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Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy is an elementary school in Hartford, Connecticut, serving 370 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hartford School District, which is ranked 154 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Connecticut elementary schools, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly lower than the state and district averages, with only 14.1% of 3rd graders and 20% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 46.9% and 52.5% statewide, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.6% to 38.9% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

When comparing Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy to nearby schools, the performance gap is quite stark. For example, the Montessori Magnet at Batchelder School and Discovery Academy (a magnet school) both significantly outperform Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy on standardized tests, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher. Despite the school's consistently low performance, it has not shown significant improvement over the past several years.

372

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,850

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

639 Franklin Avenue
Hartford, CT 06114

(860) 695-4620

District: Hartford School District

Students who attend Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Burr Middle School
	Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy
High:	Bulkeley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.2%

African American:

12.1%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (15% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg22%

Connecticut avg51%

483^rd of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	5.0	483 of 493	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	447 of 497	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	459 of 491	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	462 of 490	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	484 of 538	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	434 of 522	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	446 of 532	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	443 of 519	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	439 of 518	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	451 of 551	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.7	512 of 557	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	531 of 564	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	514 of 565	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.2	541 of 579	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.7	491 of 566	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.3	479 of 565	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	502 of 568	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	529 of 570	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.3	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.8	411 of 455	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	235 of 242	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	242 of 259	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	25.5	130 of 173	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	67 of 112	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	63 of 101	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	23.6	231 of 302	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	6.4	414 of 445	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	245 of 247	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	242 of 262	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	20.1	302 of 371	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	9.1	228 of 259	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	227 of 249	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	224 of 250	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	207 of 246	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	257 of 280	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.2	253 of 278	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	250 of 272	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.9	237 of 269	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.7	242 of 268	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	217 of 255	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	211 of 252	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.2	213 of 250	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	3.8	234 of 248	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2021)25th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)24th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2021)19th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)9th percentile~ school

Male (2021)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-33 vs state

Science16%-37 vs state

Mathematics13%-39 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
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%)	5	483^rd of 493 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.8	447^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.1%	36	15.6		14.1		20.0				11.1	15.7					$22,850
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
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%)	27.9	332^nd of 493 public elementary schools	32.7%		36.3	301^st of 497 public elementary schools	39.4%	31			34.9	36.5	37.1				49.2	36.5	37.1				$26,113
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%)	64.4	204^th of 493 public elementary schools	58.6%		56.3	221^st of 497 public elementary schools	55.5%	17			50.0	69.7	70.0	63.9				48.5					$25,634
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%)	7.2	466^th of 493 public elementary schools	5.5%		5.6	482^nd of 497 public elementary schools	3.0%	16	17.2	17.5	15.9	16.0	22.8	13.2	17.1	31.6	18.8	16.0	15.8	21.1	10.5	17.7	$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%)	3.9	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
Alfred W. Hanmer School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 Francis St.	Wethersfield	06109	Capitol Planning Region	Wethersfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 571-8370	280	26	10.7	33.6%	203 (72.5%)	14 (5.0%)	35 (12.5%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	79.7	109^th of 493 public elementary schools	77.9%		71.5	162^nd of 497 public elementary schools	67.4%	53	75.7		72.0		64.9	73.2			78.0	61.4		61.0			$23,604
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
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%)	13	412^th of 493 public elementary schools	16.4%		13.5	408^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.9%	4	29.6	25.6	22.4	35.1	20.4	13.5	13.0	15.4	34.5	26.3	22.2				$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%)								(n/a)	21.7								47.4						$24,680

Frequently Asked Questions about Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy

Is Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy a good school?

Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy attend?

Students who attend Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burr Middle School
Middle : Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy
High : Bulkeley High School

What is the racial makeup of Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy?

Students at Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy are 71% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% White, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy in?

Hartford School District

How many students attend Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Naylor/CCSU Leadership Academy.

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