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Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy

Q: Is Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy a good school?

Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy?

Students at Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy are 79% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Hartford School District in Connecticut, with 643 students. However, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy significantly underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 12% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to 46.9% statewide and 17.4% in the Hartford district. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 38.9% in recent years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty student population, with 81.65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

While Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy faces significant challenges, some nearby schools, such as Breakthrough Magnet School South and Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School, perform significantly better on standardized tests and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. However, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students have ranked in the top half of Connecticut elementary schools for ELL performance in recent years, indicating that the school may be providing effective support for this population.

651

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,686

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

215 South Street
Hartford, CT 06114

(860) 695-2400

District: Hartford School District

Students who attend Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Burr Middle School
	Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy
High:	Bulkeley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.1%

African American:

13.7%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 7th (2025) from a <1st-percentile low (2016)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (15% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg20%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

457^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

248^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	8.1	457 of 493	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	481 of 497	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	526 of 538	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	514 of 522	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	518 of 532	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.2	518 of 518	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	526 of 551	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.6	545 of 557	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	536 of 564	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	479 of 565	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	459 of 579	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.4	384 of 566	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.2	455 of 565	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	486 of 568	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	504 of 570	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	16 of 34	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.2	449 of 455	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	241 of 242	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	112 of 132	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	163 of 173	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	106 of 112	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	97 of 101	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	10.0	287 of 302	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	3.2	440 of 445	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.8	357 of 371	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	248 of 252	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	236 of 250	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	246 of 250	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	263 of 275	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	243 of 259	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.9	250 of 250	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	267 of 280	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	271 of 278	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	246 of 272	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	0.0	13 of 16	18.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.6	224 of 235	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	164 of 169	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	21.3	88 of 104	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	133 of 146	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	10.6	202 of 218	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	9.9	228 of 244	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2022)33rd percentile

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)5th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile~ school

Female (2021)1st percentile~ school

Male (2021)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2018)19th percentile

Hispanic (2024)15th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)7th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2021)7th percentile~ school

Female (2021)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science16%-35 vs state

Mathematics16%-31 vs state

English Language Arts12%-38 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, December 29, 2016

Terrible school. This is supposed to be a school that teaches Asian culture and Chinese language, yet even the advanced students can barely say "hello" and count to 10 in Chinese. That's it! The students are out of control. The administrators are incompetent, especially the principal, who seems to be a bit shady. Don't torture your children by sending them here. Close Quote

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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	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	215 South Street	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-2400	651	47	14.0	78.2%	25 (3.8%)	89 (13.7%)	515 (79.1%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	8.1	457^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.3%		5.8	481^st of 497 public elementary schools	3.2%	24	28.8	7.3	12.0		22.0	11.7	10.3	8.6	22.7	23.1		13.0		7.4	$17,686
Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	639 Franklin Avenue	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4620	372	26	14.5	77.4%	28 (7.5%)	45 (12.1%)	265 (71.2%)	26 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	5	483^rd of 493 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.8	447^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.1%	36	15.6		14.1		20.0				11.1	15.7					$22,850
Kennelly School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 White Street	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-3860	628	45	14.1	79.8%	22 (3.5%)	75 (11.9%)	491 (78.2%)	26 (4.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	7.2	466^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.5%		5.6	482^nd of 497 public elementary schools	3.0%	16	17.2	17.5	15.9	16.0	22.8	13.2	17.1	31.6	18.8	16.0	15.8	21.1	10.5	17.7	$19,628
M. D. Fox School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Maple Avenue	Hartford	06114	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-7724	562	37	15.1	74.9%	26 (4.6%)	113 (20.1%)	406 (72.2%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3.9	488^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.0%		2.7	497^th of 497 public elementary schools	0.0%	9	13.3				10.1				12.8	7.7	12.4				$19,004
Discovery Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	176 Cumberland Avenue	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 296-2090	522	37	14.1	54.2%	111 (21.3%)	84 (16.1%)	265 (50.8%)	35 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	27.9	332^nd of 493 public elementary schools	32.7%		36.3	301^st of 497 public elementary schools	39.4%	31			34.9	36.5	37.1				49.2	36.5	37.1				$26,113
Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1460 Broad St.	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 757-6100	358	24	14.9	60.3%	57 (15.9%)	33 (9.2%)	235 (65.6%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	29.6	325^th of 493 public elementary schools	34.1%		16.7	384^th of 497 public elementary schools	22.7%	59	48.9		42.1	15.6	48.9				42.1	17.8	42.6				$29,871
Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	440 Broadview Terrace	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-3760	547	33	16.5	74.4%	48 (8.8%)	76 (13.9%)	367 (67.1%)	35 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	13	412^th of 493 public elementary schools	16.4%		13.5	408^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.9%	4	29.6	25.6	22.4	35.1	20.4	13.5	13.0	15.4	34.5	26.3	22.2				$18,082
Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Catherine Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4500	342	28	12.2	79.5%	15 (4.4%)	39 (11.4%)	271 (79.2%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	21.7								47.4						$24,680
Charles Wright School	Public	PK, KG-6	186 Nott St.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 571-8350	235	20	11.6	35.7%	127 (54.0%)	16 (6.8%)	71 (30.2%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	64.4	204^th of 493 public elementary schools	58.6%		56.3	221^st of 497 public elementary schools	55.5%	17			50.0	69.7	70.0	63.9				48.5					$25,634
Montessori Magnet at Batchelder School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	757 New Britain Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-2600	346	13	25.8	66.2%	46 (13.3%)	43 (12.4%)	227 (65.6%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	8.4	453^rd of 493 public elementary schools	8.1%		9.4	443^rd of 497 public elementary schools	10.9%	10	24.3			27.6	16.2				20.6						$19,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy

What district is Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy in?

Hartford School District

Is Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy a good school?

Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy attend?

Students who attend Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burr Middle School
Middle : Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy
High : Bulkeley High School

What is the racial makeup of Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy?

Students at Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy are 79% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy.

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