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Parkville Community School

Q: Is Parkville Community School a good school?

Parkville Community School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Connecticut elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Parkville Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Parkville Community School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Parkville Community School?

Students at Parkville Community School are 70% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Parkville Community School attend?

Students who attend Parkville Community School usually go on to attend: Middle : McDonough Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Parkville Community School is a PK–5 elementary school on New Park Avenue in Hartford, CT, serving 351 students as part of the Hartford School District. Historically, Parkville has ranked in the lowest few percentiles statewide, but the most recent data (2025-2026) show a meaningful turnaround: the school jumped from the 4th to the 18th percentile, earning its first 1-star rating in a decade. The school's Hispanic students have also shown steady gains, rising from the 12th to the 41st percentile in statewide subgroup rankings over the past two years.

The standout data point for parents is 3rd-grade math. In 2025-2026, 51% of Parkville 3rd-graders met proficiency — more than double the Hartford district average (24.8%) and nearly matching the state average (52.2%). This was the highest 3rd-grade math proficiency among nearby Hartford public schools with reported data, ahead of Environmental Sciences Magnet at Hooker School (47.2%), Webster Micro Society Magnet School (28.8%), and Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School (23.9%). The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of about 10.6 students per teacher, similar to better-performing schools in the nearby West Hartford School District.

Parkville's biggest challenge is chronic absenteeism. At 35.1%, the rate is more than double the state average (16.4%) and much higher than nearby West Middle School (16.1%), Sanchez School (19.0%), and Breakthrough Magnet School South (19.9%). Another concern is the sharp falloff in scores from 3rd to 5th grade: math proficiency drops from 51% in 3rd grade to 11.1% in 5th grade, and ELA proficiency falls from 26.5% to 14.8%. For parents, this suggests Parkville's recent gains are real but still fragile — sustaining improvement will require extending early-grade success into later grades and making attendance a top priority.

351

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,766

Per pupil spending ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47 New Park Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 695-4720

District: Hartford School District

Students who attend Parkville Community School usually attend:

Middle:

McDonough Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.1%

African American:

14.5%

White:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (24% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 16% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg21%

Connecticut avg51%

406^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	406 of 492	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	473 of 493	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	483 of 497	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	475 of 491	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	484 of 490	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	515 of 538	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	503 of 522	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	522 of 532	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	507 of 519	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	511 of 518	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	515 of 551	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	482 of 557	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	491 of 564	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	421 of 565	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	447 of 579	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.5	448 of 566	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	466 of 565	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.8	480 of 568	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	492 of 570	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	31.8	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	3.4	454 of 455	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	75 of 130	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.7	102 of 132	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	98 of 111	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	97 of 108	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	144 of 173	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	98 of 112	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	16.4	261 of 302	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	7.1	409 of 445	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.1	334 of 371	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)29th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)14th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)10th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Science28%-25 vs state

Mathematics28%-22 vs state

English Language Arts18%-32 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
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
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
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
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%)	11.2	426^th of 492 public elementary schools	13.4%		14.8	404^th of 493 public elementary schools	18.1%	22	482.0	793.0	20.3	18.6	31.5	31.4	28.3	2532.0	28.8	22.0	14.8	20.0	21.7	19.2	$17,932
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
Smith School	Public	PK, KG-5	64 St. James St.	West Hartford	06119	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 236-3317	342	32	10.5	54.7%	99 (28.9%)	36 (10.5%)	135 (39.5%)	46 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	52.6	249^th of 492 public elementary schools	49.4%		51.1	249^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.5%		58.1		34.6	50.9	59.0				46.0	65.5	55.7				$23,271
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
Whiting Lane School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 Whiting Ln.	West Hartford	06119	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 233-8541	379	37	10.3	36.4%	181 (47.8%)	42 (11.1%)	88 (23.2%)	44 (11.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.3%)	83.8	78^th of 492 public elementary schools	84.1%		79.1	116^th of 493 public elementary schools	76.5%	38	72.3		79.5	2534.0	76.6				84.6	71.2	63.8				$31,905
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
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%)	6.2	468^th of 492 public elementary schools	4.9%					(n/a)	18.2		2331.0	2357.0	2390.0				2372.0	14.0	13.6				$25,851

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkville Community School

What schools do graduates of Parkville Community School attend?

Students who attend Parkville Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : McDonough Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Parkville Community School?

Students at Parkville Community School are 70% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% White, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Parkville Community School in?

Hartford School District

Is Parkville Community School a good school?

Parkville Community School ranks in the bottom 17.5% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Parkville Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Parkville Community School.

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