Best Public Schools in Zip Code 06120

Summary:

The 06120 zip code of Hartford, Connecticut is home to three elementary schools: Wish Museum School, SAND School, and Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: North Campus. These schools serve a predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student population, with significant challenges in academic performance.

Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: North Campus stands out as a unique pre-K-only school, with a more diverse student population and lower free/reduced lunch rate compared to the other two schools. In contrast, Wish Museum School and SAND School serve a student population that is over 90% African American or Hispanic, with extremely high free/reduced lunch rates and significantly lower test scores than the district and state averages.

Despite the high spending per student and relatively low student-teacher ratios across all three schools, the academic outcomes at Wish Museum School and SAND School remain a concern, indicating a need for targeted interventions to improve student performance in the Hartford School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SBAC Mathematics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	Total
SAND School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Main Street	Hartford	06120	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5040	273	26	10.5	91.2%	3 (1.1%)	71 (26.0%)	193 (70.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)	16.3	$26,811
Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: North Campus	Public, Magnet	PK	85 Edwards Street	Hartford	06120	Hartford County	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 695-5820	119	7	17.0	41.2%	4 (3.4%)	45 (37.8%)	16 (13.4%)	47 (39.5%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)								(n/a)		$22,869

Cities Near Zip Code 06120

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hartford	0.33 mi	53	179^th
East Hartford	2.01 mi	19	169^th
West Hartford	2.25 mi	17	64^th
Windsor	3.49 mi	7	151^st
Bloomfield	3.57 mi	10	170^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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