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M. D. Fox School

Q: Is M. D. Fox School a good school?

M. D. Fox School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Connecticut elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend M. D. Fox School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended M. D. Fox School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of M. D. Fox School?

Students at M. D. Fox School are 72% Hispanic, 20% African American, 5% White, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of M. D. Fox School attend?

Students who attend M. D. Fox School usually go on to attend: Middle : Burr Middle School Middle : Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy High : Bulkeley High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

M. D. Fox School is an elementary school located in Hartford, Connecticut, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 531 students. The school is part of the Hartford School District, which is ranked 154 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. M. D. Fox School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Connecticut, with a statewide rank between 482-497 out of 490-497 schools in recent years, and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

M. D. Fox School's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 10.1% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts, compared to 19.9% in the Hartford School District and 52.5% statewide. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 40.7% in recent years, which are much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 80.79% to 86.21% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Hartford School District, such as Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy, Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School, and Kennelly School, also perform poorly compared to state averages, but generally outperform M. D. Fox School in academic metrics. The only nearby school that significantly outperforms M. D. Fox School is Montessori Magnet School, which is a public magnet school outside the Hartford School District.

562

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,004

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

470 Maple Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114

(860) 695-7724

District: Hartford School District

Students who attend M. D. Fox School usually attend:

Middle:	Burr Middle School
	Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy
High:	Bulkeley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.2%

African American:

20.1%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (11% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg22%

Connecticut avg51%

488^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Hartford School District

154^th of 156Hartford School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	488 of 493	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	497 of 497	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	483 of 491	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	482 of 490	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	495 of 538	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	488 of 522	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	516 of 532	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	503 of 519	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.9	510 of 518	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	536 of 551	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	530 of 557	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.5	551 of 564	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	554 of 565	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	555 of 579	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.6	544 of 566	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	545 of 565	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.9	550 of 568	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.2	563 of 570	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	36.0	19 of 34	44.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	5.9	432 of 455	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	132 of 132	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	110 of 111	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	108 of 108	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	92 of 99	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	139 of 173	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	101 of 112	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	94 of 101	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	19.6	247 of 302	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.0	403 of 445	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.2	317 of 371	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	8.1	230 of 259	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	239 of 250	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	233 of 246	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	274 of 280	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.3	252 of 278	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.7	262 of 272	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.1	269 of 269	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.2	255 of 268	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)18th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2021)15th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2021)9th percentile~ school

Female (2021)5th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science13%-39 vs state

Mathematics11%-39 vs state

English Language Arts10%-42 vs state

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Schools Near M. D. Fox School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
M. D. Fox School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Maple Avenue	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-7724	562	37	15.1	74.9%	26 (4.6%)	113 (20.1%)	406 (72.2%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3.9	488^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.0%		2.7	497^th of 497 public elementary schools	0.0%	9	13.3				10.1				12.8	7.7	12.4				$19,004
Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1460 Broad St.	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 757-6100	358	24	14.9	60.3%	57 (15.9%)	33 (9.2%)	235 (65.6%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	29.6	325^th of 493 public elementary schools	34.1%		16.7	384^th of 497 public elementary schools	22.7%	59	48.9		42.1	15.6	48.9				42.1	17.8	42.6				$29,871
Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	215 South Street	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-2400	651	47	14.0	78.2%	25 (3.8%)	89 (13.7%)	515 (79.1%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	8.1	457^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.3%		5.8	481^st of 497 public elementary schools	3.2%	24	28.8	7.3	12.0		22.0	11.7	10.3	8.6	22.7	23.1		13.0		7.4	$17,686
Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Catherine Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4500	342	28	12.2	79.5%	15 (4.4%)	39 (11.4%)	271 (79.2%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	21.7								47.4						$24,680
Sanchez School	Public	PK, KG-5	176 Babcock Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4940	311	20	15.5	83.0%	11 (3.5%)	38 (12.2%)	257 (82.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5.9	477^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.2%		8.2	452^nd of 497 public elementary schools	9.1%	25	13.3								13.5	21.3					$20,568
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	65 Van Block Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-4140	435	32	13.5	78.2%	40 (9.2%)	107 (24.6%)	254 (58.4%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	9.2	443^rd of 493 public elementary schools	10.1%		11.1	428^th of 497 public elementary schools	13.9%	15	13.3	31.3	13.7	26.7	15.6	31.6	38.2		25.5	23.3		15.8	24.2		$20,351
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	42 Charter Oak Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-2840	398	30	13.4	45.7%	14 (3.5%)	69 (17.3%)	155 (38.9%)	144 (36.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	52.6	244^th of 493 public elementary schools	50.5%		47	261^st of 497 public elementary schools	47.5%	17			50.0	41.1					73.2	53.6					$19,953
Kennelly School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 White Street	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-3860	628	45	14.1	79.8%	22 (3.5%)	75 (11.9%)	491 (78.2%)	26 (4.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	7.2	466^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.5%		5.6	482^nd of 497 public elementary schools	3.0%	16	17.2	17.5	15.9	16.0	22.8	13.2	17.1	31.6	18.8	16.0	15.8	21.1	10.5	17.7	$19,628
Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	639 Franklin Avenue	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4620	372	26	14.5	77.4%	28 (7.5%)	45 (12.1%)	265 (71.2%)	26 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	5	483^rd of 493 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.8	447^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.1%	36	15.6		14.1		20.0				11.1	15.7					$22,850
Burns Latino Studies Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Putnam Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-2980	251	20	12.5	81.3%	15 (6.0%)	35 (13.9%)	195 (77.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)															$23,034

Frequently Asked Questions about M. D. Fox School

What is the racial makeup of M. D. Fox School?

Students at M. D. Fox School are 72% Hispanic, 20% African American, 5% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of M. D. Fox School attend?

Students who attend M. D. Fox School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burr Middle School
Middle : Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy
High : Bulkeley High School

How many students attend M. D. Fox School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended M. D. Fox School.

Is M. D. Fox School a good school?

M. D. Fox School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is M. D. Fox School in?

Hartford School District

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