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A. I. Prince Technical High School

Q: Is A. I. Prince Technical High School a good school?

A. I. Prince Technical High School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Connecticut high schools.

Q: How many students attend A. I. Prince Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended A. I. Prince Technical High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of A. I. Prince Technical High School?

Students at A. I. Prince Technical High School are 56% Hispanic, 32% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 135 Connecticut High Schools

Better than 2% of Connecticut high schools

Summary

A. I. Prince Technical High School is a public technical high school in Hartford, Connecticut, serving 725 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, with 71.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently ranks 131st out of 133 Connecticut high schools, placing it in the 2nd percentile statewide, and its district also ranks low at 139th of 153 districts.

The school's most defining feature is a "graduation paradox": it graduates 93.7% of students, above the state average of 91.2% and well above nearby Hartford Public High School's 83.0%, yet academic proficiency is extremely low. Only 16.6% of students are proficient in SAT English Language Arts, 5.3% in SAT math, and 14.0% in NGSS science, all well below state averages. Chronic absenteeism affects 33.0% of students — nearly double the state rate of 16.4% — though it has improved dramatically from 57.6% in 2021-22. The school has a notably low student-teacher ratio of 9.0, suggesting strong staffing investment, but this advantage has not translated into academic results.

Comparisons to other Hartford schools with similar poverty levels are revealing. Classical Magnet School and Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy, both with free/reduced-price lunch rates around 77%, substantially outperform A. I. Prince in every subject; Classical Magnet's ELA proficiency is 43.5% versus A. I. Prince's 16.6%. Math is the most urgent weakness, with only one in twenty students meeting state standards. However, there are encouraging signs: graduation rates have held steady above the state average for five consecutive years, and chronic absenteeism has been cut nearly in half since 2021-22. For parents, this school offers a genuine technical education focus and strong completion outcomes, but those strengths come with very low academic proficiency rates that families should carefully consider.

725

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,378

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Flatbush Ave.
Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 951-7112

District: Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

African American:

32.3%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2012 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (12% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg27%

Connecticut avg46%

132^nd of 135

Connecticut public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 16High Schools in the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

138^th of 153Connecticut Technical Education and Career System 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	132 of 135	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	126 of 141	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	140 of 145	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	136 of 142	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	132 of 139	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	188 of 200	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	119 of 121	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	170 of 196	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	164 of 193	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.6	153 of 188	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	156 of 189	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.1	150 of 186	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.0	153 of 176	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	145 of 176	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	155 of 176	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	45.7	16 of 31	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.8	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	49 of 58	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	0.0	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.5	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	111 of 111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	99 of 103	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	100 of 106	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	182 of 189	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	84 of 84	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	78 of 79	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	59 of 67	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	60 of 63	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	52 of 59	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	90 of 104	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	68 of 69	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	65 of 65	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	65 of 70	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	131 of 155	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	112 of 115	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	103 of 111	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	96 of 100	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	168 of 182	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	80 of 80	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	153 of 175	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)35th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts17%-39 vs state

Science14%-36 vs state

Math5%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)		SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Math (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)			SBAC Mathematics (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
A. I. Prince Technical High School	Public	9-12	401 Flatbush Ave.	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut Technical Education and Career System	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 951-7112	725	80	9.0	71.2%	40 (5.5%)	234 (32.3%)	403 (55.6%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	7.2	132^nd of 135 public high schools	2.2%		12.5	126^th of 141 public high schools	10.6%	6		14.0	16.6	5.3							$36,378
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%)	18.2	105^th of 135 public high schools	22.2%		28.1	90^th of 141 public high schools	36.2%	15	24.0	29.5		8.7	37.0	19.8	31.2	31.1	19.0	24.0	$18,083
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)
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%)	6	134^th of 135 public high schools	0.7%		2.5	140^th of 141 public high schools	0.7%	6		6.6	13.1	6.1							$29,353
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)
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%)	22.3	98^th of 135 public high schools	27.4%		16.6	114^th of 141 public high schools	19.1%	16	21.6	30.0	43.5	11.6	30.4	2474.0	2487.0	17.4	2419.0	13.7	$21,652
Conard High School	Public	9-12	110 Beechwood Rd.	West Hartford	06107	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 231-5000	1,380	102	13.4	33.5%	701 (50.8%)	109 (7.9%)	340 (24.6%)	158 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	64 (4.6%)	82.4	28^th of 135 public high schools	79.3%		85.6	22^nd of 141 public high schools	84.4%	6		70.9	74.4	46.6							$20,497
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School - Full Day	Public, Magnet	9-12	160 Huyshope Ave	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 757-6300	403	3	134.3	64.0%	76 (18.9%)	88 (21.8%)	193 (47.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)								(n/a)		1090.0									$39,900
Sport and Medical Sciences Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	280 Huyshope Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-6900	463	30	15.4	84.2%	47 (10.2%)	125 (27.0%)	262 (56.6%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)								(n/a)	9.5	1072.0	15.1		2404.0	12.5	12.7	2399.0	2463.0	12.7	$20,622

Frequently Asked Questions about A. I. Prince Technical High School

What district is A. I. Prince Technical High School in?

Connecticut Technical Education and Career System

What is the racial makeup of A. I. Prince Technical High School?

Students at A. I. Prince Technical High School are 56% Hispanic, 32% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend A. I. Prince Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended A. I. Prince Technical High School.

Is A. I. Prince Technical High School a good school?

A. I. Prince Technical High School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Connecticut high schools.

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