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Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy is a PK–8 public school in Hartford, Connecticut, serving 651 students in a neighborhood where roughly 78% of families qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school has a long record of very low statewide rankings, placing in the bottom single digits of Connecticut elementary schools. In 2025–2026, it ranked 486th out of 491 schools (1st percentile), down from 457th (7th percentile) the year before. Academic proficiency is well below both the Hartford School District average and state averages across English language arts, math, and science.

State assessment results show very low proficiency rates. In 2025–2026, only 9% of 6th graders and 10.4% of 7th graders scored proficient in English language arts, while math proficiency ranged from 12–14.5% across several grades, and 8th grade science proficiency was just 8.6%. These figures are typically half or less of district averages and dramatically below state averages, where ELA and math proficiency generally sit near 45–52%. There is one notable bright spot: the school's English Language Learners ranked near the middle of all Connecticut schools in recent years, suggesting the dual-language model is providing relatively strong support for this group. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 32.2% is better than the district's 35.9% but higher than nearby schools like Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy (18.6%) and Breakthrough Magnet School South (19.9%).

The contrast with Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School is especially striking. Both schools serve similar proportions of low-income students and sit within 1.3 miles of each other, yet Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School posted 47.2% proficiency in 3rd grade math while Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy posted just 14.5%. Per-student spending at Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy (~$16,977) is comparable to higher-performing neighbors, suggesting factors like student mobility, programming, and school-level practices play a larger role than raw funding alone. While the overall picture is concerning, there have been small, isolated successes—for example, 5th grade ELA proficiency in 2024–2025 exceeded the district rate. M. D. Fox School ranks even lower (488/491), but several nearby schools demonstrate that comparable Hartford schools can achieve far better results.

651

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,686

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100%

Kindergartners with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2012 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (11% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg21%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

487^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

257^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 17Elementary 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
2026	4.3	487 of 492	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.3	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	10.6	128 of 130	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	4.6	257 of 258	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.3	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)32nd percentile+31 vs school

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

Special Education (2021)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2021)1st percentile~ school

Male (2021)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)15th percentile+10 vs school

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

Special Education (2021)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics13%-34 vs state

English Language Arts10%-41 vs state

Science9%-43 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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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	4.3	487^th of 492 public elementary schools	1.0%		8.1	457^th of 493 public elementary schools	7.3%	30	460.0	8.6	2303.0	2355.0	2375.0	9.0	10.4	2426.0	14.5	12.9	12.3	2406.0	12.0	2433.0	100%	0%	$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%)								(n/a)	30.4		2329.0	2370.0	2416.0				2342.0	2377.0	21.7						$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%)	7.6	455^th of 492 public elementary schools	7.5%		7.2	466^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.5%	11	18.6	14.7	14.5	14.3	20.0	23.8	29.1	2491.0	2345.0	17.5	22.9	2461.0	16.9	9.3	100%	0%	$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%)	3.7	489^th of 492 public elementary schools	0.6%		3.9	488^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.0%	1	17.0		2309.0	7.4	11.2				10.2	16.0	2416.0				96.9%	0%	$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%)	39.4	291^st of 492 public elementary schools	40.9%		27.9	332^nd of 493 public elementary schools	32.7%	41	496.0		46.9	42.6	52.4				43.8	45.0	44.4				98.5%	0%	$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%)	11.8	418^th of 492 public elementary schools	15.0%		29.6	325^th of 493 public elementary schools	34.1%	93	22.0		2389.0	37.5	19.5				2409.0	2430.0	19.5						$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%)	21.6	366^th of 492 public elementary schools	25.6%		13	412^th of 493 public elementary schools	16.4%	46	25.0	23.8	34.0	19.2	21.4	40.4	15.6	2477.0	47.2	21.6	21.4	48.1	2444.0	16.7	100%	0%	$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%)	16.2	394^th of 492 public elementary schools	19.9%					(n/a)	19.5		2337.0	2385.0	2451.0				23.9	32.7	34.1				97.7%	0%	$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%)	59.2	223^rd of 492 public elementary schools	54.7%		64.4	204^th of 493 public elementary schools	58.6%	19	499.0		2453.0	53.8	64.7	66.7			55.9	51.3	47.1	54.5					$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%)	8.9	441^st of 492 public elementary schools	10.4%		8.4	453^rd of 493 public elementary schools	8.1%	12	27.6		20.0	21.9	24.1	2465.0			20.0	21.9	2433.0	2456.0			100%	0%	$19,372

Frequently Asked Questions about Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy

What district is Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy in?

Hartford School District

How many students attend Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy?

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

Is Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy a good school?

Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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.

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

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