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Breakthrough Magnet School South

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Breakthrough Magnet School South is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Hartford, Connecticut, with 322 students. Located in a district ranked 154 out of 156 in the state and with a 0-star rating, Breakthrough Magnet School South has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time.

The school faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming the Hartford School District and the state of Connecticut on standardized test scores, with only 23.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to 17.4% for the district and 46.9% for the state. Breakthrough Magnet School South also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.7% to 38.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. However, the school does have some bright spots, such as strong performance for certain student subgroups, like Hispanic students in 2017-2018.

The challenges faced by Breakthrough Magnet School South appear to be systemic issues within the Hartford School District, as nearby schools like Parkville Community School, Montessori Magnet at Batchelder School, and Kennelly School also perform poorly and are ranked in the bottom half of Connecticut elementary schools. Additionally, the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at these schools likely plays a significant role in the academic challenges they face.

326

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,994

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

290 Brookfield Street
Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 695-5700

District: Hartford School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.5%

African American:

20.2%

White:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (26% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg20%

Connecticut avg49%

Elementary school

410^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

179^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	13.2	410 of 493	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	411 of 497	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	369 of 491	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	405 of 490	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	349 of 538	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	324 of 522	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	248 of 532	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.9	278 of 519	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	311 of 518	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	350 of 551	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.6	379 of 557	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	385 of 564	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.7	422 of 565	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	434 of 579	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	452 of 566	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.8	422 of 565	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.2	431 of 568	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.3	404 of 570	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	21.9	348 of 455	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2018	83.4	6 of 101	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	53.8	126 of 302	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	51.9	164 of 371	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	179 of 252	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	205 of 250	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	133 of 275	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.1	196 of 249	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	181 of 250	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	196 of 246	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.5	173 of 280	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.8	183 of 278	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.5	172 of 272	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.7	162 of 269	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.0	157 of 268	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.4	180 of 255	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.0	153 of 252	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.3	163 of 250	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.9	117 of 248	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	82.1	20 of 146	86.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	54.4	95 of 218	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	57.0	104 of 244	57.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2018)94th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)58th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2021)56th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2021)24th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2021)86th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2021)57th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)56th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-13 vs state

English Language Arts25%-24 vs state

Mathematics18%-29 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
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%)	13.2	410^th of 493 public elementary schools	16.8%		13.3	411^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.3%	1	34.5	41.4	23.3			25.7				19.4		17.1			$19,994
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
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%)	6.6	473^rd of 493 public elementary schools	4.1%		5.5	483^rd of 497 public elementary schools	2.8%	10	23.4		19.2	10.2	15.6					20.7					$24,766
Charter Oak International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Oakwood Ave.	West Hartford	06110	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 233-8506	486	42	11.4	56.6%	119 (24.5%)	54 (11.1%)	201 (41.4%)	67 (13.8%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.8%)	35.4	302^nd of 493 public elementary schools	38.7%		41.3	280^th of 497 public elementary schools	43.7%	22	44.9		38.0	40.6	51.9				38.0	46.4	41.6				$22,464
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
Montessori Magnet at Batchelder School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	757 New Britain Avenue	Hartford	06106	Capitol Planning Region	Hartford School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 695-2600	346	13	25.8	66.2%	46 (13.3%)	43 (12.4%)	227 (65.6%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	8.4	453^rd of 493 public elementary schools	8.1%		9.4	443^rd of 497 public elementary schools	10.9%	10	24.3			27.6	16.2				20.6						$19,372
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%)	51.1	249^th of 493 public elementary schools	49.5%		63	199^th of 497 public elementary schools	60.0%	50	56.9		48.1	47.6	47.7				61.5	57.8	48.5				$23,271
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Breakthrough Magnet School South

Is Breakthrough Magnet School South a good school?

Breakthrough Magnet School South ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Connecticut elementary schools.

How many students attend Breakthrough Magnet School South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Breakthrough Magnet School South.

What is the racial makeup of Breakthrough Magnet School South?

Students at Breakthrough Magnet School South are 63% Hispanic, 20% African American, 7% White, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Breakthrough Magnet School South in?

Hartford School District

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