  3. Two or more races1.7%
  4. American Indian1.3%
  5. White0.7%
  6. Asian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Achievement First Hartford Academy scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Connecticut, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtConnecticut
Reading and language arts, 2021-2239%39%50.5%
Math, 2022-2319%24% (2021-22)41.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 72 students in Achievement First Hartford Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.2% across Connecticut. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtConnecticut
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%80‑84%88.2%
Students in the class727240,732

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

Schools of this kind in Hartford

5 public schools of this kind in Hartford report 2024-25 enrollment; Achievement First Hartford Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Achievement First Hartford Academy90715.472.8%
Capital Preparatory Magnet School58017.174.0%
Jumoke Academy57116.396.8%
Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: North Campus11517.735.7%
Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: South Campus11214.925.0%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Achievement First Hartford Academy

  1. Jumoke AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.0 miles away: 571 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: North CampusThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.0 miles away: 115 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Achievement First Hartford Academy with Jumoke AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Achievement First Hartford Academy District spends per student$15,484 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,484
  5. The largest public schools in ConnecticutAchievement First Hartford Academy is the number 3 by size of 21 Connecticut schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#3 of 21
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 17.7 for schools of this kind.15.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Achievement First Hartford Academy

  1. How many students attend Achievement First Hartford Academy?
    907 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,041 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Hartford, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Achievement First Hartford Academy?
    15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for schools of this kind is 17.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Achievement First Hartford Academy a Title I school?
    Achievement First Hartford Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Achievement First Hartford Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Achievement First Hartford Academy scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% in math in 2022-23, against 50.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.2% in math in 2022-23 across Connecticut. Connecticut's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Achievement First Hartford Academy?
    80-84% of the 72 students in Achievement First Hartford Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.2% across Connecticut. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Achievement First Hartford Academy in?
    Achievement First Hartford Academy District, NCES district ID 0900212. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090021201528 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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