Summary:
The East Hartford School District in Connecticut is home to two high schools: East Hartford High School and Connecticut IB Academy. While both schools serve grades 9-12, the Connecticut IB Academy stands out as a high-performing public magnet school with a much smaller enrollment of 188 students compared to East Hartford High School's 1,723 students.
The Connecticut IB Academy has consistently ranked among the top schools in the state, placing 55th out of 200 Connecticut high schools in the 2020-2021 school year and even ranking 9th out of 196 schools in 2014-2015, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the most recent 2024-2025 school year, the Connecticut IB Academy had significantly higher proficiency rates on the NGSS/Science assessment for 11th graders at 77.8%, compared to the district average of 43.7% and the state average of 47.7%. Additionally, the Connecticut IB Academy has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 42.02%, compared to 55.89% at East Hartford High School.
While both schools had similar 4-year graduation rates of 88.4% in the 2022-2023 school year and the same chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% in the 2023-2024 school year, East Hartford High School had lower proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages in SAT/English Language Arts, SAT/Math, and NGSS/Science. The Connecticut IB Academy's exceptional performance suggests that the East Hartford School District may have pockets of excellence that are worth further investigation to identify and replicate successful strategies across the district.
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