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Rawson School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

198

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,782

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

260 Holcomb Street
Hartford, CT 06112

(860) 695-4840

District: Hartford School District

Students who attend Rawson School usually attend:

Middle:

M. L. King Junior Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.7%

Hispanic:

25.8%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2010 → 6th in 2021

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (8% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 17% Connecticut)

!English Language Arts scores 46 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school8%

District avg17%

Connecticut avg48%

Not ranked this year

Rawson School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2021	7.4	504 of 538	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	512 of 522	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	499 of 532	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	472 of 519	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.1	494 of 518	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	500 of 551	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	37.5	411 of 557	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	500 of 564	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	483 of 565	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	526 of 579	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	524 of 566	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.1	500 of 565	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	491 of 568	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	458 of 570	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	25.6	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	3.5	452 of 455	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	268 of 302	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	12.3	338 of 371	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	6.3	237 of 249	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	232 of 250	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.1	239 of 246	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	250 of 280	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.1	219 of 278	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	236 of 268	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.6	199 of 255	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.6	193 of 252	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.1	181 of 250	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.3	166 of 248	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2018)24th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)11th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2021)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2022-2023) ?

Science17%-34 vs state

English Language Arts0%-46 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, September 8, 2017

Just starting Rawson school this year and the first thing that hits you is how unfriendly everyone is, especially the teachers. There is lots of hostility, it seems due to budget cuts and the feeling of being overworked and I feel the students are being made to suffer for it. Parents are treated like the enemy and the teachers I've met are very, very suspect, as if your child just might be in danger. Something needs to be done about this situation. Parents should never allow a school to function like this in their neighborhoods. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Rawson have been doing good since the new year.I have been following activities daily and is a very involved parent in my child's education.I am very pleased with the progress that my child has made since attending Rawson.Coming from a private preschool and Kinder garden he was reading at level 1.My child now reads at a level 4, scores 100 in math and spelling every week.Homework is emphasize I love it!!!!keep me on my toes.Discipline; still monitoring methods used!!Overall I'm satisfied right now. Close Quote

Schools Near Rawson School

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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
Rawson School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Holcomb Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-4840	198	21	9.4	87.9%	2 (1.0%)	134 (67.7%)	51 (25.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)								(n/a)															$34,782
STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School	Public, Magnet	K-8	280 Plainfield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-3500	348	23	14.9	63.2%	8 (2.3%)	176 (50.6%)	73 (21.0%)	67 (19.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	38.7	287^th of 493 public elementary schools	41.8%		30.1	325^th of 497 public elementary schools	34.6%	38			37.8			31.6	33.3			52.5	53.8	31.6		42.9	$19,510
Montessori Magnet at Fisher School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	280 Plainfield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-3560	353	14	25.2	63.7%	53 (15.0%)	184 (52.1%)	73 (20.7%)	29 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	22.5	358^th of 493 public elementary schools	27.4%		16.2	386^th of 497 public elementary schools	22.3%	28	31.0	27.3	48.1		34.5				25.9	28.6	31.0			31.8	$18,355
University of Hartford Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	196 Bloomfield Ave.	West Hartford	06117	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 236-2899	477	36	13.2	62.3%	51 (10.7%)	246 (51.6%)	133 (27.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	22.5	357^th of 493 public elementary schools	27.6%		18.4	375^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.5%	18			36.5	45.5	30.5				27.0	42.4	20.3				$25,999
Breakthrough Magnet School North	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	25 Ridgefield Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-6380	289	24	12.0	67.8%	11 (3.8%)	143 (49.5%)	65 (22.5%)	52 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)								(n/a)			26.3						42.1						$22,483
Wish Museum School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Vine Street	Hartford	06112	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5600	297	25	12.1	87.2%	6 (2.0%)	94 (31.6%)	183 (61.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)								(n/a)	11.1								16.0						$27,563
SAND School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Main Street	Hartford	06120	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 695-5040	266	21	12.6	89.1%	4 (1.5%)	72 (27.1%)	181 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)															$25,449
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
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%)								(n/a)									19.1						$25,851
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%)	14.8	404^th of 493 public elementary schools	18.1%		13.1	413^th of 497 public elementary schools	16.9%	9	31.0		15.9		36.8	30.6		42.9		27.1	21.1	20.4	19.2		$17,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Rawson School

What schools do graduates of Rawson School attend?

Students who attend Rawson School usually go on to attend:

Middle : M. L. King Junior Middle School

What district is Rawson School in?

Hartford School District

What is the racial makeup of Rawson School?

Students at Rawson School are 68% African American, 26% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Rawson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 198 students attended Rawson School.

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