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STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School

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STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School ranks 287 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-8

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School is a public K-8 magnet school in Hartford, Connecticut, serving 373 students. Located within the Hartford School District, which is ranked 154 out of 156 districts in the state, the school consistently outperforms the district and the state of Connecticut in standardized test scores.

In 2024-2025, 52.5% of 4th graders at STEM Magnet were proficient or better in SBAC Mathematics, compared to 22% for the Hartford School District and 51.4% for the state. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates, at 17.7% in 2023-2024, compared to the district average of 35.2%. While STEM Magnet has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, around 60-62%, this is lower than some nearby schools like West Middle School and Wish Museum School, which have over 90% of students receiving free/reduced lunch.

STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School spends around $15,700 per student, slightly higher than the district average but lower than some nearby magnet schools like Webster Micro Society Magnet School and University of Hartford Magnet School. The school has maintained a relatively consistent performance over the past several years, suggesting it provides a stable educational experience for its students.

348

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,510

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

280 Plainfield Street
Hartford, CT 06112

(860) 695-3500

District: Hartford School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.6%

Hispanic:

21.0%

Asian:

19.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2023 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2023)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hartford School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg18%

Connecticut avg47%

Elementary school

287^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

156^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	38.7	287 of 493	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	325 of 497	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.4	416 of 491	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	389 of 490	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	326 of 538	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	314 of 522	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	228 of 532	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.0	271 of 519	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	70.9	174 of 518	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.8	229 of 551	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.7	288 of 557	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.8	345 of 564	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.6	380 of 565	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	16.8	502 of 579	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	496 of 566	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.0	510 of 565	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.0	537 of 568	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.2	534 of 570	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	258 of 445	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	156 of 252	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	185 of 250	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	164 of 249	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	118 of 275	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.1	67 of 259	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	97 of 249	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.0	112 of 250	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.4	59 of 246	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	58.7	119 of 280	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.2	134 of 278	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.1	147 of 272	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.4	168 of 269	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.5	190 of 268	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	190 of 255	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.7	204 of 252	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.4	228 of 250	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.1	232 of 248	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	95.3	2 of 80	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	68.7	60 of 218	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	47.5	113 of 224	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	75.3	41 of 244	83.2%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2021)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2021)98th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2021)83rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)72nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2021)50th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%~ state avg

English Language Arts34%-15 vs state

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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
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%)	38.7	287^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.8%		30.1	325^th of 497 public elementary schools	34.6%	38			37.8			31.6	33.3			52.5	53.8	31.6		42.9	$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%)	22.5	358^th of 493 public elementary schools	27.4%		16.2	386^th of 497 public elementary schools	22.3%	28	31.0	27.3	48.1		34.5				25.9	28.6	31.0			31.8	$18,355
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%)	22.5	357^th of 493 public elementary schools	27.6%		18.4	375^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.5%	18			36.5	45.5	30.5				27.0	42.4	20.3				$25,999
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)															$34,782
Breakthrough Magnet School North	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	25 Ridgefield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-6380	289	24	12.0	67.8%	11 (3.8%)	143 (49.5%)	65 (22.5%)	52 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)								(n/a)			26.3						42.1						$22,483
Wish Museum School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Vine Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5600	297	25	12.1	87.2%	6 (2.0%)	94 (31.6%)	183 (61.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)								(n/a)	11.1								16.0						$27,563
West Middle School	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Niles Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5480	289	28	10.5	85.5%	6 (2.1%)	119 (41.2%)	143 (49.5%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)								(n/a)									19.1						$25,851
Webster Micro Society Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5 Cone Street	Hartford	06105	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-5380	626	43	14.4	66.3%	91 (14.5%)	266 (42.5%)	194 (31.0%)	30 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	14.8	404^th of 493 public elementary schools	18.1%		13.1	413^th of 497 public elementary schools	16.9%	9	31.0		15.9		36.8	30.6		42.9		27.1	21.1	20.4	19.2		$17,932
Global Communications Academy	Public	K-8	85 Edwards Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-6020	414	31	13.3	90.6%	7 (1.7%)	155 (37.4%)	237 (57.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	5.4	480^th of 493 public elementary schools	2.6%					(n/a)		11.3		14.0		15.4						11.5			$21,690
SAND School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Main Street	Hartford	06120	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5040	266	21	12.6	89.1%	4 (1.5%)	72 (27.1%)	181 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)															$25,449

Frequently Asked Questions about STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School

What is the racial makeup of STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School?

Students at STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School are 51% African American, 21% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School a good school?

STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School ranks 287^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School in?

Hartford School District

How many students attend STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School.

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