Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Hartford, Connecticut

Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy in Hartford, Connecticut enrolled 651 students in 2024-25 with 46.5 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Connecticut elementary-school median of 12.2. 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, 10% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 7% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Connecticut: 50.5% and 41.2%).

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

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

626 students in 2022-23, 643 students in 2023-24, 651 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 46.5.

Students enrolled at Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy by school year2022-23: 626, 2023-24: 643, 2024-25: 65102004006008002022-236262023-246432024-25651
Students enrolled at Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy by school year2022-23: 626, 2023-24: 643, 2024-25: 65102004006008002022-236262023-246432024-25651
Students enrolled at Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy by school year2022-23: 626, 2023-24: 643, 2024-25: 65102004006008002022-236262023-246432024-25651
Students enrolled at Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy by school year2022-23: 626, 2023-24: 643, 2024-25: 65102004006008002022-236262023-246432024-25651
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362640.015.7
2023-2464345.014.3
2024-2565146.514.0

14.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 Connecticut elementary schools

Among the 586 Connecticut elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; This school 14.0; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; This school 14.0; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; This school 14.0; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 28.6; This school 14.0; state median 12.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 12.2U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 568 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy enrolled 568 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 568 of the 568 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent32.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.1% of students were Hispanic, 13.7% Black, 3.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic79.1%
  2. Black13.7%
  3. White3.8%
  4. Asian1.5%
  5. Two or more races1.2%
  6. American Indian0.6%

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 Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy scored proficient or above: 10% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% 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, 2021-2210%21%50.5%
Math, 2022-237%13% (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.

Elementary schools in Hartford

23 public elementary schools in Hartford report 2024-25 enrollment; Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy65114.075.3%
Kennelly School62814.176.8%
Webster Micro Society Magnet School62614.563.4%
M. D. Fox School56215.272.2%
Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School54716.669.1%
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: PK-8 Campus43513.674.3%
Global Communications Academy41413.489.9%
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School39813.542.5%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy

  1. Naylor/CCSU Leadership AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 372 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Kennelly SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 628 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy with Naylor/CCSU Leadership AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hartford School District spends per student$26,329 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,329
  5. The largest public schools in ConnecticutDwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy is the number 25 by size of 590 Connecticut elementary schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 590
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 12.2 for elementary schools.14.0:1
  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 Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy

  1. How many students attend Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy?
    651 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 626 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hartford, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy a Title I school?
    Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy scored proficient or above: 10% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% 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 district is Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy in?
    Hartford School District, NCES district ID 0901920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090192000360 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
  • 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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