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Burr Middle School

Q: Is Burr Middle School a good school?

Burr Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Connecticut middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Burr Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Burr Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Burr Middle School?

Students at Burr Middle School are 80% Hispanic, 13% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Burr Middle School attend?

Students who attend Burr Middle School usually go on to attend Bulkeley High School

Public Grades 6-8

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 258 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Burr Middle School is a traditional public school in Hartford, CT, serving 259 students in grades 6–8, where roughly 82–86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Part of the Hartford School District, Burr currently ranks 258th out of 258 Connecticut middle schools—the 0th percentile—and has sat at or near the bottom of the state rankings for five consecutive years. A decade ago, the school ranked in the 11th–12th percentile, indicating a steep decline over time.

Academic proficiency rates at Burr are in the single digits to low teens, far behind district and state averages. In 2025–26, 6th grade ELA proficiency was 12.2% and 8th grade ELA was 11.0%, compared to roughly 51% statewide. The school's most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism: 54.7% of students were chronically absent, more than three times the state rate of 16.4% and well above the Hartford district average of 35.9%. Burr's student-teacher ratio of 14.3 is also higher than nearby Milner Middle School (10.8), M. L. King Junior Middle School (9.9), and Betances STEM Magnet School (12.8), despite the school spending $18,882 per student.

Perhaps the most instructive comparison is with Betances STEM Magnet School, which shares Burr's address at 400 Wethersfield Avenue. Even with a similarly high-poverty population (73.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch), Betances ranks in the 35th percentile, has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 17.1%, and posts proficiency rates two to three times higher—evidence that strong results are possible in the same neighborhood and building. There is a genuine bright spot at Burr: it earned a 4-star rating for English Language Learner students in 2021–22, ranking 4th of 26 schools, which suggests the school has strengths to build on. While Burr faces severe challenges around attendance and academics, the success with ELL students shows that effective programming is possible. The path forward will require intensive work on attendance, school climate, and stronger support for special education and low-income students.

259

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,614

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Wethersfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114

(860) 695-3080

District: Hartford School District

Students who attend Burr Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bulkeley High School

Feeder schools for Burr Middle School:

Elementary:	Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy
	M. D. Fox School
	Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

African American:

12.7%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2012 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (11% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg22%

Connecticut avg48%

258^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Hartford School District

146^th of 153Hartford 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
2019	3.4	510 of 522	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	508 of 532	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.0	510 of 519	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	505 of 518	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	496 of 551	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	525 of 557	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.0	522 of 564	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	471 of 565	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	519 of 579	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	530 of 566	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.6	541 of 565	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	514 of 568	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.0	542 of 570	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	258 of 258	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	251 of 252	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	249 of 250	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	247 of 249	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	247 of 250	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	265 of 275	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	245 of 250	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	262 of 280	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	246 of 278	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.1	241 of 272	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	223 of 269	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.3	220 of 268	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.9	235 of 255	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.0	233 of 252	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.4	217 of 250	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.3	233 of 248	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.5	103 of 104	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	31.3	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	6.0	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	3.5	232 of 235	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	169 of 169	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	160 of 160	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	10.8	136 of 146	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.5	209 of 218	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.9	215 of 224	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	7.6	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	32 of 36	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	235 of 244	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2022)85th percentile+83 vs school

Hispanic (2021)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)4th percentile~ school

Male (2021)4th percentile~ school

Female (2021)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)1st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts11%-40 vs state

Science11%-40 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 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 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Burr Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Wethersfield Avenue	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-3080	259	18	14.3	81.9%	6 (2.3%)	33 (12.7%)	207 (79.9%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	4.3	258^th of 258 public middle schools	0.0%		3.5	251^st of 252 public middle schools	0.4%	7		11.0			12.2	2439.0	11.0			2403.0	2406.0	2405.0	$22,614
Betances STEM Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	400 Wethersfield Avenue	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-2970	206	16	12.8	73.3%	16 (7.8%)	38 (18.4%)	123 (59.7%)	17 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	28.2	168^th of 258 public middle schools	34.9%		27	163^rd of 252 public middle schools	35.3%	5	23.4	791.0		21.7	32.0	2479.0	2542.0		2442.0	36.0	2476.0	28.8	$20,059
Academy of Computer Science and Engineering Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	337 East River Dr.	East Hartford	06108	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 290-5320	669	57	11.7	71.9%	64 (9.6%)	209 (31.2%)	328 (49.0%)	26 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.1%)	16.2	202^nd of 258 public middle schools	21.7%		17.1	197^th of 252 public middle schools	21.8%	5		25.3			32.5	29.7	31.9			23.1	18.3	11.8	$27,362
McDonough Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Hillside Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4260	301	25	12.0	80.7%	19 (6.3%)	30 (10.0%)	244 (81.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6.5	245^th of 258 public middle schools	5.0%		5.1	246^th of 252 public middle schools	2.4%	1		18.6			18.3	13.6	18.4			7.4	9.7	6.9	$23,302
Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy	Public	4-8	85 Woodland Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-2140	128	10	13.4	57.0%	33 (25.8%)	43 (33.6%)	34 (26.6%)	10 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)								(n/a)	513.0	838.0		85.0		2650.0	2685.0		60.0		2681.0	2687.0	$19,539
Silas Deane Middle School	Public	7-8	551 Silas Deane Hwy.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 571-8300	546	45	12.1	28.4%	332 (60.8%)	21 (3.8%)	134 (24.5%)	33 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	61.7	97^th of 258 public middle schools	62.4%		62.8	94^th of 252 public middle schools	62.7%	3		56.9				61.0	56.5				50.6	39.9	$20,963
Bristow Middle School	Public	6-8	34 Highland St.	West Hartford	06102	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 231-2100	326	28	11.4	31.0%	161 (49.4%)	28 (8.6%)	82 (25.2%)	32 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	74.4	69^th of 258 public middle schools	73.3%		73	75^th of 252 public middle schools	70.2%	6		56.9			70.7	65.7	61.1			60.6	62.2	51.4	$23,590
M. L. King Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	25 Ridgefield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-3980	184	19	9.9	82.1%	2 (1.1%)	102 (55.4%)	73 (39.7%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	6	251^st of 258 public middle schools	2.7%		4.3	249^th of 252 public middle schools	1.2%	2		767.0			2404.0	16.4	12.2			2368.0	11.1	9.5	$30,717
Milner Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Tower Avenue	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4380	261	24	10.8	93.5%	4 (1.5%)	71 (27.2%)	178 (68.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	4.7	256^th of 258 public middle schools	0.8%		5.4	245^th of 252 public middle schools	2.8%	11		760.0			12.3	10.8	6.7			10.8	12.7	2397.0	$27,922
Martin Kellogg Middle School	Public	5-8	155 Harding Avenue	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 666-5418	567	48	11.9	40.9%	259 (45.7%)	38 (6.7%)	170 (30.0%)	71 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	53.2	120^th of 258 public middle schools	53.5%		57.4	105^th of 252 public middle schools	58.3%	15	46.3	48.9		41.8	49.3	43.7	48.9		31.3	46.9	52.8	48.1	$23,802

Frequently Asked Questions about Burr Middle School

Is Burr Middle School a good school?

Burr Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Connecticut middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Burr Middle School attend?

Students who attend Burr Middle School usually go on to attend Bulkeley High School

What is the racial makeup of Burr Middle School?

Students at Burr Middle School are 80% Hispanic, 13% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Burr Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Burr Middle School.

What district is Burr Middle School in?

Hartford School District

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