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Global Communications Academy

Public Grades K-8

480^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Global Communications Academy is an elementary school in Hartford, Connecticut that serves grades K-8, with 437 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. Global Communications Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Connecticut elementary schools over the past decade, also earning a 0-star rating.

Academically, Global Communications Academy underperforms compared to the Hartford district and the state of Connecticut. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 14% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 19.6% for the Hartford district and 51.4% statewide. In math, only 11.5% of 6th graders were proficient or better, compared to 15.8% for the district and 42.9% statewide. The school also has lower graduation rates and much higher chronic absenteeism rates than the state average. Over 90% of students at Global Communications Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very low-income student population.

When comparing Global Communications Academy to other nearby schools in the Hartford district, it consistently underperforms academically. For example, Kinsella Magnet School and Breakthrough Magnet School North, both public magnet schools, have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math compared to Global Communications Academy. Addressing the root causes of the school's high chronic absenteeism rates and ensuring adequate resources to support its unique student population will be crucial to improving outcomes at Global Communications Academy.

414

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,690

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85 Edwards Street
Hartford, CT 06112

(860) 695-6020

District: Hartford School District

Students who attend Global Communications Academy usually attend:

Middle:

Milner Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

African American:

37.4%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2012 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (13% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg19%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

480^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

240^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	5.4	480 of 493	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	469 of 491	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	498 of 538	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	492 of 522	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	490 of 532	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	500 of 519	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	475 of 518	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	480 of 551	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.1	479 of 557	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	546 of 564	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	495 of 565	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	539 of 579	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.2	33 of 41	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	16.8	259 of 302	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.5	427 of 445	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.5	323 of 371	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	240 of 252	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	238 of 249	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	221 of 250	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	245 of 275	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	230 of 250	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.2	238 of 246	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	246 of 280	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	228 of 278	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	229 of 272	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	219 of 269	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.9	230 of 268	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	53 of 80	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	33 of 38	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	7.4	216 of 235	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	16.0	191 of 218	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	5.5	213 of 224	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	16.0	213 of 244	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2017	4.5	137 of 140	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	184 of 196	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2021)20th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)14th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2021)13th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)4th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2021)34th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2021)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)12th percentile~ school

Female (2021)8th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2021)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-36 vs state

Mathematics12%-31 vs state

Science11%-39 vs state

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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	Total
Global Communications Academy	Public	K-8	85 Edwards Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-6020	414	31	13.3	90.6%	7 (1.7%)	155 (37.4%)	237 (57.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	5.4	480^th of 493 public elementary schools	2.6%					(n/a)		11.3		14.0		15.4						11.5		$21,690
SAND School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Main Street	Hartford	06120	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5040	266	21	12.6	89.1%	4 (1.5%)	72 (27.1%)	181 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)														$25,449
Wish Museum School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Vine Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5600	297	25	12.1	87.2%	6 (2.0%)	94 (31.6%)	183 (61.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)								(n/a)	11.1								16.0					$27,563
West Middle School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Niles Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5480	289	28	10.5	85.5%	6 (2.1%)	119 (41.2%)	143 (49.5%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)								(n/a)									19.1					$25,851
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
Breakthrough Magnet School North	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	25 Ridgefield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-6380	289	24	12.0	67.8%	11 (3.8%)	143 (49.5%)	65 (22.5%)	52 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)								(n/a)			26.3						42.1					$22,483
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
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
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
Webster Micro Society Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5 Cone Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-5380	626	43	14.4	66.3%	91 (14.5%)	266 (42.5%)	194 (31.0%)	30 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	14.8	404^th of 493 public elementary schools	18.1%		13.1	413^th of 497 public elementary schools	16.9%	9	31.0		15.9		36.8	30.6		42.9		27.1	21.1	20.4	19.2	$17,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Global Communications Academy

What is the racial makeup of Global Communications Academy?

Students at Global Communications Academy are 57% Hispanic, 37% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Global Communications Academy attend?

Students who attend Global Communications Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milner Middle School

Is Global Communications Academy a good school?

Global Communications Academy ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Global Communications Academy in?

Hartford School District

How many students attend Global Communications Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Global Communications Academy.

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