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Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus is a public magnet school in Hartford, CT, serving 435 students from Pre-K through 8th grade within the Hartford School District, a district ranked in the bottom 3% of Connecticut. The school itself ranks 412th out of 491 schools statewide (16th percentile) with a 1-star rating. About 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism sits at 21.5% — better than the district average of 35.9% but above the state's 16.4%. Despite the district's challenges, Kinsella outperforms most schools in its immediate area.

Academically, Kinsella consistently beats the Hartford district average in English language arts and science, with middle school grades a particular strength. In 6th grade ELA, 34.3% of Kinsella students were proficient versus 25.3% districtwide, and 8th grade science reached 38.7% proficiency versus 22.1% districtwide — far ahead of Dwight-Bellizzi Dual Language Academy, which posted just 8.6% in 8th grade science. 7th grade math proficiency was 32.3% versus 19.2% districtwide. However, Betances Learning Lab Magnet School, less than a mile away, dramatically outperforms in early grades — 41.5% of Betances 3rd graders were proficient in ELA versus 19.4% at Kinsella. Betances only serves through 4th grade, though, while Kinsella offers a PK-8 pathway that many families value.

Kinsella's attendance is a clear advantage over nearby schools like Global Communications Academy (47.7% chronic absenteeism) and M. D. Fox School (46.0%). The school also spends less per student than several lower-performing neighbors. Areas of concern include a significant gender gap, with male students ranking in the 6th percentile statewide, and a 5th grade math dip where only 13.5% were proficient versus the district's 17.9%. Overall, Kinsella stands as one of the stronger educational options in its neighborhood, particularly for families seeking academic continuity and a performing arts focus through 8th grade.

435

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,351

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

65 Van Block Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 695-4140

District: Hartford School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

African American:

24.6%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (26% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Connecticut average (66% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg21%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

412^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

176^th of 258

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	12.8	412 of 492	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	443 of 493	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	428 of 497	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	423 of 491	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	395 of 490	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	437 of 538	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	455 of 522	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	440 of 532	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	424 of 519	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.0	417 of 518	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.3	431 of 551	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.2	337 of 557	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.0	389 of 564	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.8	420 of 565	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	446 of 579	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	484 of 566	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.4	535 of 565	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.2	564 of 568	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.2	566 of 570	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	14.5	380 of 455	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	224 of 259	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	110 of 130	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	104 of 132	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	87 of 108	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	114 of 173	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	79 of 112	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	69 of 101	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	30.5	206 of 302	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	7.5	231 of 247	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	243 of 262	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	265 of 371	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	176 of 258	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.1	181 of 252	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	216 of 249	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	191 of 250	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	209 of 275	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	184 of 259	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	195 of 249	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	195 of 250	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	177 of 246	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.9	164 of 280	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.9	164 of 278	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	187 of 272	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.1	194 of 269	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.0	195 of 268	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.6	196 of 255	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	212 of 252	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.8	218 of 250	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	225 of 248	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	21.1	179 of 235	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	61 of 97	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	101 of 146	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	55 of 97	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	21 of 75	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	31.8	147 of 218	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	34.4	162 of 244	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.9	159 of 200	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.8	127 of 196	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	15.6	161 of 189	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	32.4	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	42.5	85 of 155	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	43.2	97 of 175	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2021)29th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2021)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2019)6th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2022)37th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2021)34th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)24th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)45th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2021)45th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2019)30th percentile

Female (2021)15th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science32%-19 vs state

English Language Arts27%-24 vs state

Mathematics24%-23 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
Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	65 Van Block Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-4140	435	32	13.5	78.2%	40 (9.2%)	107 (24.6%)	254 (58.4%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	12.8	412^th of 492 public elementary schools	16.3%		9.2	443^rd of 493 public elementary schools	10.1%	31	28.8	38.7	19.4	28.9	25.0	34.3	2558.0	2576.0	22.2	33.3	13.5	20.0	32.3	2501.0	$20,351
Betances Learning Lab Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	42 Charter Oak Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-2840	398	30	13.4	45.7%	14 (3.5%)	69 (17.3%)	155 (38.9%)	144 (36.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	49.6	255^th of 492 public elementary schools	48.2%		52.6	244^th of 493 public elementary schools	50.5%	11			41.5	49.0					60.4	56.9					$19,953
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
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
Sanchez School	Public	PK, KG-5	176 Babcock Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4940	311	20	15.5	83.0%	11 (3.5%)	38 (12.2%)	257 (82.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7	459^th of 492 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.9	477^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.2%	18	22.9		2328.0	14.6	20.8				20.4	20.8	2457.0				$20,568
Burns Latino Studies Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Putnam Street	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-2980	251	20	12.5	81.3%	15 (6.0%)	35 (13.9%)	195 (77.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)	465.0		2330.0	2355.0	2384.0				2332.0	0.0	2420.0				$23,034
Riverside Magnet School at Goodwin University	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	29 Willowbrook Road	East Hartford	06118	Capitol Planning Region	Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES)	No	Yes	No	No	(860) 709-6800	481	34	14.1	56.8%	57 (11.9%)	152 (31.6%)	233 (48.4%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	7.9	452^nd of 492 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.9	407^th of 493 public elementary schools	17.4%	45	22.4		9.5	2411.0	22.4				19.0	27.0	2436.0				$22,131
Silver Lane School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Mercer Ave.	East Hartford	06118	Capitol Planning Region	East Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 622-5500	203	21	9.5	79.8%	10 (4.9%)	85 (41.9%)	107 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	485.0		2356.0	2422.0	2463.0				2359.0	21.2	20.0				$23,676
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%)	2.7	492^nd of 492 public elementary schools	0.0%		5.4	480^th of 493 public elementary schools	2.6%	12	12.8	758.0	0.0	2348.0	14.9	2411.0	16.7	14.8	2325.0	2348.0	2402.0	2401.0	2418.0	2388.0	$21,690
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 Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus

What is the racial makeup of Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus?

Students at Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus are 58% Hispanic, 25% African American, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus in?

Hartford School District

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In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus.

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Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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