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Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus is an elementary school located in Hartford, Connecticut that serves 436 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. As part of the Hartford School District, which is ranked 154th out of 156 districts in the state, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages across a range of metrics.

Kinsella Magnet School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools over the past decade, with its ranking ranging from 395th out of 490 schools in 2021-2022 to 455th out of 522 schools in 2018-2019. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 38.9% in recent years, and its four-year graduation rates have fluctuated between 65.8% and 88.9% over the past few years, with the most recent rate being 78.4%. Standardized test scores at Kinsella Magnet School are consistently lower than the Hartford School District and the state of Connecticut averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

When comparing Kinsella Magnet School to other nearby schools in the Hartford School District, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming relative to its peers. For example, Betances Learning Lab Magnet School, which is less than a mile away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as a higher statewide ranking. To address these issues, the school and district should consider implementing targeted interventions, reviewing the curriculum and instructional practices, and engaging with the local community to develop tailored solutions.

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: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (23% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg20%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

443^rd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

181^st of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	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
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
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

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2021)16th 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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-26 vs state

Mathematics23%-25 vs state

Science21%-30 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
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%)	9.2	443^rd of 493 public elementary schools	10.1%		11.1	428^th of 497 public elementary schools	13.9%	15	13.3	31.3	13.7	26.7	15.6	31.6	38.2		25.5	23.3		15.8	24.2		$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%)	52.6	244^th of 493 public elementary schools	50.5%		47	261^st of 497 public elementary schools	47.5%	17			50.0	41.1					73.2	53.6					$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%)	3.9	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
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
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%)	5.9	477^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.2%		8.2	452^nd of 497 public elementary schools	9.1%	25	13.3								13.5	21.3					$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)															$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%)	13.9	407^th of 493 public elementary schools	17.4%		8.1	454^th of 497 public elementary schools	8.7%	47	22.6		36.2						29.0	22.2	12.9				$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%)	7.2	465^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.7%		16.5	385^th of 497 public elementary schools	22.5%	80			18.2						18.2		15.4				$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%)	5.4	480^th of 493 public elementary schools	2.6%					(n/a)		11.3		14.0		15.4						11.5			$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%)	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus

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Hartford School District

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.

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Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts: Pk-8 Campus ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Connecticut elementary schools.

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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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