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Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School

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Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School ranks 366 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School is a PK–8 magnet school in Hartford, CT, serving 547 students in a high-poverty urban area where about 74% of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Hooker stands out as a relative bright spot within the Hartford School District, which ranks in the 3rd percentile statewide. The school itself ranks in the 25th percentile (366th out of 491 Connecticut schools). Its strongest academic results come in the early grades: 3rd grade math proficiency (47.2%) is nearly double the district rate (24.8%) and close to the state average (52.2%), while 3rd grade reading (34%) is more than double the district's 16.8%. Sixth grade math (48.1%) actually exceeds the state average. However, performance is uneven: 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th grade scores largely hover at or below district averages, and 7th grade reading (15.6%) falls below Hartford's 23.9%.

Chronic absenteeism is a notable strength — 25.4% of students miss significant school, which is roughly 10 points better than the Hartford district average of 35.9%. Given the school's environmental sciences theme, science scores are surprisingly modest, with 8th grade science proficiency (23.8%) only slightly above the district and well below nearby Breakthrough Magnet School South (38.1%). That said, Hooker outperforms most neighboring Hartford schools, including M. D. Fox School, Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy, Kennelly School, and Parkville Community School, with the best state ranking among them.

Hooker also does comparatively well for high-need students: low-income students rank in the 62nd percentile statewide and special education students in the 53rd percentile. It achieves these results with less funding ($15,028 per student) and larger class sizes than many peers, making it a school that appears to do more with less. Families should weigh its strong early-grade instruction and attendance record against its uneven middle-grade performance and underwhelming science outcomes.

547

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,082

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

440 Broadview Terrace
Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 695-3760

District: Hartford School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.1%

African American:

13.9%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2025 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2026) from a 16th-percentile low (2025)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hartford School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (28% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 16% Connecticut)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg21%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

366^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

174^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	21.6	366 of 492	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	412 of 493	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	408 of 497	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	406 of 491	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	357 of 490	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	371 of 538	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	373 of 522	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	382 of 532	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.7	334 of 519	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.2	301 of 518	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	316 of 551	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.8	393 of 557	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.1	431 of 564	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	448 of 565	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.5	511 of 579	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	483 of 566	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	464 of 565	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.1	531 of 568	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.1	530 of 570	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	31.8	299 of 455	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	190 of 242	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	106 of 130	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	101 of 132	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	76 of 111	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	74 of 108	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	59 of 99	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	74 of 173	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	47 of 112	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	52 of 101	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	55.7	116 of 302	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	22.2	339 of 445	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	225 of 247	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	224 of 262	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	50.5	175 of 371	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	174 of 258	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	7.9	235 of 252	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	238 of 250	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	198 of 249	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	167 of 250	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	151 of 275	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	162 of 259	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	180 of 249	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	165 of 250	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	159 of 246	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	170 of 280	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.8	206 of 278	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	220 of 272	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	229 of 269	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	227 of 268	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.4	201 of 255	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.6	181 of 252	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.2	230 of 250	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.5	230 of 248	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	44.9	119 of 235	49.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	45.8	45 of 97	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	60 of 146	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	47 of 97	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	47 of 75	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	64.5	71 of 218	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	23.6	171 of 224	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	68.2	64 of 244	73.8%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)62nd percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2021)53rd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2021)34th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)24th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)74th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)67th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2022)54th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2021)49th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)24th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

English Language Arts26%-25 vs state

Science24%-27 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
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	$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				$24,680
Breakthrough Magnet School South	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	290 Brookfield Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-5700	326	24	13.5	70.2%	23 (7.1%)	66 (20.2%)	207 (63.5%)	20 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)	466.0	38.1	2395.0	2374.0	2398.0	2436.0	2496.0	2470.0	2455.0	29.2	2425.0	2450.0	2484.0	2472.0	$19,994
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	$19,628
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			$19,372
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
Charter Oak International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Oakwood Ave.	West Hartford	06110	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 233-8506	486	42	11.4	56.6%	119 (24.5%)	54 (11.1%)	201 (41.4%)	67 (13.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.8%)	43.4	269^th of 492 public elementary schools	45.3%		35.4	302^nd of 493 public elementary schools	38.7%	33	47.3		55.7	42.3	48.6				52.9	40.8	48.6				$22,464
Parkville Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 New Park Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4720	351	33	10.6	71.8%	39 (11.1%)	51 (14.5%)	246 (70.1%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	13.5	406^th of 492 public elementary schools	17.5%		6.6	473^rd of 493 public elementary schools	4.1%	67	27.8		26.5	13.3	14.8				51.0	22.2	11.1				$24,766
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				$19,004
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	$17,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School

How many students attend Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School.

What is the racial makeup of Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School?

Students at Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School are 67% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% White, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School a good school?

Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School ranks 366^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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