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Museum Academy

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Museum Academy is a PK–5 elementary school in Bloomfield, CT, serving 511 students as part of the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), a regional magnet district ranking 145th out of 153 districts statewide. The school's most recent ranking is 424th out of 491 elementary schools, placing it in the 14th percentile with a 1-star rating — a decline from 2018-2019, when it ranked 256th out of 522 schools at the 51st percentile with 3 stars. About 65% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism sits at 20.3%, above the state rate of 16.4% but below the district's 29.6%.

Academically, Museum Academy trails both state and district averages in every tested subject. In 2025-2026, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 22.7% versus 47.3% statewide, and 5th-grade math was just 15.4% compared to 45.8% statewide. The comparison with University of Hartford Magnet School, a fellow CREC school just 2.34 miles away with nearly identical demographics (62.3% free/reduced lunch, 19.5% chronic absenteeism), is striking: UHMS posted 38.2% in 3rd-grade ELA and 50.0% in 5th-grade science, versus 22.7% and 26.9% at Museum Academy. Similarly, STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher serves a comparable population but achieves 60.5% proficiency in 5th-grade math, while Metacomet School, also in Bloomfield with similar poverty levels, outperforms in ELA and has chronic absenteeism of just 9.2%. Spending does not explain these gaps: Museum Academy spends $17,655 per student, while STEM Magnet spends less ($15,696) and gets stronger results.

The school does have bright spots. Subgroup rankings show relative strength: African American students ranked 8th out of 18 schools in 2024-2025 with a 3-star rating, and low-SES students earned a 4-star rating in 2018-2019. Chronic absenteeism has also improved steadily from 28.8% in 2021-2022. However, proficiency fell sharply from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026 — 5th-grade math dropped from 38.3% to 15.4% — suggesting inconsistent year-to-year performance. The key takeaway for parents is that Museum Academy is a high-need school facing real challenges, but nearby schools with similar demographics show stronger outcomes are possible, particularly if attendance keeps improving.

511

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,167

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11 Turkey Hill Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002

(860) 231-7800

District: Capitol Region Education Council

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.5%

Hispanic:

33.1%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (24% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg32%

Connecticut avg51%

423^rd of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Capitol Region Education Council

145^th of 153Capitol Region Education Council 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	11.5	423 of 492	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	364 of 493	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	389 of 497	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	384 of 491	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	409 of 490	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	376 of 538	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	256 of 522	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	291 of 532	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	301 of 519	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.8	372 of 518	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.0	333 of 551	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	13 of 41	68.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	189 of 232	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	340 of 455	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	59.3	95 of 302	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	15 of 60	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	203 of 239	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	301 of 445	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	179 of 262	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	52.7	163 of 371	56.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)69th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2021)56th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science27%-26 vs state

Mathematics23%-27 vs state

English Language Arts23%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (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 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
Museum Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11 Turkey Hill Road	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 231-7800	511	36	14.1	65.0%	49 (9.6%)	248 (48.5%)	169 (33.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.6%)	11.5	423^rd of 492 public elementary schools	14.0%		21.5	364^th of 493 public elementary schools	26.2%	59	26.9		22.7	22.8	2456.0				2370.0	29.8	15.4				$25,167
Laurel Literacy Academy	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Filley St.	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 286-2675	247	30	8.2	60.3%	20 (8.1%)	159 (64.4%)	50 (20.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)								(n/a)															$33,129
Metacomet School	Public	3-4	185 School St.	Bloomfield	06002	Capitol Planning Region	Bloomfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 286-2660	183	20	9.3	61.2%	7 (3.8%)	119 (65.0%)	38 (20.8%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	20.6	369^th of 492 public elementary schools	25.0%		26.9	338^th of 493 public elementary schools	31.4%	31			33.3	37.1					35.6	28.6					$32,117
Aiken School	Public	PK, KG-5	212 King Philip Dr.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 233-6994	408	31	13.0	16.7%	228 (55.9%)	35 (8.6%)	62 (15.2%)	49 (12.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	81.3	99^th of 492 public elementary schools	79.9%		85.8	61^st of 493 public elementary schools	87.6%	38	77.1		69.5	65.4	81.4				76.3	65.4	71.4				$20,372
University of Hartford Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	196 Bloomfield Ave.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 236-2899	477	36	13.2	62.3%	51 (10.7%)	246 (51.6%)	133 (27.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	25.5	352^nd of 492 public elementary schools	28.5%		22.5	357^th of 493 public elementary schools	27.6%	5	50.0		38.2	29.7	46.9				32.4	28.1	29.7				$25,999
Norfeldt School	Public	K-5	35 Barksdale Rd.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 233-4421	362	30	12.1	14.4%	231 (63.8%)	25 (6.9%)	37 (10.2%)	40 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	77.2	133^rd of 492 public elementary schools	73.0%		78.7	118^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.1%	15	81.5		56.9	82.0	81.5				53.8	75.4	2570.0				$22,690
Rawson School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Holcomb Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4840	198	21	9.4	87.9%	2 (1.0%)	134 (67.7%)	51 (25.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)								(n/a)	480.0		2350.0	2370.0	18.8				2369.0	2396.0	21.9				$34,782
STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School	Public, Magnet	K-8	280 Plainfield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-3500	348	23	14.9	63.2%	8 (2.3%)	176 (50.6%)	73 (21.0%)	67 (19.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	48.4	260^th of 492 public elementary schools	47.2%		38.7	287^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.8%	27	55.3	799.0	41.0	42.1	47.4	2528.0	48.7	2579.0	35.9	57.9	60.5	60.0	43.6	40.0	$19,510
Montessori Magnet at Fisher School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	280 Plainfield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-3560	353	14	25.2	63.7%	53 (15.0%)	184 (52.1%)	73 (20.7%)	29 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	19.2	375^th of 492 public elementary schools	23.8%		22.5	358^th of 493 public elementary schools	27.4%	17	31.0	800.0	2346.0	2446.0	44.8	2529.0	2513.0	2534.0	2347.0	29.2	20.7	2500.0	30.8	2543.0	$18,355
John F. Kennedy School	Public	3-5	530 Park Ave.	Windsor	06095	Capitol Planning Region	Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 687-2060	412	35	11.8	45.6%	90 (21.8%)	145 (35.2%)	107 (26.0%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)	31	331^st of 492 public elementary schools	32.7%		32	315^th of 493 public elementary schools	36.1%	16	47.5		36.8	38.6	49.6				42.7	39.7	29.9				$24,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Museum Academy

How many students attend Museum Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Museum Academy.

What district is Museum Academy in?

Capitol Region Education Council

Is Museum Academy a good school?

Museum Academy ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Museum Academy?

Students at Museum Academy are 49% African American, 33% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% Two or more races.

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