Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy

Public middle school, grades 4 to 8 · Hartford, Connecticut

Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy in Hartford, Connecticut enrolled 128 students in 2024-25 with 9.5 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Connecticut middle-school median of 11.2. 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, 80-84% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

119 students in 2022-23, 116 students in 2023-24, 128 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.8 to 9.5.

Students enrolled at Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy by school year2022-23: 119, 2023-24: 116, 2024-25: 1280501001502022-231192023-241162024-25128
Students enrolled at Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy by school year2022-23: 119, 2023-24: 116, 2024-25: 1280501001502022-231192023-241162024-25128
Students enrolled at Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy by school year2022-23: 119, 2023-24: 116, 2024-25: 1280501001502022-231192023-241162024-25128
Students enrolled at Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy by school year2022-23: 119, 2023-24: 116, 2024-25: 1280501001502022-231192023-241162024-25128
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231198.813.5
2023-241168.813.2
2024-251289.513.5

13.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Connecticut middle schools

Among the 177 Connecticut middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Connecticut middle schools, 2024-25177 values from 6.3 to 20.7; This school 13.5; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut middle schools, 2024-25177 values from 6.3 to 20.7; This school 13.5; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut middle schools, 2024-25177 values from 6.3 to 20.7; This school 13.5; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 11.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Connecticut middle schools, 2024-25177 values from 6.3 to 20.7; This school 13.5; state median 11.2.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 11.2U.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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy enrolled 116 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent16.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

33.9% of students were Black, 26.8% Hispanic, 26.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black33.9%
  2. Hispanic26.8%
  3. White26.0%
  4. Asian7.9%
  5. Two or more races5.5%

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 Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% 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, 2021-2280‑84%21%50.5%
Math, 2022-2365‑69%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.

Middle schools in Hartford

6 public middle schools in Hartford report 2024-25 enrollment; Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
McDonough Middle School30112.079.4%
Milner Middle School26110.993.5%
Burr Middle School25914.481.5%
Betances STEM Magnet School20612.968.0%
M. L. King Jr. Middle School1849.980.4%
Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy12813.551.6%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy

  1. Bristow Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 326 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. M. L. King Jr. Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 184 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy with Bristow Middle SchoolStudents, 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 ConnecticutRenzulli Gifted and Talented Academy is the number 176 by size of 177 Connecticut middle schools open in 2024-25.#176 of 177
  6. Connecticut schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Connecticut median of 11.2 for middle schools.13.5:1
  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 Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy

  1. How many students attend Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy?
    128 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 119 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hartford, CT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy?
    13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Connecticut median for middle schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy a Title I school?
    Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% 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 Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy in?
    Hartford School District, NCES district ID 0901920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 090192001582 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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