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Breakthrough Magnet School South

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
290 Brookfield Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone
(860) 695-5700
District
HARTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
HARTFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
339
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.8% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Breakthrough Magnet School South Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
45%
24%
52%
13%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 58 17.1%
Kindergarten 30 8.8%
Grade 1 30 8.8%
Grade 2 29 8.6%
Grade 3 32 9.4%
Grade 4 36 10.6%
Grade 5 30 8.8%
Grade 6 34 10.0%
Grade 7 30 8.8%
Grade 8 30 8.8%
Total 339 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.8% 7.6% 50.9%
Black 25.0% 29.9% 13.1%
Hispanic 57.7% 56.8% 30.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.2% 5.0% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.8% 75.6% 38.9%
Free lunch eligible 56.9% 72.8% 33.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 2.8% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 121,562 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6,745.3 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.1% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.4% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 11.5% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 46,879 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 16.0% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 73.9% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.7% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.7% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.1% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.6% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.3% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.3% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 23.5% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,419 $198,211,002 33.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,313 $40,149,054 6.7%
Staff $747 $12,966,426 2.2%
General Administration $527 $9,147,666 1.5%
School Administration $1,532 $26,592,456 4.4%
Operation $2,336 $40,548,288 6.8%
Transportation $1,102 $19,128,516 3.2%
Other $851 $14,771,658 2.5%
Total Support $9,407 $163,286,706 27.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $13,644 $236,832,552 39.6%
Total Expenditures $34,471 $598,347,618 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,350 $6,289,354,313 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,560 $794,341,979 6.6%
Staff $747 $380,454,324 3.2%
General Administration $508 $258,766,138 2.1%
School Administration $1,202 $612,149,367 5.1%
Operation $1,796 $914,758,126 7.6%
Transportation $999 $508,915,593 4.2%
Other $727 $370,110,736 3.1%
Total Support $7,539 $3,839,485,142 31.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,782 $1,926,117,044 16.0%
Total Expenditures $23,671 $12,055,038,964 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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