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Wish Museum School

Q: How many students attend Wish Museum School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Wish Museum School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wish Museum School?

Students at Wish Museum School are 62% Hispanic, 32% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Wish Museum School attend?

Students who attend Wish Museum School usually go on to attend: Middle : Milner Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Wish Museum School is an elementary school in Hartford, Connecticut, serving 291 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hartford School District, which is ranked 154 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The student population is predominantly Hispanic (56.36%) and African American (35.74%).

Wish Museum School consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 13.3% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.4% at the state level and 16.5% in the Hartford School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Connecticut elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Wish Museum School's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, also perform significantly below their peers at the state and district levels.

Nearby schools, such as STEM Magnet at Annie Fisher School, Montessori Magnet at Fisher School, and Betances Learning Lab Magnet School, generally perform better academically than Wish Museum School, with higher test scores and better school rankings. Despite the relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio at Wish Museum School, the school's academic performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with no significant improvement observed.

297

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,563

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

104 Vine Street
Hartford, CT 06112

(860) 695-5600

District: Hartford School District

Students who attend Wish Museum School usually attend:

Middle:

Milner Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.6%

African American:

31.6%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2010 → 2nd in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (13% vs 52% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 17% Connecticut)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg25%

Connecticut avg52%

Not ranked this year

Wish Museum 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
2024	4.7	488 of 497	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	466 of 491	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	523 of 538	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	517 of 522	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.9	516 of 519	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.5	531 of 551	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	522 of 557	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.1	504 of 564	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	507 of 565	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.0	495 of 579	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	473 of 566	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	496 of 565	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.6	533 of 568	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	527 of 570	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	13.5	35 of 41	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	0.5	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	18.8	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	0.6	259 of 259	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	2.3	112 of 112	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	9.8	288 of 302	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	5.2	421 of 445	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.8	356 of 371	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2019	2.4	258 of 259	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	247 of 249	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.5	248 of 250	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	277 of 280	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.9	239 of 278	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	237 of 272	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	235 of 269	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	207 of 268	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	204 of 255	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.9	195 of 252	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	3.2	236 of 250	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	203 of 248	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2021)27th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2021)15th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2021)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile~ school

Female (2018)<1st percentile

Hispanic (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics16%-36 vs state

Science11%-41 vs state

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by a student
Friday, February 4, 2011

i attended wish school k-6 grade and it prepared me for this world.quality teachers,and leadership made it a very special place to learn. Close Quote

Schools Near Wish Museum 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wish Museum School

How many students attend Wish Museum School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Wish Museum School.

What district is Wish Museum School in?

Hartford School District

What is the racial makeup of Wish Museum School?

Students at Wish Museum School are 62% Hispanic, 32% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wish Museum School attend?

Students who attend Wish Museum School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milner Middle School

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