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Classical Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 141 Connecticut High Schools

Better than 19% of Connecticut high schools

Summary

Classical Magnet School is a public magnet high school in Hartford, Connecticut, serving 472 students in grades 6-12. 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.

Despite its magnet status, Classical Magnet School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 8 years. The school's students perform below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.4% of 6th-grade students were proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of 50%. The school's four-year graduation rates, ranging from 73.8% to 89.6%, are also generally lower than the state average. Additionally, Classical Magnet School has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 38.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby magnet schools, such as University High School of Science and Engineering and Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy, generally outperform Classical Magnet School in terms of statewide ranking, student performance, and graduation rates. These magnet schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a smaller proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The challenges faced by Classical Magnet School may be influenced by the broader challenges of the Hartford School District, which is ranked among the lowest in the state.

438

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,652

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06105

(860) 695-9100

District: Hartford School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

African American:

38.4%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2013 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (19% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Connecticut avg46%

Middle school

218^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

114^th of 141

Connecticut public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	218 of 252	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	192 of 250	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	227 of 249	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	193 of 250	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	233 of 275	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	235 of 259	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	211 of 249	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	203 of 250	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	210 of 246	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	202 of 280	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.0	189 of 278	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	193 of 272	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.9	178 of 269	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.8	166 of 268	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.3	162 of 255	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.8	146 of 252	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.1	160 of 250	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.4	189 of 248	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	36.9	45 of 80	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	11.7	203 of 235	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	70 of 104	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.7	137 of 146	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	190 of 218	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.6	215 of 244	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	114 of 141	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	112 of 145	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	125 of 142	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	114 of 139	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	153 of 200	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	88 of 121	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	92 of 121	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.7	87 of 140	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.3	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	108 of 193	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.6	119 of 188	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.7	123 of 189	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.8	110 of 186	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.3	132 of 176	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.0	131 of 176	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.9	137 of 176	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	58.9	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	23 of 58	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	26.6	135 of 189	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	30 of 63	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	26 of 63	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	41 of 63	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	48 of 104	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	17.3	130 of 155	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	21.4	139 of 175	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2021)44th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2024)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)12th percentile-3 vs school

High school

African American (2024)67th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+33 vs school

Female (2021)29th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2021)21st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)16th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-24 vs state

English Language Arts21%-30 vs state

Mathematics14%-28 vs state

Math11%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Classical Magnet School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (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 8th Grade	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Classical Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-12	85 Woodland Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-9100	438	33	13.2	77.4%	19 (4.3%)	168 (38.4%)	223 (50.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	16.6	114^th of 141 public high schools	19.1%		20.2	112^th of 145 public high schools	22.8%	2	26.2	23.9		11.3	21.4	20.4	20.9		14.3	14.0	$21,652
Hartford Public High School	Public	9-12	55 Forest Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-1497	698	69	10.1	78.2%	35 (5.0%)	121 (17.3%)	502 (71.9%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	2.5	140^th of 141 public high schools	0.7%		3.6	143^rd of 145 public high schools	1.4%	3		6.3	8.9								$29,353
REGIONS secure Hartford	Public	5-12	920 Broad Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Judicial Centers	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 244-7961	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hartford Residential Center	Public	8-12	920 Broad St.	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Judicial Centers	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 244-7965	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
REGIONS staff-secure Hartford	Public	5-12	123 Washington Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Judicial Centers	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 566-2030	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
University High School of Science and Engineering	Public, Magnet	9-12	351 Mark Twain Drive	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-9020	406	28	14.5	62.8%	46 (11.3%)	211 (52.0%)	99 (24.4%)	25 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.2%)	60.1	57^th of 141 public high schools	59.6%		70.8	43^rd of 145 public high schools	70.3%	14		47.2	60.7	41.1							$19,989
Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	53 Vernon Street	Hartford	06103	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-7201	925	58	15.9	77.3%	77 (8.3%)	216 (23.4%)	564 (61.0%)	32 (3.5%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	27 (2.9%)	28.1	90^th of 141 public high schools	36.2%		31.1	93^rd of 145 public high schools	35.9%	3	19.7	28.5	49.6	20.0	17.4	23.1	25.0	13.9	15.8	20.4	$18,083
Weaver High School	Public	9-12	415 Granby St.	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-1640	721	35	20.8	84.2%	6 (0.8%)	360 (49.9%)	332 (46.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.2%)	11.4	127^th of 141 public high schools	9.9%		2.1	145^th of 145 public high schools	0.0%	18			11.9	14.4							$19,585
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: High School Campu	Public	9-12	415 Granby Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(860) 695-4140	110	11	10.0	85.5%	9 (8.2%)	38 (34.5%)	54 (49.1%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								(n/a)											$27,668
Bulkeley High School	Public	9-12	395 Lyme Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-1011	552	42	13.1	81.0%	11 (2.0%)	81 (14.7%)	444 (80.4%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	3	139^th of 141 public high schools	1.4%		3.5	144^th of 145 public high schools	0.7%	5		8.7	12.2								$23,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Classical Magnet School

What district is Classical Magnet School in?

Hartford School District

How many students attend Classical Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Classical Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Classical Magnet School?

Students at Classical Magnet School are 51% Hispanic, 38% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is Classical Magnet School a good school?

Classical Magnet School ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Connecticut high schools.

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